Xuefeng
(Translated by Treasuer and Edited by Kaer)


The most selfish people in the world are those who claim to live for others. The most selfless people in the world are those who admit to living for themselves.


The Greatest Creator creates every life as an individual, endowed with a unique appearance and nature, free will, and a full physiological system. Each individual is given a mission that is uniquely different from all others. As individuals, each of us has our own unique fate and trajectory of LIFE and of human life. It is only when there are diverse, rich and varied lives that a fantastic world can be constituted.


It is The Greatest Creator’s arrangement that every life should live within its own nature. It is only with great selfishness and lack of mercy that we repress others’ natures or deprive their natures by persuading or forcing them to live according to our own will, and that is totally against the way of the Greatest Creator.

As long as everyone lives only for themselves, everything will be in order and each of us can live within our own style and live easily. Whoever does not live for themselves but attempts to live for others will exhaust not only themselves but also those who are served by them.


The value of Lifechanyuan is to be responsible to the Greatest Creator and for yourself. Everyone should live for and be responsible for themselves, as it is only when they live completely this way, that all of humanity will be in a state of harmony. If everyone lives for others and tries to be responsible for others, all of humanity will be chaotic and under stress. In fact, there is not a single person in the world who lives entirely for others. Even the greatest prophets, including Christ Jesus and Buddha Sakyamuni, lived for themselves more than for others. They served objectively for others, but subjectively for their own achievements and for completing their missions.

I, Xuefeng, the founder of Lifechanyuan, was motivated to start Lifechanyuan to lead humanity out of misery, to create the Lifechanyuan era for all people, on the surface for the human race, but intrinsically for my own benefit. “The sages recognize selfishness for its selflessness”. The more selfish I am, the more I can achieve and realize myself and the more I can be a true self and lose myself. In a word, I live for myself and I am responsible for myself, but I never live for others, never bother with others, and never answer for others. Certainly, I do not need others to live for me, bother about me, or answer for me.

Every parent gives birth to and raises children for themselves definitely not for the sake of their children. Any parent who truly does everything with regard for their children would never bring children into this world of suffering with neither the consent of, nor any agreement from those children.

Taking care of and raising children and creating conditions to ensure that they receive proper education is for the children on the surface, but is essentially for the parents in order to satisfy their own desires to obtain what they need from those children. These desires include feelings of parenthood, glorification and illumination of their ancestors, passing on their genetic legacy, the need for support when they become aged and unable to work, and so on. Some children do not want to get married, however their parents will persuade and coerce them to. What is the purpose? It is entirely for the parents themselves.


Anyone who forces others and who imposes their will upon others is completely selfish and in no way lives for others. The more they claim, “All that I do is for you”, the more their extremely selfish and purposeful, concealed motives become revealed.


No matter how deeply a husband and wife might love each other, it is essentially for each of themselves. Does any husband live completely for his wife? Does any wife live completely for her husband? Is there any? Of course not! Is there any king, president, or chairman who lives completely for their people? Of course not! In order to gain favor from their constituents so they can consolidate their power and maintain their positions, they have to gain favor from the people, and the more favor they gain, the more they benefit themselves. This is really quite a tacit understanding.


When anyone says, "I do this completely for the sake of the people, not for mine", or "I do this completely for your own good, not for mine", they are attempting to fool the public. They are looking for scapegoats to hide their own inabilities, passing on their own incompetencies and irresponsibilities, conspiring to control others, attempting to impose their wills and wishes upon others, mistreating others in spirit and soul, increasing the burdens of spirit and soul on others by arousing their emotions, and are shirking their responsibilities.


A good person should seek the truth from the facts with honesty but with neither deception nor falsehood. Everyone lives for themselves and is responsible for themselves. Never repeatedly claim that you live for others or are responsible for others. When anyone claims, “I did this for your own good”, it can be concluded that they are a liar and that they are lying. When someone says, ”I live for you”, it can be concluded that they are incompetent, greedy, selfish, and merciless.

Someone says, "I want to deliver all beings from torment".

I say, “Bullshit”!

Why do you want to deliver all beings from torment?

Everything is running in Tao, need you not also?

Hi Xuefeng, I read this post over and over again and I want to ask, so is it proper to be selfish ? Selfishness, not caring about others even if it means giving them when you have abundance? Am a little bit confused.


The more selfish I am, the more I can achieve and realize myself and the more I can be a true self and lose myself. In a word, I live for myself and I am responsible for myself, but I never live for others, never bother with others, and never answer for others. Certainly, I do not need others to live for me, bother about me, or answer for me.

Amazingman:
Hi Xuefeng, I read this post over and over again and I want to ask, so is it proper to be selfish ? Selfishness, not caring about others even if it means giving them when you have abundance? Am a little bit confused.


The more selfish I am, the more I can achieve and realize myself and the more I can be a true self and lose myself. In a word, I live for myself and I am responsible for myself, but I never live for others, never bother with others, and never answer for others. Certainly, I do not need others to live for me, bother about me, or answer for me.

Hi Amazingman, I am not Xuefeng, but incarnation of Xuefeng.
Think of it, you can love others without loving yourself? If you do not know how to love yourself, how you love others? This article is not ask people to be selfish, but to firstly love oneself. Then you can have the ability to love others. Below are more articles for your referecne.

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The most selfish are those who live for others





Xuefeng

(Translated by Treasure and Edited by Kaer)






The world always sings praises for those who live for others, therefore the world is full of lies and deceit. Those who claim to live for others are selfish and hypocritical; they are “criminals”.



Every thing and every life must maintain its individual character. This was the intention of the Greatest Creator when all was created. It is wrong for the peach tree to live for the grapevine instead of producing peaches, as not only does it lose its value as a peach tree, but it also interferes rudely with the nature and freedom of the grapevine.



To be a human, one should first cherish themself and promote their own nature and personality. If not, they disobey the will of the Greatest Creator.



Every molecule must maintain its structure; it must be selfish or the universe will regress to its random state. Every life must struggle to maintain itself or they would go extinct. Every person must ensure their own survival first or the devil wins!



It is a fact that very few people live completely for others, but for themselves by nature. Anyone who claims to live for others is lying and is concealing their true, selfish nature.

Is there an emperor who lives for the people within his jurisdiction? No, none!

Is there a parent who lives for their children? No, none!

Did Christ Jesus and the Buddha Sakyamuni live for others? No, not at all!

As the guide of Lifechanyuan, I keep myself busy with the creation of the Lifechanyuan era. Do I do it for others? Not at all, I do this for my own achievement.

As long as the reason for living is spelled out for everyone, we find that people live for themselves.



What kind of people claim to live for others? Those who are false, crafty, incompetent, and without a sense of independence. Those who are selfish and deceitful want to impose their will on others and those who are good at lying intend to control and disrespect others. Those who put their own faults and blame on others want to use and abuse others and they prefer to interfere with others’ lives. Those are the kind of people who claim they live for others. Let everyone live for themselves and let everyone live upon themselves according to their own nature. In such a situation, the stars will shine brilliantly, the flowers will blossom lively, and the world will be prosperous, diverse, and splendid.



Why do I say those are “criminals” who claimed that they live for others?

Firstly, they burden the spirits and souls of others because people would feel a great deal of gratitude and a need to serve them, perhaps all their lives.

Secondly, they rudely interfere with the nature and freedom of others and make them feel guilt and shame, so it becomes impossible for their natures to bloom.

Thirdly, they disturb the program running with Tao, create social disorder, and make lies and deception popular.



It is only when everyone is responsible for themselves that they live well by themselves within their own natures and by their own styles that society will be orderly, peaceful, and warm. Only those who can stand responsibility on their own can be responsible for others and only those who are living for themselves will respect others, be considerate of others, and understand others. Only those who live well by themselves will bring pleasure, joy, freedom, and happiness to others.



If you do not know who you are, if you are an imperfect person filled with jealousy, ego, resentment, complaints, anger, and aggression, then what can you possibly bring to others? How can you live for others? If you are unable to even deal with your own issues of life and are unable to smooth away your own trouble and pain, then what can you do for others and how can you live for others?



Xuefeng advocates for everyone to be responsible for themselves first, live for themselves first, consider themselves first, live well by themselves first, and not to consider the feelings of others or lose yourself for them. Would it lead to a social disorder? Facts speak louder than words!



In the second home life pattern founded by Lifechanyuan, nearly one hundred people live together and everyone lives according to the above standard, "Do not bother with others or regard other people’s business” and “I will not help unless help is asked for”. We just consider ourselves first. How has this practice gone on for more than nine years? Everything is in order, everyone is happy and free, and we are living in a peaceful and sociable paradise. People who want to confer benefit on society should live for themselves first and people who want to commit sin should live for others!

Amazingman:
Hi Xuefeng, I read this post over and over again and I want to ask, so is it proper to be selfish ? Selfishness, not caring about others even if it means giving them when you have abundance? Am a little bit confused.


The more selfish I am, the more I can achieve and realize myself and the more I can be a true self and lose myself. In a word, I live for myself and I am responsible for myself, but I never live for others, never bother with others, and never answer for others. Certainly, I do not need others to live for me, bother about me, or answer for me.

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Eight Truths by which to Lead a Life



Xuefeng

(Edited by Kaer)









Living in this world, we need to understand why we do and how we should, or we will live an unclear and muddled Life. For every road on the trip ahead, there must be a destination and different ways of living will ultimately afford us different views and lead us to different destinations.



As a messenger of the Greatest Creator, the incarnation of Gods, Buddha, Celestial beings, Saints, and the guide for human spirits and souls, I propose the following eight truths by which to live. Please examine and consider them, and choose whether they make sense and whether they can benefit you.



1.Rivers have sources and trees have roots, people have parents and Celestial Beings have ancestors. Everything has its origin and all effects have their causes. Rivers will run dry without sources, trees will wither without roots, people will scatter without parents, and Celestial Beings will fall without ancestors. Therefore, in living a Life, we have to connect our souls to their source to be clear and to gain eternity. The source of everything is the Greatest Creator, and we, our Lives within our LIFE, should always keep the Greatest Creator in mind and live in accordance with the will of the Greatest Creator. In this way, our Life can reach a wonderful destination in the end.



2.Life is a short journey of LIFE in the mortal world which begins when we are born and ends when we die. You were there before you were born and will still be there after you die. Birth and death are only Life phenomena, and not the beginning and end of LIFE, so it is very important to learn from where you came and to where you are going.



3.The mortal world is a transition between different levels and different types of Life. Passengers traveling in all directions will transit through this mortal world and stay for periods of time whether they will ultimately ascend or descend. Therefore, the mortal world is populated with all levels and all types of LIFE. Gods, Buddha, Celestial beings, Saints, goblins, devils, ghosts, monsters, and demons all exist in the mortal world, and as such, anyone’s Life trip can be misdirected by only slight miscalculations. We must therefore sharpen our eyes and be weary of the negative influences in Life.



4.Everything in this world exists within the unity of opposites and the result of it is always neutral. That is, the amount of positive and negative energy in the universe is always equal. What you have paid and what you have gained are always equal. This means that what one gets and what they give within a lifetime are equal. If you gain more, you must pay more. And if you pay more, you will gain more. If someone pays a lot in their Life stage but gains little, then their extra payout will await them in the bank of heaven: Tao, but if one gains more than they pay in this Life stage, then they will owe a debt which must be and can be paid off in many different ways, such as becoming a cow or a horse in the next life, or becoming a chicken or pig and being slaughtered and eaten, or working for others or even falling into the lowest space of LIFE and having to withstand great stress, pain, and hardship. Therefore, we should try our best to pay more and gain less in this stage of Life because no one can enjoy more than enough blessing and they must know when to stop.



5.We can become enlightened from nature. That is, each LIFE needs to live to its fullest and live itself out. Only thusly, can this world be colorful and wondrous. Therefore, everyone has to live out their own innate nature by living for their own well-being first. It is only when people live well that they can be beneficial to their loved ones and others. If they do not live for their own well-being, then they will bring endless pain and trouble to everyone and become burdens and loads. For instance, some parents live bitter lives and often cannot meet their basic life necessities such as birth, illness, retirement, and death, so they can never bring blessings to their children. We often hear parents say, “My child! I have suffered through a bitter life all for my child!”. This attitude is an excuse for their bad life because they want to transfer their pain to their children and make those children suffer guilty consciences for their parent’s deprivation. Consequently, not only does the parent deprive themselves, but then they guilt-trip their child. This kind of outlook on Life is incisively manifested by married couples when the husband and wife each believe that they have sacrificed for the other and that the other owes them. As a result, both suffer and neither lives out their Tathagata nature. In short, one has to live for their own sake and their own well-being because anyone who lives for others will not only spoil their own Life, but will also inflict heavy psychological burdens and spiritual bondage upon others.




6.What is there for people to live for? It is to live for their innate natures, for their gifted natures, to live happy, joyful, free, and blessed Lives, and to leave no regrets, remorse, resentment, or sorry at the end. To do this, one cannot live for power, wealth, fame, beauty, vanity, religion, political party, state, nationality, family, or others. They must not try to possess or control anything or anyone, but must accept them as they are and associate with others by following predestined relationships, to act in accordance with their natures, and to take advantage of opportunities as they arise. They must deliver their Lives into the hands of the Greatest Creator through the arrangements of Tao. Everything physical is a game, but only the soul is true and worthy. Do not be too serious or persistent on anything. Go for it if it pleases and uplifts, but forget it if it hurts or degrades. People will die and fields will become lakes and that which we are so serious and persistent about or which troubles us now will eventually vanish from our consciousnesses. Why bother?




7.Everything in Life runs in Tao. Everything is karma. "The Lord is everywhere", "You reap what you sow", “Divine punishments, though slow, are always true with big meshes, letting nothing slip through”. Therefore, we must lead honorable and upright Lives which are centered on sincerity, kindness, beauty, love, faith, and honesty. No one should be stealthily or talk about spirits, deities, fortunes, or disasters. "A good conscience knows no fear". Whatever one thinks, speaks, and does should be faithful to the the earth, the sky, others, and society, and to their own consciences. In this way, their Life journey will become smoother and more comfortable as time goes on. Their LIFE’s future will also be smoother and more beautiful.




8.Just do ordinary, simple things within the capacity of your lifetime. Be content to be ordinary and do not pursue the extraordinary. Settle on doing more small things and avoid attempting big things. Learn how to enjoy the unknowingly quiet life and avoid being the target of the known and the noisy. "A thousand miles can be covered by constant small steps, and rivers and seas are filled where small streams gather". We should always direct our efforts toward laying this kind of foundation. In this way, with persistence over time, the most ideal Life will appear, and the most beautiful dreams will come true.




These eight Life truths are only my perceptions and are only fit for a small minority. Accordingly, the majority of people are unable to accept them. If you think they make sense, then use them as references. If you think they do not make sense, then find your own ways. We do not discuss, debate, or argue.