The Fivefold Spiritual Renaissance Campaign

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The Fivefold Spiritual Renaissance Campaign
A Proposition for Living in the 21st Century
-by Master Sheng Yen of Dharma Drum Mountain

A Formula for Uplifting Our Character

• Cultivate a Peaceful Mind - by reducing desires and knowing contentment.
• Cultivate a Peaceful Body - by being diligent and thrifty.
  
• Cultivate a Peaceful Mind - by mutual love, respect, and assistance.
  
• Cultivate a Peaceful Mind - by working with sincere dedication.

A Formula for Calming the Mind

• Our needs are few.
• Our wants are many.
• Pursue only what we can and should acquire.
• Never purse what we can't and should not acquire.
  

A Formula for Resolving the Difficulties of Life

• Face It - Face the difficulty squarely.
• Accept It - Accept the reality of the difficulty.
• Deal with It - Deal with the difficulty with wisdom and compassion.
• Let It Go - Take the results in peace and move on.
  

A Formula for Getting Along with Others

• Feel Grateful - for events that help us grow.
• Feel Thankful - for chances to hone ourselves.
• Reform Ourselves - through the Dharma.
• Inspire Others - through exemplary behavior.
  

A Formula for Increasing Blessings

• Recognize Blessings - Knowing contentment ensures happiness.
• Cherish Blessings - Treasure what we have with gratitude and seek to repay kindness received.
• Nurture Blessings - Blessings diminish with lavish living but grow with selfless giving.
• Sow the Seeds of Blessings - Serve and contribute broadly so all may receive blessings.

Website of Dharma Drum Mountain - http://www.ddm.org.tw/

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