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Jiang treats Francis's renunciation not just as self-denial but as an example meant to show others that spiritual enlightenment matters more than chasing money.
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Spiritual enlightenment
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Jiang defines Buddhism's major difference from Hinduism as removing the Brahmin gatekeeper: a person can access Nirvana or enlightenment through guidance by monks.
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"...he said, you can go look for your inner spirit, and... spiritual enlightenment, rather than chasing money. He, as an example, he want to..."
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"Okay, so thank you. First of all, I love the fact that you refer to the text, okay? This is really important, guys. We're..."
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"...to access Nirvana. Okay? You don't need the Brahmin to access spiritual enlightenment. You can do it by yourself through spiritual guidance by monks...."
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"...before maybe before they created civilizations before maybe uh based on spiritual enlightenment. So you look at the Harappan civilization, the Indus Valley civilization,..."
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"Okay, so focus on your own spiritual enlightenment. Focus on making your heart pure, good, and virtuous. Don't worry about other people, don't worry..."
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"...spiritually this could be a tremendous opportunity for you to seek spiritual enlightenment and fulfillment. Um if you are wedded to the spiritual world..."
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"...to the world i want to prepare the world for this spiritual enlightenment or awakening that's about to take place and i want to..."
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"...really understand that as humans, we strive for spiritual fulfillment, for spiritual enlightenment. Because that spirit has power. It has been destroyed in China..."
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