Being Sued
A feng shui expert was being sued over advice she had given.
My dear Emma,
You can explain that while it is your definite experience that many people have received benefits from feng shui, including prosperity and so forth, nevertheless, feng shui alone doesn’t guarantee success. You also need merit. You can explain that there are many ways that merit can be collected by people, including those who are not Buddhist, and who do not have faith in karma and reincarnation.
The simple way is by practicing compassion in daily life, helping others without any expectation or thought of benefiting themselves. Also, you can explain that you collect merit by being generous, giving things to others, serving others, solving people’s problems, and bringing them peace and happiness. Also, you can collect merit from rejoicing in your positive thoughts, rejoicing in actions of loving kindness, actions of cherishing others and of charity, and feeling happy about these things happening—we collect merit whenever we do any of these things, too.