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Tzu
Chi's "Four Spirituality Soup"
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Tzu Chi's "Four Spirituality Soup"
is made from a blend of four "mind medicines": contentment,
gratitude, understanding and accommodation. It is a famous prescription
used by Tzu Chi people for specifically treating interpersonal
disagreements or conflicts between people. It is also an ideal
remedy that can be self-prescribed to bring harmony to everyday
life. The connotations are as follows:
Contentment: to be always satisfied,
to be at peace with whatever one encounters, and to carry no thoughts
of greed.
Gratitude: to appreciate the kind favors
bestowed by others.
Understanding: to use kind motives
and kind thoughts to comprehend and deal with events in daily
life.
Accommodation: to be broad-minded enough
to accept everything.
Tzu Chi people feel that the "Four Spirituality
Soup" is very beneficial to the mind and the body. It should
be carried at all times for use. This medicine is moderate in
nature, and when one takes it, it can be beneficial both to oneself
and to others. It is also the mode of interaction exercised by
Tzu Chi people as they learn to demand more of themselves.
