Lecture 11 Interpretation of Disciples Rules

When it comes to "wealth", most people think of money and power. Money is "rich" and power is "expensive" Every parent wants their children to be rich or expensive. But it seems that this is not the case. With money, I hope I can earn more money and pursue more in my life. But I always felt that I had no money. "Some people have fled in luxury villas all their lives, and some people live a quiet life without a fixed place." It can be seen that wealth does not mean money power.

Teacher Cai said that the real wealth is contentment. The real value is to truly think of others, be respected, and be satisfied with "respect is valuable" to be happy. Disciple Rules says, "You can do whatever you love." As parents, if we want our children to be truly rich and happy, we should start from ourselves, cultivate self-cultivation and increase wisdom. A contented mind is perpetual feast.

Mencius once mentioned that there are three great pleasures in life. The first joy is that "parents are both complete, brothers are out of the picture"; The second music is "worthy of heaven, not worthy of people"; The third piece of music is "teaching talents in the world". These three points require us to have a respectful heart, cultivate our own morality, be practical, be filial to our parents, be friendly to our brothers, be aboveboard, be respected, be helpful and always be grateful. Then our hearts are truly rich and happy!