On Character Building – Invocations for God’s Blessings by Master Choa Kok Sui

"The more you develop your virtues, the stronger your connection to God will become."

Master Choa Kok Sui

The reason why some people are in big trouble is because they have big character flaws. Problems arise from lack of principle, lack of character, lack of integrity, and lack of moderation.

PRINCIPLES FOR SUCCESS (FIVE VIRTUES)

1. Loving kindness and non-injury
2. Honesty and non-lying
3. Generosity and non-stealing
4. Moderation and non-excessiveness
5. Constancy of aim and effort, and non-laziness

INVOCATIONS FOR God’s BLESSING

“Lord God, thank you for blessing
me with patience, tolerance
and the ability to accept people as they are.
Thank you for blessing me with loving kindness,
compassion and non-violence.
Not just in action, but also in words
and in thoughts.

Please help me master this virtue that
what comes out of my mind and my mouth
must be kind and wholesome.
With deep gratitude and in full faith.”

Repeat 7 times. Do this every day for two months.
(1st. and 2nd. months)

HONESTY AND NON-LYING

Lord God, please bless me with honesty to others,
honesty to one’s self,
non-self-delusion and a harmless form of honesty.
Please bless me with discernment
and intelligent evaluation.
Please free me from the shackles of mass blind beliefs.
With thanks and in full faith.

Repeat 7 times. Do this every day for two months.
(3rd. and 4th. months)

GENEROUSITY AND NON-STEALING

Lord God, thank you for blessing me
with the virtue of generosity
and non-stealing,
and a compassionate generous heart
that I may give and share to those in need.
Thank you also for blessing my life with abundance,
wealth and riches.
With thanks and in full faith.

repeat 7 times. Do this every day for two months.
(5th. and 6th. months)

MODERATION AND NON-EXCESSIVENESS

Lord God, thank you for blessing me
with moderation and non-excessiveness.
With thanks and in full faith.

Repeat 7 times. Do this every day for two months.
(7th. and 8th. months)

CONSTANCY OF AIM AND EFFORT, AND NON-LAZINESS.

Lord God, thank you for blessing me
with one-pointedness and constancy
of aim and effort.
Thank you for blessing me with an iron will,
balanced with intelligence and a compassionate heart.
With thanks and in full faith.

Repeat 7 times. Do this every day for two months.
(9th. and 10th. months)

this has to be done repeatedly. Repeated good thoughts will inevitably manifest as good actions, and eventually manifest as a virtue.