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The Venerable Master’s Wish is Our Goal

By Sandy Lee
  

In the Dharma talk collection Education Saves the Country, the Venerable Master said: “The reason I engage in education was not only to sustain the Buddha’s wisdom, but also to sustain the wisdom of living beings. If we teach our students well, in the future, when they graduate and go out into society, they will know how to face it; and furthermore, be a good influence to society and ultimately change the world.” In Gold Sage Monastery’s Sunday School, we use the Venerable Master’s guidelines and principles to teach the children in our classes.

We lead the students in reciting sutras, bowing to the Buddhas, sitting in meditation, and doing volunteer work to cultivate their wisdom and blessings. We teach manners, morals, and talk about the principle of cause and effect, as well as bringing forth good thoughts in order to guide them in forming correct views and attitudes.

As teachers of Gold Sage Monastery’s Sunday School, our goal is to build our students’ morals and character, develop a strong faith in Buddhism, and form proper views towards life. We hope that our students will be a fresh breeze to society and perhaps fulfill the Venerable Master’s wish to influence society and truly change the world.