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What are Virtues: Baby Steps towards Spirituality
Grand Master Choa Kok Sui emphasized on the need of practicing Yama and Niyama (the basics of character-building) for every person engaging in meditation and similar spiritual practices. Master Choa Kok Sui explained that meditation not only harnesses large amounts of spiritual energy, but also serves as a fertilizer, enhancing the growth of all intrinsic, inherent characteristics of the person. Virtues and vices are thus both magnified when on the spiritual path.
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Loving-Kindness & Non-Injury
Kindness has power. Kind words and gestures offer potent healing and such acts go a long way. It is the absence of cruelty, intentional hurtfulness and ill will that is referred to as loving-kindness. The concept of “Ahimsa” was greatly popularized by M.K. Gandhi who stressed on the need for and the power of non-violence. When GMCKS speaks of non-injury, he refers to non-violence in thought as well as non-violence in action.
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Generosity & Non-Stealing
Another concept linked with generosity and non-stealing is Karma. Master Choa Kok Sui has often emphasized on the importance of the golden rule that influences all aspects of your life through every incarnation. Generosity begets generosity. In the same way, when you steal, you generate negative karma which might result in you getting stolen from.
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Accurate Perception, Correct Expression & Non-Falsehood
The virtue of accurate perception, correct expression and non-falsehood, as emphasized on by Master Choa Kok Sui, basically encompass certain aspects of the Eightfold path of Buddhism. No matter how motivated we are on our spiritual path or how much further we have traversed into the realms of spirituality, every one of us is a work in progress. Honesty and non-lying (to others and to oneself). When you distort the truth for others, the negative karma you generate might lead to you being lied to as well.
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Constancy of Aim & Effort and Non-laziness
The fact that one has to truly desire Illumination more than anything else, more than life itself probably, to be able to attain it. But there is another important point, one cannot simply desire Illumination but has to actually strive towards it with all of his/her self. All of one’s effort needs to be focused onto it.
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Moderation & Non-excessiveness
Master Choa Kok Sui calls the virtue of moderation and non-excessiveness Soul Master as well. It is through moderation that you attain mastery over your base needs and can then strive to achieve a balance in every aspect of your life. It is advisable to avoid any extreme or excessive behavior. You will get details about the virtues in MCKS Arhatic Yoga course.
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