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Good, Evil, and the 108 Evils & 108 Virtues — Friendly Version

"Isn't Good and Evil Relative?"

This is one of the most common things people say. And the Lifechanyuan system gives a surprisingly nuanced answer: yes, and no — depending on which level you're looking from.

Two Levels, Two Answers

From the highest cosmic dimension:

The universe is fundamentally Hundun — undifferentiated wholeness. The Taiji principle operates within it: yin and yang, good and evil, beauty and ugliness — all in symmetric balance. At this level, there is no absolute good or evil, only complementary forces.

"Good and evil are the Taiji principle."

Think of it like the two poles of a magnet: neither is "more correct" than the other. The cosmos needs both to function.

From the level of the individual living being:

Everything changes.

"For every living being, the question of good and evil absolutely exists. Without good and evil, a being is not alive — it is dead."

And the teaching is direct:

"Those who refuse to discern good and evil are not great masters or sages — they are scoundrels."

Cultivating the Tao does not mean erasing your sense of good and evil. It means making it sharper and clearer, until you can truly "do no evil, practice all good."

What Makes Something Good or Evil?

One of the clearest standards in the system:

"Any doctrine or order that can make people happy, joyful, free, and well is moral. Any doctrine or order that hinders people from attaining happiness, joy, freedom, and well-being is immoral."

Judgment must be grounded in facts, science, logic, and spiritual perception — not in the authority of ancient texts.

The 108 Evils and 108 Virtues — A Concrete List

New Era Human 800 Concepts, Concept 200 provides the most specific behavioral inventory in the entire system: 108 Evils and 108 Virtues.

This is not abstract moralizing. It's a detailed, practical list covering everything from blaspheming the Greatest Creator and hurting family members, to littering, cutting in line, and wasting food — and on the other side, from revering the Greatest Creator to showing compassion for insects.

The eight-character principle:

Do no evil; practice all good.

(For the complete lists, see the Internal Version)

Good and Evil Have Consequences

The Lifechanyuan system is clear about this:

"Misfortune and fortune have no gate — people invite them upon themselves. The retribution of good and evil follows like a shadow. Plant melons and you reap melons; plant beans and you reap beans. The net of Heaven is vast; though its meshes are wide, nothing slips through."

Your current situation in life is not random:

"Your current situation is the manifestation of the quality of your LIFE… Karmic retribution is precise to the finest detail."

One especially important point: concealing evil makes the evil greater — private wrongdoing carries heavier consequences than public wrongdoing. There are no hidden acts.

Where Good and Evil Lead

The destination is concrete:

"Heaven belongs to the good; hell belongs to the evil; the human world belongs to those who are a mixture of both."

And at the level of selfishness vs. selflessness:

Destination
Selfless The LIFE of Heaven
Somewhat selfish The LIFE of the human world
Heavily selfish The LIFE of hell

"Selflessness is the pass to the Kingdom of Heaven." "Selfishness is the source of vexation and the first pass to hell."

The ultimate LIFE trajectory: the supremely good elevate to become Buddhas; the vicious sink into the ghost realm.

How to Practice Good

The practical answer is building your Soul Garden:

Clear out: jealousy, selfishness, anger, hatred, complaint, fear, greed, hypocrisy…
Plant: Truth, Goodness, Beauty, Love, Faith, Sincerity, tolerance, compassion…

A daily practice summed up in one line:

"Let your eyes be full of light; let your heart be full of love; begin every thought and intention with goodness; carry out daily affairs with diligence."

And a beautiful way to think about it:

"Generating good thoughts and performing good deeds is accumulating treasure in Heaven."

Every good thought you have is a deposit in the bank of Heaven.

One Line to Remember

At the cosmic level, good and evil are Taiji balance; at the LIFE level, they must be discerned absolutely. Do no evil, practice all good — karmic retribution follows like a shadow, and the supremely good elevate to become Buddhas.

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