Taoist Quote Sharing: Mirror of Oneself (鏡之道)

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Last Week, while do preparation for Long Shan Men’s (正一龍山門) 1135th Anniversary Initiation Celebration at Fei Jie Fu (正一龍山飛捷府), Jave was being summoned by an Elder (from China) of Long Shan Men (龍山門長老 – 道號鼎昇) whom came to pay his visit to one of our Old Temples in Singapore.

During the meeting, while Jave making some minor reports to him on the Taoism Situations happened in Singapore, he was somehow calm and “generating” some replies in his mind and after a while, he get back to me with this following phrases:

常以他人為鏡。觀其言語行為。
Chang Yi Ta Ren Wei Jing. Guan Qi Yan Yu Xing Wei

Translated as: Using the Others as a form of Mirror Reflection for Oneself, may it be Right or Wrong, Oneself shall learn from their Behaviour & Reactions

以此為警惕而不忘本身之回應。
Yi Ci Wei Jing Ti Er Bu Wang Ben Shen Zhi Hui Ying

Translated as: By understanding their Behaviour & Reactions, Oneself will be able to learn from the Rights & Wrongs and will be able to avoid making the same Mistakes that other had made

得其認知而習其知悟。
De Qi Ren Zhi Er Xi Qi Zhi Wu

Translated as: Only truthfully understand the Right & Wrong, then Oneself will be able to Understand the Others more. This Theory is the same as Accepting Oneself in-order for Oneself to be accepted or accepting the others

改其失而得其正。
Gai Qi Shi Er De Qi Zheng

Translated as: Eliminate the Wrong and Keeping the Right, the Right will be able to lead Oneself far from beyond and reach the Ultimate Aim of Oneself

不妄為修道人矣。
Bu Wang Wei Xiu Dao Ren Yi

Translated as: This is what a Cultivating Taoist shall behaviour & Practise (this also applies to ALL Public)

After listening to these Phrases from the Elder, Jave have somehow clear certain doubts upon his Preaching.

Due to this Preaching was being mentioned & relay on Mirror, so Jave had decided to name it as

Mirror of Oneself

And in Chinese as Dao of the Mirror (鏡之道).

PS:

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