{"id":6761841328325,"title":"Biography of Great Master Chang Ren","handle":"biography-of-great-master-chang-ren-1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Venerable Master Hsuan Hua knew and respected Great Master Chang Ren, who was primarily known for his dedicated acts of filial respect, direct and unwavering truthfulness, and sincerity in cultivation. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the \u003cem\u003eBiography of Great Master Chang Ren\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Master Hua takes anecdotes that Master Chang Ren expressed to him once and animatedly turns Master Chang Ren’s inconceivable, spiritual accomplishments and occurrences into applicable lessons for the everyday practitioner to ponder. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe following excerpt recounts the moment Filial Son Wang, later known as Master Chang Ren, faces a test in his practice of mourning by his parents’ graves, cornered by a pair of wolves who were ready to eat him: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen the two wolves rested their paws on his shoulders, you can imagine how the Master felt. Put yourselves in his place and think about it. At that moment I believe he had no false thoughts, only fear. He was terrified but free of any false thought. He would not have been thinking, “What am I going to eat tomorrow?” Or, “How is my family now?” \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom Chapter Two, “Enduring Many Tests at the Gravesite”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e158 Pages\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2021-07-14T22:04:47-07:00","created_at":"2021-07-14T22:03:41-07:00","vendor":"Buddhist Text Translation Society","type":"","tags":[],"price":1095,"price_min":1095,"price_max":1095,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":0,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":40150284107973,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"866","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Biography of Great Master Chang Ren","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":1095,"weight":340,"compare_at_price":0,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/www.buddhisttexts.org\/cdn\/shop\/products\/ChangRen.jpg?v=1626325423"],"featured_image":"\/\/www.buddhisttexts.org\/cdn\/shop\/products\/ChangRen.jpg?v=1626325423","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":21543794966725,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.662,"height":755,"width":500,"src":"\/\/www.buddhisttexts.org\/cdn\/shop\/products\/ChangRen.jpg?v=1626325423"},"aspect_ratio":0.662,"height":755,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.buddhisttexts.org\/cdn\/shop\/products\/ChangRen.jpg?v=1626325423","width":500}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Venerable Master Hsuan Hua knew and respected Great Master Chang Ren, who was primarily known for his dedicated acts of filial respect, direct and unwavering truthfulness, and sincerity in cultivation. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the \u003cem\u003eBiography of Great Master Chang Ren\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Master Hua takes anecdotes that Master Chang Ren expressed to him once and animatedly turns Master Chang Ren’s inconceivable, spiritual accomplishments and occurrences into applicable lessons for the everyday practitioner to ponder. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe following excerpt recounts the moment Filial Son Wang, later known as Master Chang Ren, faces a test in his practice of mourning by his parents’ graves, cornered by a pair of wolves who were ready to eat him: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen the two wolves rested their paws on his shoulders, you can imagine how the Master felt. Put yourselves in his place and think about it. At that moment I believe he had no false thoughts, only fear. He was terrified but free of any false thought. He would not have been thinking, “What am I going to eat tomorrow?” Or, “How is my family now?” \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom Chapter Two, “Enduring Many Tests at the Gravesite”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e158 Pages\u003c\/p\u003e"}