Search for Truth
	CHAPTER 10
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	CHE FATT
	Coming and going to a holy place
	Hope not to follow others instead
	Entering into such a place, must be your own will
	Further away one walks if the mind is not pure
	Along the track of purity one must follow
	Take no chance to allow time to slip
	Tokens given, one must always remember the giver.
	In a place of holiness many seek to gain from what
	they still cannot find. Therefore, many seem to ask
	what they can actually gain by going to holy places.
	All places that people go to, seem to be full of rituals
	And recital of prayers often take place. People ask again:
	how can they learn in such a place? Is this what they gain
	only by going into trance to help solve problems?
	Let this old monk tell you some Truth. All holy places
	have their usefulness. Although in a holy centre only
	recital of prayers takes place, with every call to the
	ABOVE, power is transmitted upwards and thereby the
	ABOVE feels your needs. For humans to gain from recitals,
	it depends on their understanding. Study the prayers and
	truth is revealed in every word. In places where divine
	sessions take place, one will be able to find someone
	who can perceive messages of the ABOVE. Do not merely
	seek help to solve problems but rather seek consultation
	for the Truth and the Way. When messages are given, study
	them in depth. From one message to another, one will
	find teachings: teachings that point to the Truth and
	teachings that help one to attain. All these places have
	something in store for human beings. Seek to find room
	for improvement and seek to cultivate in the right way.
	In certain holy places, although one may find neither
	of the above, there are plenty of books to act as his
	teacher. Seek to learn from the teacher who cannot speak and
	in due course, discuss with teachers who can talk.
	With both teachers, there is nothing that one cannot
	gain. Just as the saying goes "within book one can
	find permanent treasure". Explore it, think deeply
	of its meaning and use your wisdom to judge. All
	places that look holy may not be holy. All places
	that seem unholy may be holy. These places are
	conducted and supported by man. Therefore, in order
	to seek the right place to learn, man must truly use
	his wisdom to judge. Any place that contains the
	teaching of Truth is a holy place and any place
	that only consists of a body but without a soul
	in an unholy place. Judge for yourself and use
	Truth as your guide. With a pure mind, one can
	face the millions of evil that pass by.
	A holy place that is beautiful to the eye may
	not have a good teacher. Yet in the deep jungle,
	some men of high wisdom may exist. This is a lesson
	to humans not to be deceived by their own eyes. One
	cannot judge the surface alone. Only the Truth will
	be able to help you to see clearly. Seek not for
	personal gain and do not hope for merits but rather
	hope that no wrong is done.
	Concentrate on the Search and the Truth, and not
	on human actions and their good words. Good words
	may be pleasant to the ears but untrue in their
	contents. Harsh words when spoken will be met with
	anger but the opinion expressed in its pure form
	will be appreciated.
	Everyone in this world wishes to hear pleasant words
	and praise, but how sincere is the speaker? Has anyone
	asked? If words of praise are uttered so freely then
	their value will be lost. Has man ever thought
	of the following questions: Why was I being praised?
	Do I deserve such praise? Is the praise given beneficial
	or was I being praised because I have power and fame?
	Think with care, for not everyone is sincere. Only the
	Truth will remain unchanged for it has no form. When one
	receives praise, do not act like the clouds that rise
	upwards. Anything that walk on cloud to the human eyes
	is but a dream. Once awakened, harm one may have already
	done. Pride is often the cause of downfall I of man. Just
	like a man who is cultivating the Way, with little success,
	he thinks that he has achieved much. In doing so, he will
	never attain the right stage.