Category Archives: causality

God’s Guidance

The following is a verse from the Tip of the Writing Brush: Day by day, disorders will come to your bodies. Ponder over it! God is informing you of your mistaken minds. 4-42 What does this mean? The law of  … Continue reading

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Why do we suffer?

Consider the books in God’s library.  In each book, the first and last pages are very similar. Each book represents who we are or our soul. Each separate page represents part of our lives. Sometimes in life, we cannot understand … Continue reading

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Punishment for Bad Thoughts?

Does God judge you or punish you for having bad thoughts? Have you ever wondered how God judges you for the bad thoughts you may have of someone? How about the anger and temptation to react on our freeways to … Continue reading

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The Soul /revised

Suppose there is a soul, or a spark of life that begins our existence in our physical body. Some may call it the inner most heart, which is pure and positive in its original state. In the Tip of the … Continue reading

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Jeremy Linn

Just saw the 60 minutes interview with Jeremy Linn of the Houston Rockets. I was not surprised by his comments that he has been discriminated because he is Asian American. This discrimination included exclusion from being recruited by elite college … Continue reading

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God’s Guidance or Punishment?

For the average person, hard work, patience and perseverance usually result in success in any endeavor. For example, society encourages one to work hard and save for a comfortable retirement. Our system of capitalism depends on sacrifice today for the … Continue reading

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The criminal mind

For the average person, hard work, patience and perseverance usually result in success in any endeavor. For example, society encourages one to work hard and save for a comfortable retirement. Our system of capitalism depends on sacrifice today for the … Continue reading

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Cause and Effect

There is a verse in the Tip of the Writing Brush that people may be reluctant to accept as true. Never think in the least that curses, demons, or evil spirits exist in this world. 14-16 With the recent tragedies … Continue reading

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Planting Seeds

Have you ever started a garden? It requires much work. For a seed to sprout, and grow into a healthy plant requires one to plant the seeds, water it, remove the weeds, and fertilize. The following is an analogy between … Continue reading

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The aah haa moment

We sometimes have that aah haa moment when  we realize what has happened. This could be an understanding of a solution to a calculus problem, or a sudden enlightenment of an amusing joke.  In our religion, God promises this kind … Continue reading

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