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Caigentan 99. The duality of circumstance
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When you face trying circumstances, everything that you encounter has the effect of bitter medicinal herbs and the stone needles used in acupuncture. These needles and medicines serve to refine your character and conduct, although you do not realize it.
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Caigentan 97. Inner perception and projections
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If every person made a habit of looking upon everything as flawless, then everything in the world would naturally become perfect.
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Caigentan 96. The gentle art of correction
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When a family member makes a mistake, one must not fly into a rage; nor should one gloss over the mistake as if nothing had happened.
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Caigentan 95. The mask of virtue
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A supposedly virtuous man who pretends to do good deeds is no better than a selfish scoundrel.
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Caigentan 94. The fragile chain of virtuous legacy
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When we consider that the merits which we benefit from today were earned by our forefathers, we should reflect on the difficulties they had to undergo in order to acquire those merits.