Venerable Master Hsing Yun of Fo Guang Shan has spared no efforts in his life to propagate the Buddha’s teachings. Particularly, he bestowed many highly praised and wise Dharma words. His selected works of Humble Table, Wise Fare, modeled on The Caigentan by Hong Yingming in the Ming dynasty, offers the wise Dharma gem to many. The Caigentan of the Ming dynasty is based on Confucian wisdom and Venerable Master Hsing Yun’s Humble Table, Wise Fare has added the wisdom of Buddhism. The former uses a life perspective of being of service to others to bring forth skills in business, and the latter with Prajñā wisdom and bodhicitta to illustrate the wisdom of attaining Buddhahood. However, Venerable Master never used the Dharma to feel superior, nor talked about ghosts and supernatural powers. All that he speaks of is not much different to The Caigentan on the surface level. In fact, there is no difference between transcendental and the worldly in the teachings of Mahāyāna as both are considered pure land of bodhisattvas and palaces of cultivation in attaining Buddhahood. Upon reading Venerable Master Hsing Yun’s Humble Table, Wise Fare, through its understanding, interpretation, and sharing, it is indeed wonderful to selfdevelop and make affinities with others.
