Search for Truth
	CHAPTER 8
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	KUAN YIN THE MERCIFUL ONE
	Keeping the growth in perfection
	Use the right method to perform
	Any grass may grow in the same land
	Never worry about its existence
	Yet worry about your own self
	In the Search of the Truth
	Never let anything be your set-back
	THE stages of Truth realized
	MERCIFUL, it depends on yourself
	ONE finds, others may not even see
	Imagine yourself as a tree in the deep jungle,
	fighting for survival, trying to climb. Climb not
	for height but to reach the sunlight, for without it
	the chances of survival are minimum. Try to imagine
	the sight of one tree trying to grow taller than another.
	Even a tree seeks survival seeks to reach warmth and
	seeks to see the Sun, why not man realize from it? Man
	at the moment is merely like a small tree in the deep
	jungle, without seeing sunlight, without getting the
	warmth and without any sense of fighting for this own
	survival. If man remains in the deep, only darkness he
	will find and only cold will cut into his flesh.
	Begin now as the small tree. Try to out-grow the rest
	and see the sunlight again. Do not just remain in the
	dark because others do not wish to get out of it. Be
	firm and grow and do not talk until you reach the
	ultimate aim.
	Animals run wild and kill one another to survive.
	Yet when the night creeps in, they will still know how
	to go back to their homes. The instinct of animals may
	be wild but they still know how to protect their young.
	They may not be able to compare with man in term of
	intelligence, yet they understand the importance of
	unity. How then should man learn from these animals?
	All beings beside man found on this plane have
	their own goodness. Although low in wisdom, their
	actions are even better than the wise. Though wild
	in their senses yet plenty of virtues may be seen.
	Learn from the examples of other beings. Do not think
	that their existence has no meaning. The unity of ants,
	man may not even be able to compare with. The filial
	piety of goats or birds, man may not have even reach
	their standard. If man is given the inborn wisdom and
	the intelligence to seek, is it not a shame that his
	performance does not equal to the other beings?
	Seek now to find the Truth. Open up the wisdom and
	increase in the performances of righteousness. Learn
	from others the essence and forget the bad examples.
	Take up the task to seek your own root. Seek the truth
	of your existence. Seek to find the inborn nature of
	goodness and do not forget to seek the Path. Cultivate
	in the right way and let the Light shine on. Bear in mind
	that cultivation is not an easy thing, yet persist in the
	Search and one will gain. Find the true-self and be born
	again, with only purity that leads with virtuous deeds as
	your boat and the Truth as your oars. Then begin your row
	back to the golden Shore again. As one rows on, do not
	be disturbed by the tempters. Do not look back but pursue
	on to Heaven. Let the Light guide the way and do not allow
	the Light be diminished again. A Light so bright, follow it
	but do not get blinded. One will be blinded when a
	satisfaction is seen too early. Until one finds the golden
	Shore, remember not to look back or the worldly lusts will
	once again capture you back. Sharks may roam the ocean, but
	calmly one may go through. For when the stage of stillness
	is attained, all things will be unreal again. Thus, one will
	not fear and will never fear again in Heaven.
	KUAN YIN MERCIFUL ONE
	Kindle the Light that leads
	Use it as a guide back
	Arrange for the right boat to sail
	Never let illusions be seen again
	You should learn to follow goodness
	In all beings, one may find
	Never think too highly of oneself
	MERCIFUL work must be shown to all beings
	ONE will then attain in the right way.