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Goodness (ε–„ ShΓ n)

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In Lifechanyuan terminology, LIFE (capitalized) refers to the ontological essence of existence β€” the soul/antimatter structure that persists across incarnations β€” while life (lowercase) refers to the experiential stage of human existence in this world.

Goodness (ε–„, ShΓ n) is one of the six core LIFE qualities β€” alongside Truth, Beauty, Love, Faith, and Sincerity β€” and is the most beautiful flower in the soul garden, a fundamental attribute of the Greatest Creator, and an essential measure of a LIFE's level. Goodness is not weakness, not foolishness, not unprincipled accommodation β€” it is living according to the will of the Greatest Creator.

Living according to the Creator's intention, according to the will of the Greatest Creator β€” this, I believe, is Goodness.

β€” Guide Xuefeng, Chanyuan Corpus Β· Wisdom Section Β· "Should We Remain Good?"

Core Positioning

In the Lifechanyuan system, Goodness operates on three levels: cosmologically, it is an attribute of the Greatest Creator and the law maintaining the ordered harmony of all things; in cultivation, it is the core direction of soul-garden tending; in daily conduct, it means refraining from all evil and practicing all good β€” in accordance with the natural Way, not according to human conventions.

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