Pangu Shengong Makes it EASIER

Written by Erin Tracy in February 2018

“The happiest and most important thing a person can do is correct one’s own error.”

This is a quote from the Path of Life Volume 1, Chapter 30. It’s also the jumping off point for one of the sessions from Path of Life Book Club kit.

Personally, I find peace in taking responsibility for my actions and my emotions. When I make the choice to stop (or not to start) beating myself up for something I did or said, but instead choose to check in with my ego and step up with as much humility as I can access in the moment and correct the error, it actually feels GOOD – freeing. I feel stronger, not weaker, on the other side of the events. In fact, at our Path of Life book club recently. the sentiment was expressed that it is actually EASIER to correct one’s error and move on with a happy, calm and free heart. Definitely, it’s EASIER than digging in, being self-righteous, resentful, mired in shame or guilt, etc.

I wasn’t always this way for me. I am no stranger to wanting to be right – wanting to win; no stranger to indignation or self-righteous thoughts. …And I am certainly familiar with the pattern of beating myself up over actions (or inactions) or words that I initiated. Over these last 6 years, Pangu Shengong practice and studying with Master Ou, Wen Wei has helped me have a stronger foundation so that it’s actually EASY to choose calm, humility, and loving-kindness. This takes the weight off; allows me to claim my emotions and actions and take responsibility for them. What joy comes from letting go of the perceived judgment of others when I am feel solid and rooted in my authentic actions and words!

Also since practicing Pangu Shengong, I notice and interact differently when others are “correcting their errors” either with me or with others and have more compassion for their efforts. The uselessness of “they knew they were wrong/I was right” or any kind of self-righteous judgement of others is EASY to see now.

In the broader context of the world, there are instances and examples of our culture moving this way – of correcting past actions, of forgiving both themselves and others. Every now and then you even hear a politician or policy leader do this. Of course, in our current climate we are also going the other way. Ultimately, peace starts at the grassroots in our own microcosms. That is where the power is. At a bigger broader level, we have so far to go as the public sphere stays in a blame game and “us against them “mentality. So, we HAVE to be the ones to elevate – and in my humble opinion, as advanced students of PGSG we are held to a higher standard. I welcome that challenge. What I think it means as we prepare for the future human world: it is about us on an individual level – not just us, but others who are awake and awakening. Master Ou has said many times that his students are to help get people ready for when the day comes, when the next phase starts for humanity. So, I keep looking at what is getting in the way of me doing that fully: I correct, I forgive, I love, I am happy. Repeat.