What is God? God is the benevolent power that exists in our hearts, in humankind, and in the universe. Both God and the devil exist in this world because humans simultaneously possess benevolent and malevolent qualities. In superior worlds, only the benevolent power exists, because there we have only God's quality.

Spoken by Supreme Master Ching Hai, Pingtung, Formosa,
December 24, 1992, (Originally in Chinese)

People who pursue spiritual practice and those who don't are using the same resources. We use the mind, the body, and our intelligence. However, spiritual practice brings us happiness, and brings peace to the world and stability to our families. Using the same mind, we could destroy the world, ruin the Earth, or endanger all of humankind. Therefore, nothing is really good or bad in this world or universe. Things are bad when we use them in the wrong way, and they are good when we use them in the right way.