Moral Values
1. Journey to the West <br/> Discover and learn the Great Lessons from the Monkey King <br/>
2. The monkey, the pig, the Sha monk and the horse are all gods in Heaven in the past but they commit certain mistakes. If they could successfully get the sutras, they can return back to Heaven and become gods again. <br/>
3. Journey to the west was written by Wu Chen-en, and is considered to be one of the four great classic novels written during the Ming Dynasty (c. 1500 - 1582). The story is a pseudo-historical account of a monk (Xuanzang) who went to India in the 7th century to seek Buddhist scriptures to bring back to China. The principle story consists of eighty-one calamities suffered by (Monkey) and his guardians (Tripitaka and Sandy, who are monks, and Pigsy, a pig). <br/>
4. Lesson #1 : The mission is possible <br/> Monkey, the monk, Pigsy, and Sandy work their way to the Western Paradise and the Buddhist sutras. Tall mountains, deep rushing rivers, and evil demons lie ahead. They know this is an important mission. After travelling for 14 years and 108,000 miles, Monkey and his friends reach the Western Paradise. Buddha gives them the sacred sutras to take back to China. Never give up if you know your mission is possible! <br/>
5. Lesson #2 : We have to be master of mind - Sun Wukong <br/> Monkey - symbolizes "mind", wit, intellect, courage, perseverance, strength. Monkey's spirit / mind must be brought under control. One mehod of this control was the "tight fillet spell" put on him by the Buddha - where a band around his forehead tightens when he doesn't control his mind. Zen proverb said, "Be master of mind rather than mastered by mind"
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