The Eight Articles Section One : The Four Articles to Develop 1. Belief “Belief” means faith, which is the motive force that settles the mind when we try to accomplish anything. 2. Zeal “Zeal” means a mind that heroically moves forward, which is the motive force that encourages and pushes us along when we try to accomplish anything. 3. Questioning “Questioning” means wanting to discover and know what we do not know about human affairs and universal principles, which is the motive force that reveals what we are ignorant of when we try to accomplish anything. 4. Dedication “Dedication” means an unremitting state of mind, which is the motive force that will achieve the objective when we try to accomplish anything. Section Two : The Four Articles to Forsake 1. Unbelief “Unbelief” means the lack of belief that is the opposite of faith, which causes the inability to reach a decision when we try to accomplish anything. 2. Greed “Greed” means the excessive clinging to something, beyond any normal degree. 3. Laziness “Laziness” means the aversion to act when we try to accomplish anything. 4. Foolishness “Foolishness” means acting as we please or stopping when we please, completely ignorant of great and small, being and nonbeing, as well as of right and wrong, benefit and harm. http://www.wonbuddhism.org/
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