I will practice seeing myself as the lowest of all,
And from the very depth of my heart
I will respectfully hold others as supreme.
What I think the meaning is: Essentially, I believe the meaning is for people to treat others with a humble and respectful attitude. My reaction: It wasn't hard for me to formulate a reaction when I read this. By treating others as supreme, or in other words, better than you, smarter than you, more capable than you, and in all ways, better than you(regardless if it is true or not), you'll be treated kindly in response. By showing people that you won't ever talk down, condescend, or belittle them, they will most likely treat you in the same manner.
4. Whenever I meet a person of bad nature
Who is overwhelmed by negative energy and intense suffering,
I will hold such a rare one dear,
As if I had found a precious treasure.
What I think the meaning is: In a nutshell, I believe this verse states that we should help people who cling onto negative emotions (such as the talk that Venerable Jian Liao gave about anger).My Reaction: I thought of Vienna when I read this LOL (Don't mention this hahahha). Reading this verse reminded me of an aspect of Christianity. Although I am not very familiar with the religion at all, I have heard that there are some Christians who try to convert people to their religion in their attempt to "save" others from going to hell. With a view like this, it isn't difficult to imagine that they see all nonchristians as people of "bad nature" or "overwhelmed with negative energy". Anyway, similar to their view, I agreed with this verse because of the fact that any negative emotion/energy/suffering/etc isn't desirable. And a proper response would be to alleviate this negativeness. By holding someone of this nature as one would hold a precious treasure would enable one to liberate a person of this negative energy.
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