The Supreme Master Ching Hai has once again painted a brilliant picture
of the new era of humanity in Her latest, tenth-generation Celestial Jewelry
designs -- " Millennium Beauty." More and more people are experiencing
the essence of "The Sun of Life" during the new millennium as
they follow the powerful love of Master's "Embracing Light" to
go beyond the boundary of "King of the Three Worlds," obtaining
liberation from karma and transmigration on their way to "The House
of the Master." Many of these individuals have attained sainthood
seated on flying "Millennium Lotus," and crossed "The Bridge
to Paradise" through the blessings bestowed by the "Rainbow of
Creation" as they return to the eternal Kingdom of God.
Read some hot news (part of) selections from the Supreme Master Ching Hai
News Magazine before it goes to press -- on the Internet! It brings you
timely news about Master Ching Hai and Her Association.
In exclusive interviews on SAFM and 720 Radio in South Africa, Supreme
Master Ching Hai discusses several fascinating themes in depth, including
the Quan Yin Method, ways to establish direct contact with God, and why
gaining enlightenment is easier than breathing.
The Internet is fast becoming one of the most effective and efficient ways
for people around the globe to communicate. Information published on the
Internet can be accessed at any time from almost any place in the world,
making the Internet a medium without boundaries.
In order for more people to have easier access to the Quan Yin Method --
the method of contacting God directly -- The Supreme Master Ching Hai News
Magazine (especially the Hot News sections, etc.) will now be available
on international web sites prior to magazine publication. The News Magazine
can also be accessed online in many languages. Please see the "Quan
Yin WWW Sites" column for WWW addresses. Feel free to copy the listing
to share with your friends and colleagues. These web sites, offered in
a variety of language options, contain excerpts from Master's publications
and news of Her artistic and humanitarian activities. Master's Buddha chanting,
songs, and poetry can be enjoyed as well.
If you go to http://godsdirectcontact.us/com/all.html, you will find a summary of these sites, classified by topic. To explore
a particular topic, just click on the link and you'll be there!
In addition, you may choose to have the electronic version of The Supreme
Master Ching Hai News Magazine in the language of your choice mailed directly
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In this Golden Age, there is an urgent need for us to sow spiritual seeds
and seek wisdom and the Truth in every way possible. To meet this need,
we have established an online Internet bookstore to share the Truth in
a more efficient manner, as the lifestyle of the new century demands.
The Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association Online Bookstore
presents you with an interesting and concise abstract of each book, audio
cassette, and videotape in its catalogue. It also brings you up-to-date
on its latest print and audiovisual releases.
The Supreme Master Ching Hai's superb discourses, replete with humor and
wisdom, provide spiritual nourishment for modern humanity. Her books, audiocassettes,
videotapes, and compact discs lead you into the sound stream of wisdom.
You will find nothing but treasures in the SMCH Online Bookstore! And of
course, any comments and suggestions from readers and listeners will be
greatly appreciated!
Just as humanity is ushering in the new millennium and a new era in its
history, the Spirit Book Store has opened in Formosa's southern city of
Kaoshiung. The Store's opening on February 7 affords a joyous opportunity
to bring Supreme Master Ching Hai's wisdom of spiritual living to everyone!
The Book Store carries a complete range of Master's publications, including
books, audio and videotapes, and compact disks. On display in its elegant
art gallery are Her spiritual and artistic creations.
Visitors to the book section will be delighted to find a quiet reading
area where they can browse through books of their choice and enjoy freshly
brewed coffee, snacks, and sandwiches served at affordable prices. The
Book Store also features a room reserved exclusively for meditation, where
local initiates and the Spirit Book Store's working staff can recharge
themselves.
Address:
The Spirit Book Store
1st Floor, No. 6 Lane 381, Chiu Ju I Road
Sanmin District, Kaoshiung, Formosa
Caption:
The Spirit Book Store opens with a lion dance by young initiates from Kaohsiung
and Pingtung.
Houston, Texas, U.S.A. November 13, 1993 (Originally in English)
All the answers come from ourselves. We are the wisest and also the most
ignorant, depending on our own choice. If we are whole, united, then we
are strong. It's the same with the physical dimension: united we stand,
divided we fall. It's very simple, but very wise. Similarly, in the spiritual
dimension, if we are alone, we are very weak, lonely, and afraid. If we
are united with the whole universe of which we are a part, we are strong.
Since we are a part of it, we must be connected with the whole, somehow.
Think about it. Is it not so? Then why don't we try to find the way to
use this connection to work? It's a network. Once you realize that we are
in the network, everything you do has the support of the whole cosmic power
and that power is great; it is strong. That's how we can accomplish many
things.
[Toronto] In the southwest corner of Toronto, an unassuming, semi-detached
storefront duplex is the home of the Toronto Center of The Supreme Master
Ching Hai International Association. Brothers and sisters (and some children)
regularly attend meditation sessions and retreats there. Group meditation
is usually preceded by Master's English language videos, which are simultaneously
translated into Aulacese through earphones. For special announcements,
Chinese translation is often supplied as well.
To share Master's teachings, we held two open seminars during 1999 to enable
the people of Toronto to experience Her honesty, humor, and inspired wisdom
via videotape, one of which was held at the Scarborough Metro Square Center
and the other at Toronto's Brentwood Library.
In the summer of 1999, the Toronto Center was also represented at a booth
we prepared for the 15th annual Vegetarian Food Fair. This event, sponsored
by the Toronto Vegetarian Association, is one of the largest of its kind
in the northern hemisphere. In 1999, the Toronto Center also made various
financial contributions to local charitable organizations. To commemorate
Supreme Master Ching Hai Day, contributions were made on February 22 and
October 25 to the United Way, The Canadian National Institute for the Blind,
the Alzheimer Society, the Multiple Sclerosis Society,The Easter Seal Society,
Covenant House, and Interval House. In addition, the Toronto Center sent
money for the relief of disasters around the world, including the Kosovo
conflict, the earthquakes in Turkey and Formosa, and the floods in India
and Au Lac. Finally, in 1999, Toronto fellow initiates contributed generously
to the homeless during the holiday season. The Easter Seal Society, Covenant
House, and Interval House. In addition, the Toronto Center sent money for
the relief of disasters around the world, including the Kosovo conflict,
the earthquakes in Turkey and Formosa, and the floods in India and Au Lac.
Finally, in 1999, Toronto fellow initiates contributed generously to the
homeless during the holiday season.
The vegetarian food at the Toronto Center is always a high point during
our celebrations and retreats. In addition, we have frequent pot lucks
where recipes are shared, the latest in textured vegetable protein foods
are made available, and cooking demonstrations are held. We cherish our
kitchen volunteers!
Food and fun figured prominently in the Center's annual picnic in July
1999. Everyone, including the guests we welcomed from the Ottawa, London
and Windsor Centers, had a great time joining in the activities: volleyball,
soccer, kids' games, a challenging walk through the forest, and swimming
at a small, sandy beach near Toronto. Lively conversation and laughter
prevailed everywhere. At the same time, the results of our meditative lifestyle
were apparent in all of the activities. The qualities most obvious were
care and cooperation, a lack of selfishness and ego, and a genuine love
and will to communicate.
The Toronto Center is a most important part of our lives, even when we
only visit it once a week for meditation and lunch. It is here that we
receive total support and commitment from our group of sincere members
searching for Truth. This sense of oneness becomes a potent source of inspiration
for us all. The Center has become a microcosm, our own "small heaven,"
where our spiritual, intellectual and physical lives are brought together
and shown in the most constructive light.
Caption:
Two day outdoor retreat at Blue Springs in Milton, Ontario, Canada
Summer picnic in July 1999 at the Heart Lake Conservation Area
Sharing Master's teachings at the Toronto Vegetarian Food Fair
Fellow initiates from Vancouver exhibit Master's video and audio tapes
and sample booklets on February 12, 2000 at an annual Aulacese New Year's
celebration held by the local Aulacese Community Center. Many people have
come to inquire about Master's teachings.
[Kathmandu] At the turn of the millennium, through the grace of Master's
blessings, the Kathmandu Center has begun to move forward steadily. At
the start of the new year, fellow practitioners held a small retreat and
discussed ways to make the Center strong. We found that all of us had made
some degree of spiritual progress during the previous year.
Now, the flow of fellow practitioners and new visitors has increased at
the Center. Each Saturday, we hold a group meditation session, and all
of us, Convenient Method practitioners and initiates alike, feel the new
and heightened energy at the Center. Master's blessing has worked its magic.
Recently, one of our brother initiates learned that a translated version
of Master's teachings from the sample booklet recently had been published
verbatim in the spiritual column of a local weekly newspaper in three different
issues. Later we thanked the columnist and the editor for helping us to
share Master's teachings in this way.
Caption:
On Christmas Eve 1999, the Nepal Center organized a dinner and blanket
distribution for the local homeless and needy children, who gave thankful
prayers for Master's loving generosity.
Fellow practitioners enjoy a tea time after group meditation.
[Brisbane] Shortly after entering the new millennium, the Brisbane Center
again participated in the annual 4-day Exhibition held on January 6-9,
2000. Most of the visitors seemed to have some knowledge of spiritual practice,
and thus it was easy for initiates to introduce Master's teachings. Each
year, Brisbane's initiates participate in many festivals and exhibitions
and hold seminars to introduce Master's teachings, and these events are
warmly received by the local residents.
[Miaoli] An awards ceremony was held on January 26, 2000 to recognize the
work of environmental volunteers in Formosa's northern county of Miaoli.
The ceremony was held in Miaoli's Shangri-La Recreation Park, where County
Magistrate Fu Hsueh-peng presented representatives of The Supreme Master
Ching Hai International Association with a group award for their outstanding
volunteer work.
[Kaoping] The Laiyi Center in southern Formosa hosted a Lunar New Year
community celebration. Attending the celebration were initiates, their
families and friends, and other local inhabitants. Even the village leader
joined the festivities. Participants rejoiced in the joyful atmosphere
fostered by many inspiring performances and events: a fascinating lion
dance, a raffle drawing, piano and harp recitals, and a vegetarian barbecue.
Special children's activities included a balloon-bursting contest and a
painting contest called "Painting for the New Century."
Caption:
Prize Cup in recognition of volunteer environmental work.
Young initiates delight in a balloon-bursting contest.
Participants enjoy a vegetarian barbecue during the Lunar New Year celebrations
at Laiyi Center
Painting by sister initiate Huang Ling-ying (12-year-old), first prize
winner in the children's painting contest
[Taipei] The largest international book fair in Asia was held from February
16-21 at the Taipei World Trade Center. This six-day exhibition attracted
more than 400,000 visitors. During the event, The Supreme Master Ching
Hai International Association Publishing Company Ltd. sponsored a beautiful
and elegantly decorated booth. The focus of widespread attention, the booth
drew many visitors, all of whom received exquisitely printed "lucky
millennium" bookmarks. The following is a report about the booth from
a Formosan newspaper:
Taiwan Daily News, Formosa, February 17, 2000
(Originally in Chinese)
Supreme Master Ching Hai Dazzles Book Fair with Unique and Glamorous Posters
Reporter Chen Ling-fang from Taipei
During the Taipei International Book Exhibition held at the Taipei World
Trade Center, the most eye-catching among the exhibits in the area - including
those by Buddhist publishers such as Foguang Cultural Enterprise, Dharma
Drum Mountain, and Indra-jala - were the huge TV and wide selection of
publications presented by The Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association
Publishing Co.'s booth in Area C, designated for general interest books.
Many dazzling posters of Master Ching Hai were suspended over the heads
of fascinated book lovers at the fair, showing Her dressed in glamorous
attire and wearing beautiful make-up. As in Her many posters and publications,
She reflected the distinctive style that makes Her stand out from other
masters and spiritual leaders.
The Supreme Master Ching Hai, although at first creating controversy in
the traditional Buddhist world when She offered a "non-religious"
spiritual method in "The Key of Immediate Enlightenment," today
has countless disciples around the world. Although She is now overseas,
Her Formosan disciples did not miss the opportunity to share Her teachings
through this fair.
According to Her publishing company, Master was born with many talents.
She not only excels in painting and poetry but has also recently been designing
fashionable clothing and jewelry. Often dressed in these self-designed
works of art, She is acclaimed by Her disciples as "The Beautiful
Saint."
Newspaper caption: The publications and exhibits of The Supreme Master
Ching Hai International Association Publishing Co., Ltd. stun visitors
at the Taipei International Book Fair.
Lunar New Year Celebration Exhibit and Master's Gift Distribution to the
Needy
[Montreal] On January 23, a celebration for Lunar New Year was held at
Montreal's Palais des Congrès. There, a booth was prepared by
the Montreal Center of The Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association.
Our exhibit attracted many visitors, who caught sight of Master's videos
being shown on two large television screens located in the booth.
Throughout the day, we spoke with many people. Some expressed interest
in pursuing a vegetarian diet, some wished to listen to Master's music,
and some simply wanted to admire the beauty of Her artistic designs and
creations.
We also spoke with Mr. Jacques Saada, a representative of the Prime Minister
of Canada, he is a Liberal Deputy, and Commandant Masson, Chief of the
Montreal Urban Police Force, both of whom visited our booth accompanied
by their spouses. The Chief of Police asked a sister initiate for a summary
of the Convenient Method practice, while the Deputy Minister stated that
he was particularly impressed with the serenity he could see shining through
our eyes. He added that, in fact, it was the great tranquillity emanating
from our booth that had attracted him to it. After speaking with us, he
took a flyer and departed with the words: "You will see me again,
for sure, as soon as my schedule allows it!"
At 4:00 PM, we distributed Master's New Year's gifts to the less fortunate,
particularly elderly people living alone and families with more than four
small children. Members of the Aulacese, Chinese and Western communities
all benefited. Expressions of joy and happiness could be seen on the smiling
faces of the fortunate gift recipients as they departed from our booth.
Caption:
Initiates distribute Master's gifts to the needy in Montreal
M.C.: Our next guest has been described as "a living, enlightened
saint." It's said She has crossed boundaries and conceptions of spirituality.
As a young person, She spent Her life seeking ways to help the world's
pain of the sick and the suffering through the Red Cross and through reaching
out to those in need. Through Her own path in the Himalayas, She finally
achieved what is known in the East as "perfect enlightenment."
Since then, She has been teaching to others the power of Quan Yin meditation
and through the Meditation Association organized relief efforts for suffering
people and communities throughout the world. What She describes as Her
humble efforts has been acknowledged by the international community with
awards including the "World Spiritual Leadership Award" and the
award for "Promotion of Human Rights."
She is in Cape Town right now as part of the Parliament of the Worlds Religions.
We are very pleased to have Supreme Master Ching Hai on the phone with
us. Tell me, what is the message that You have brought with You to this
Parliament of the Worlds Religions in Cape Town?
M: It's the same as time immemorial -- that we have God within us and since
God is within us, it is easy to find Hirm. And should we forget how, I
could show them.
M.C.: I think one of the things that You plan to show people while You
are here is Quan Yin meditation. Can You explain what it is and how it
differs from any other sorts of meditation?
M: This is an ancient Method, which has been forgotten by many of us, but
has been revived in every time in different countries. Some lucky people
are able to reconnect with it again. "Quan Yin" is actually just
the name in Chinese for the "Word" in the Bible. The "Word"
is the spoken word of God, and also means the energy, the vibration, or
the melody of Heaven, which creates all things and to which all things
will return. So, in order to return to where we came from, we have to rely
on this "Word" or the vibration of Heaven, which creates all
things. That's where we came from, and "Quan Yin" means contemplating
on this "Word."
M.C.: You mention that this "Word" is found in the Bible, and
I believe that when You were a child,You were brought up in both the Buddhist
and Christian principles.
M. Right.
M.C.: How do You manage to equate the two?
M: It's just that I've been looking for it all my life. I studied different
religious Bibles and found that they pointed to one same Truth: that God
is within us. We call Hirm by a thousand names, but we still can find Hirm
in one unity if we know how. And there is a way; we just forgot.
M.C.: I know that You personally found enlightenment in the Himalayas.
Tell me, was it a very long process?
M: It has been very long until that point, but enlightenment takes place
in seconds.
M.C.: Really?
M: Yes.
M.C.: So the actual moment when it happened was just a few seconds?
M: Yes, and we can continue to be enlightened every day -- more and more
so if we put in more effort. We will know more about God if we go deeper
inside every day.
M.C.: Apart from being an Enlightened Being, another thing that You are,
amongst many other things, is an artist. I believe that You make very beautiful
jewelry. How does that work to improve Your soul?
M: It doesn't improve my soul. It's just that my soul has improved and
then the artistic creativity came. Once we are even partially enlightened,
all the dormant talent and ability within ourselves will be awakened. That's
normal, because we have God within us. God is awakened and then we can
do many things.
M.C.:There is one thing that I would like to ask You very briefly. You
found enlightenment in the Himalayas. Is it necessary to go up some of
the highest mountains in the world or can you find enlightenment in a slum?
M: Immediately, yes, and here. I'm here to offer it to people at their
doorstep. They don't have to go to the Himalayas like I did.
M.C.: Thank You very much. I do hope that You enjoy Your stay here at the
Parliament of the Worlds Religions.
M: Bless you, Madame and bless your country.
Interview from Radio 720 "Believe It Or Not"
Spoken by Supreme Master Ching Hai
November 28, 1999 Johannesburg, South Africa
(Originally in English)
M.C.: We are now going across to the lady that I was talking about earlier,
The Supreme Master Ching Hai. In the eyes of the world, She is seen as
many things. She's seen as an artist, as a spiritual teacher, a humanitarian,
and a poet. Certain people who know Her personally describe Her not only
as being a living enlightened saint, full of wisdom and compassion, but
also someone with a delightful sense of humor. We are very privileged and
very pleased to have Supreme Master Ching Hai joining us tonight.
I am delighted that you're joining us on the program. Now, first of all,
because You are coming here new to South Africa, so people don't yet know
a lot about You and they may not know of Your work. I would like You to
describe, what does being a "Supreme Master" mean and "Supreme
Master" of what?
M: This is what the people in my group call me. We have many masters in
our group also, so in case people get us mixed up, they call me the "chief
one," just like "superintendent." (Master laughed)
M.C.: Tell us about Your life because You don't follow one particular religion,
do You?
M:We have only one religion, and so different names do not make any difference
to us, really.
M.C.: What do You mean? What is that one religion?
M: We worship one God. In different religions, we describe Hirm with different
names. That's according to my knowledge. So, there's no need to make another
religion or to say I follow one and forsake another.
M.C.: So, what do You do? What is Your message? What is Your work?
M: The message is from the Most High, not from myself as a person, but
from the highest most loving Power of the universe; it is that we should
know God. The purpose of our coming here is to know Hirm. Therefore the
earlier we know, the better, so we can find peace within ourselves and
we can make peace outside in the world.
M.C.: Why do we need yet someone else telling us this? There are so many
religions; there are so many priests, there are imams, there are rabbis,
there are all sorts of people, -- why You?
M: Everyone is doing some wonderful job in a different way. Even if there
are more people like me, it's probably still not enough to remind our brothers
and sisters that we should not forget God, because some of us do. And not
only reminding by word of mouth, but we will also show them God face to
face so that they can believe and remember Hirm, and be happy again.
M: "God" is an abstract term to call our Creator, the Most High.
We could see Hirm the way Moses has seen Hirm, the way Jesus, St. John,
and other ancient Masters have seen Hirm. When God manifests to us within
our heavenly vision, we can see Hirm as Light, brilliant Light, as thousands
of suns. Or we can hear Hirm talk in a Voice as mighty as the thunder,
as great as the ocean waves, etc. There are much more when we can calm
our minds and go within the kingdom of God within ourselves. We can experience
a lot more about God; Hes manifests in many different ways.
M.C.: How do You bring people to that revelation -- to that understanding?
M: I do not have to bring people to that state because we all have the
kingdom of God within ourselves, as it says in the Bible. The moment we
calm our mind in a special way -- there is a way to calm the mind quicker
than other ways, and our way is the quickest way you can calm the mind
and remember the kingdom of God. It happens almost immediately.
M.C.: How do You do that, Master Ching Hai?
M: It is not I that do this; it's the Father that uses this physical instrument.
When anyone is ready and wants to come to Hirm again, then Hes will just
do that. Hes will reconnect Hirmself to Hirmself within us.
M.C.: You make it sound very easy.
M: Yes, it is absolutely easy, Madame.
M.C.: Because there are so many people who struggle with faith.
M: I know that. It is because they don't know the easiest way. We can struggle
for thousands of years and not see God, but if we know it, then it's a
second, a fraction of a second.
M.C.: You said if you know the way, how does one know it?
M:Some people who know the way show us.
M.C.: For example?
M: For example, I know the way; I can show people the way to concentrate,
the way to reconnect ourselves with Ourselves, with the greatest God.
M.C.:You talk about the Bible, but the background I have read about You
says in fact that You are not a Christian, You are not a Buddhist, whatever,
but You quote the Bible.
M: I am a believer of all religions because I have found that the essence
of all the religious scriptures point toward one thing -- that is we have
one God. We don't even need the Bible to know this. There must be a Creator
for all the beautiful things that we see with our naked eyes; but there
are more beautiful things, which we can see with our spiritual eyes.
M.C.: For example again?
M: For example, we can ascend to heaven and see that the scenery, the life,
and the beings there are a thousand-fold more beautiful.
M.C.: How do we know? Who has been there and come back and reported?
M: We can go there any time; I mean, the ones who practice this way of
heaven. There is a way to go back there; that is the way we came from.
If we came from heaven, we must be able to go back there.
M.C.: But how do we know we came from heaven?
M:We can prove that to ourselves by going back there to look. Where else
should we come from? (Master laughs) Suppose we don't come from heaven,
where else should we come from? Should we come from hell? We are the children
of God. Jesus told us that; Buddha told us that; Mohammed told us that,
and we can even prove that to ourselves. If God created us, we are the
children of God. We must come from heaven.
M.C.: There are a lot of people who don't believe in God and who don't
believe that God created us.
M: Right. Well, I don't argue with these people. Sooner or later, they
will have to believe. Maybe they believe in their hearts, but they do not
want to admit it. Sometimes, it's fashionable to be different; it's okay.
M.C.:Okay, I want to go to the lines. I'm talking to Supreme Master Ching
Hai Who's going to be attending the Parliament of Religion. She is a very,
very well-known speaker. She travels throughout the world speaking about
enlightenment, speaking about God, and trying to convince people and show
people the way that they too can experience God.
M.C.: Sister, I don't know if You heard the caller's thoughts?
M: Not really.
M.C.: What he was basically saying is that it doesn't matter what creation
myth you choose to believe in or the old stories or whatever, the Creator
exists in each one of us, and we find Him or Her our own way.
M.C.: So, You are going to be talking and giving workshops -- what sort
of thing will You be doing at the workshops?
M: I probably will introduce to people the sure way to heaven. If people
are interested and are ready to know their Origin, to know our Father or
Mother, then I will show them in a practical way. We will sit down together
and let the God within us connect each other again.
M.C.: You make it all sound so easy!
M: Madam, believe me, it's easier than breathing.
M.C.: I am playing "devil's advocate" here, You understand.
M: No. No. It's fine, please ask anything.
M.C.: There are so many thousands of people listening, who are saying maybe
the things You say could be interpreted as arrogance. You know the way;
therefore, You can show people the way or You're saying "Do as I do,
and we can all be saved and go to heaven." There are a lot of intellectual
questions posed here.
M: God is not to be argued or even to be discussed. We just sit down and
I tell you, "Now you will see God," and that's how You do. It's
as easy as that. The Bible says that the kingdom of God is within you,
right?
M.C.: Yes.
M: The Bible says that we are the temple and the Holy Spirit lives within
us, so who else is in there but God? If God lives within yourself, isn't
that easy to find? Hes is there already.
M.C.: Yes, if you believe in the Bible. What about the people who prefer
to believe in the Koran or the "Bhagavad Gita," etc.?
M: It's the same, Madame. It points to the same enlightenment, of knowing
the Source of ourselves. You can call it Buddha, Godhood, Allah -- it doesn't
matter. It is just like we call our loved ones by different names -- sweetheart
and honey-pie. And in different languages, they even use different names.
We don't translate all these names, and then we argue with each other whether
Buddha is higher or Christ is higher. In fact, both of these terms are
Hebrew and Sanskrit terms for the same thing -- "Enlightened Saint."
M.C.: One of the things You do, (I'm reading from Your pamphlet) You initiate
sincere spiritual aspirants into the Quan Yin Method of meditation. This
event has been described as opening of the wisdom eye and sudden or immediate
enlightenment by the great Master above. Will You talk us through this
Quan Yin Method of meditation?
M: Quan Yin is just the Chinese term for "Word," vibration, heavenly
sound, or melody. In our worldly language, it is very difficult to unify
the meaning of the same thing, so I would refer to the Bible, which states,
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the
Word was God." Everything that was made was made by the "Word,"
and nothing was made that was not made by this. So, in order to find our
Origin, we have to return to where we came from; we have to trace back
the "Word" that was with God and that was even God. That's what
we are made of. Also, everything else in this universe is made of this
Essence, of the tremendous energy of the universe, which we could call
God Almighty. When Hes manifests in this world, Hes dwells within us as
a human being and manifests materially as a human being so that we can
see each other. Or Hes manifests in the flowers, the food we eat, the fruit
that we like, etc. These are the material aspects of God.
M.C.: What about this Quan Yin Method of meditation?
M: "Quan Yin" means the "Word" of God. We retrace the
"Word" of God to go back to be united with Hirm. Quan Yin is
just the Chinese name. You see, this is how we argue again, because the
"Word" is "Quan Yin." Quan Yin means contemplate on
this "Word" of God, on this vibration of the Universal Power,
which makes all beings. But then I started in Formosa, and this word is
Chinese, they just keep using it as a habit.
S. I've heard when people who have been found clinically dead see the light
and experience a great Being, they will see the appropriate person according
to their belief system or religion -- like you might meet Moses, or Jesus,
or Buddha. I've just spoken to a friend who saw You in Cape Town and You
spoke about death and attitude towards death, and I just need You to discuss
this.
M.C.: In other words, where do people go when they die and do they meet
people they know?
S: No, what I've heard is that if you're a Christian, you'll meet the Christ,
if you are a Buddhist, you'll see the Buddha.
M.C.: Thanks, Sharon.
M.C.: Basically, Sharon wants to know about "death" and "after
death." She was suggesting that She had heard that if you are a Hindu,
you are going to a Hindu heaven and meet Hindu saints and gods and goddesses.
If you are Christian, you'll meet Christ. So, it's very culturally orientated,
culturally focused. She wants to know Your views on "after death."
M: In short, it is partially correct what she has heard. The Most High
manifests in different ways; Hes also could manifest as Christ or Buddha,
in case that person who dies does not know another religion outside his
own. It is also fine, because it's all God's manifestations, anyhow. But
for example, in our group, sometimes we meditate in the way that we die
daily; we leave the physical body for a while and come back. And the person,
who meditates, even if he is a Christian, sometimes sees the Buddha in
his vision and learns with Him, or sometimes the Buddhist has the honor
to meet Christ so that he can know that God is One. But in the case of
a person who dies, because he is used to Christ or Buddha, God doesn't
want to confuse him. If He wants to greet him to heaven, then He will send
whoever is the representative or the master that that person believes in.
For the beginning, and later, he will learn to know that all Masters are
sons of God and They say the same thing. They teach human beings to remember
the greatest One.
M.C.: We're going to take a very short break. ........
Welcome back to "Believe It Or Not." I'm Kate Turkington, grappling
with the meaning of life and meeting God. Our guest tonight, The Supreme
Master Ching Hai, has utmost faith in Her calling and in the facts. She
said that it's a fact that She can reintroduce people to God and show them
to heaven. I'm grappling with some of these concepts, Ching Hai, I must
tell You. I'm going straight to the lines and talk to Johan. Johan, your
question?
J: (not clear)
M.C.: Johan wants to know how did Your insight come to You? Was it a revelation?
Did they come over a period of time? What was the process?
M: It is a kind of revelation, but it is a continuous revelation on a daily
basis, every time, not just one time. And it comes because of the initiation
into this way of Heaven. There is a way for everything in this world; there's
a way to drive a car, a way to play football, a way to access the Internet.
Similarly, there is a way to heaven and some people know it. It's just
like a science, very precise. And everyone, I repeat, everyone can have
this experience of heaven and develop himself and his connection with God
every day after he knows how. It just takes about half an hour to explain
to him what to remember, what to pay attention to, and where to remember
to find God. Because we look in a different direction, we don't see God.
It is just like if you are talking to me and I talk to someone else, then
I cannot hear you, but if I talk in the receiver and listen to your voice,
then I know you are there and you know I'm there. It's just that there
is a way and many of us have forgotten. God has not sent us here without
a map to go back Home.
I. I have been reading the booklet, "The Key of Immediate Enlightenment."
It is a wonderful booklet. There's hardly anything that one can disagree
with. It's all the same, the spiritual teachings, the same kind of moral
code that most of the religions are teaching. So, this is very, very much
in line with my own belief. In my previous observation, they all have a
lot in common, and what Master Ching Hai is looking for is the common thread
that runs through all religions. There is only one thing that confuses
me about You, Master Ching Hai, apart from being incredibly beautiful,
I mean You can't help that...
M: You have seen me in person?
I: You are an incredibly beautiful person physically in Your pictures and
so on.
M: Thank you.
I: Most of the spiritual Masters that I know about like Moses, Jesus, Buddha,
and all the other Buddhist masters and the Hindu gurus, and so on, all
seemed to have adopted an ascetic way of life.
M: Right. I did that before.
I: You decided to go against the grain by wearing the most incredibly beautiful,
ornamental clothes. You don't think this is somehow putting some people
off? It doesn't put me off; I can see behind the material packaging, but
don't You think this is putting a lot of people off by being unspiritual?
M: Maybe so, sir, but I'm only a servant of God. I have to do absolutely
what Hes says even though it's against my liking. And also these things
that I design myself, I have to model them.
I: Yes, You design most of these clothes. The only kind of criticism that
I could possibly have is that most of them wear simple clothes and all
of the beautiful ornamental clothes that You wear. And the other thing
is that You refer God as Him. Could You please explain that a little bit
more and I will listen on the radio?
M: It can be called "Her" also. It's just that most people call
God, "Him," so I just go with the trend so as not to confuse
people. Otherwise, God is not a Him or a Her.
Also, a more extended answer to your question is that not all of the gurus
are wearing ascetic clothes. For example, the Guru Gobind Singh of the
Sikhs wore all kinds of pearls and beautiful clothes. And the Quan Yin
Bodhisattva of Buddhism always wore clothes like a princess, for example
to cite a few. It depends on the destiny of the Master or the teacher at
that time or on the condition of the world at that time, that God has ordained
someone to do this or that. But, you are right; I would prefer also a simple
life. It's easier.
M.C.: You also write poetry and we have some examples of Your poetry in
the booklet, and I see that You do celestial artwork. Now, isn't that rather
pretentious to call Your artwork celestial? I might call Michelangelo's
celestial; I might call Leonardo's celestial, but it seems a very presumptuous
word to me to describe one's artwork as celestial.
M: It is because I have inspiration from heaven, so I credited it to Heaven
and not my own human ability. I wasn't able to do that before and since
God has given me enlightenment, I have been able to do many things, and
so I credited that to heavenly grace.
M.C.: And the poetry, would You put down to heavenly grace?
M: No, not all of the poetry is celestial. The poems are my own feelings
even before enlightenment and so they are called accordingly. If it is
made for God, then of course you can call it celestial or heavenly, but
if it was before that, they are just named differently, like "Traces
of a Previous Life" or "Love Poetry," "War Poetry."
They are just the way they are, and called accordingly.
I also have made poems which are in the name of God; for example, "I
Will Forever Love You," and "The Ocean of Love" refer to
God, but they are not called celestial poetry.
M.C.: Okay, let's talk to Edgar. What Edgar wants to know is: Are there
other masters, who are preaching either the same message or maybe a different
message in other places of the world?
M: There are, yes. There are quite a few, and there are many more in different
levels of consciousness and many different levels of understanding about
God. But they all try their best to bring humankind's consciousness into
a higher level, to make our planet a more beautiful place, and a safer
place.
M.C.: I'm still not clear in my mind about this concept of Master and Supreme
Master. Where does this title come from?
M: God bestowed it.
M.C.: So, You have decided that God bestowed on You the title of Supreme
Master?
M: I have not decided it; Hes told me.
M.C.: So, Hes has told You that You are the Supreme Master?
M: No, it is so people will know that it is Hes Who speaks. It is not a
human being who speaks. It's not me, not "I," the physical being
that speaks; it is the Master that speaks.
M.C.: So You say to Your followers, "This is not me, Ching Hai speaking;
this is the voice of God?"
M: No, the teaching, the One that connects them to heaven again, is God's
power; that is from Hirm. No human being can do that.
M.C.: Okay, we're going to take a short break. .........
Welcome back; I'm talking to Supreme Master Ching Hai. "Supreme Master,"
a God-given title or God-endowed title, it is not something you can earn
at a university, in graduate studies, or whatever. Apparently, it is something
that you are given.
I would also like You, Supreme Master Ching Hai, to clear up a couple of
things in my own mind. You design and sell jewelry. I find that at odds
with being such a spiritually enlightened person.
M: Not really, I use the money to travel, to buy airplane tickets and to
work for God, and the rest I give to charity for the poor people. There's
nothing unspiritual about that. I need to have money to go around to talk
to people and to go by airplane and taxi. I cannot take donations because
God has told me I can only give, I cannot take.
M.C.: You can sell, but You cannot take?
M: I can only give. I sell, of course; it's my work and my labor. I don't
take it away from people.
M.C.: No.
M: I sell, and then I take the money and give it to people; that I can
do, but I cannot take donations.
M.C.: Your five precepts that You talk about in Your booklet, "The
Key of Immediate Enlightenment" - "Refrain from taking the life
of sentient beings," would that include flies, cockroaches, and mosquitoes?
M: If we can help it. Otherwise, of course human beings are more precious
than insects; we are not to be fanatic. I just advise people to keep their
houses clean so they don't have to even do this.
M.C.: "To refrain from speaking what is not true," I think that's
true for most creeds.
M: Yes.
M.C.: "Refrain from taking what is not offered."
M: Right. Don't steal; that's what it means.
M.C.: "Refrain from sexual misconduct."
M: No adultery, just like the Bible's commandment.
M.C.: Okay, and "Refrain from the use of intoxicants."
M: No drugs. Refrain from cigarettes even, if possible. But drugs are the
most important -- drugs and alcohol which intoxicate you, and cigarettes,
slowly abstain.
M.C.: To get back to Your number 1 - "Refrain from taking the life
of sentient beings." There is a little rider to this that says, "The
keeping of this precept requires a vegan or lacto-vegetarian diet."
Can you not see God if you are not vegetarian?
M: No, you can see God the same. It's just that the higher we go, the less
baggage we should carry. The animals' energies do tend to drag us a little
into a lower kind of energy, so we'd better refrain from it if we want
our soul to be less burdened. That's all. But even without a vegetarian
diet, we can see God immediately. The people who come to me, the first
night or the first day, have not been vegetarian, but they also can see
God immediately. I have to let them see so that they can believe, and then
of course when they believe in God and when God enters their soul again,
they will be purified. They will gladly and willingly be vegetarian also,
from then on.
M.C.: Supreme Master Ching Hai, what message do You have for someone who
is listening?
M: Just remember God. Even though you don't see Hirm, Hes is forever merciful.
Hes is not a vengeful God; Hes is not jealous God; He is forever loving,
She is forever loving, forgiving. So at the time you die, you must remember
that God is the only one, and God is forever loving you. Just remember
this so that you can go directly to heaven. Do not believe in hell; do
not believe in punishment from God. God loves you always, no matter who
and what you are because you are Hirm.
M.C.: Just one last question. What does a person see when they see God?
M: Well, he can see many aspects of God because God is infinite. For example,
one aspect is the Light and another aspect is the way Hes speaks to you.
Hes imparts wisdom to you in a voice that sounds like thunder, in a voice
that sounds like the ocean, a voice like melody, a voice that soothes your
soul and calms your nerves, that opens your wisdom and endears you to Hirm
again, makes you become a saint, makes you become a heavenly being again
like you were before. But you also can see Jesus or Buddha, Hiers representatives,
the past Masters, and talk to Them and learn from Them.
Cape Town, South Africa November 28, 1999 (Originally in English)
Teenagers, when they grow up, begin to question their parents' authority
and wisdom. And I tell you, they're not always wrong. Most parents have
children too young themselves. They are not themselves wise enough to lead
other unwise human beings. But the system of our world is like that. So
we grow up, many of us being frustrated with our parents, because they
want to have the right and authority to tell us what to do. And then we
sometimes question that because they are not always right. This is true.
But they are authority figures. We cannot argue with them. Yet, we feel
frustrated inside. Sometimes younger people have more wisdom than older
people, because all of us have wisdom to begin with. It doesn't mean that
if you are born later, you have less wisdom. It's not always true. It is
because we are born with wisdom, you see!
But then, according to worldly experience, the parents should be a little
older in order to understand how to raise their children. But in our society,
if you have children, you have to raise them, no matter how old you are,
and most people in this society even encourage people to marry early so
that they can raise children early while they are strong. They are strong,
but they might not be wise. The grandparents should raise the children.
The wisdom of the elders is always more reliable, but in this society,
when you are old, they throw you in the old age pensioners' home. Bye-bye!
And then, young children try to raise other young children, so both are
young and inexperienced. And the young parents often lose their tempers
as well, because they are frustrated with themselves. They haven't found
all the answers that they need. They are busy earning their living, supporting
the beginning of their lives, and they have to raise children at the same
time, so it is not a very favorable condition for either the kids or the
parents. The parents don't have time to learn further because they are
too busy raising kids and making money. And the elder who has all the wisdom,
strength, tolerance and calmness of those in their mellow years is thrown
out of society, his wisdom wasted. Well, the people of our world have a
lot to learn, a lot, a lot to learn.
Bangkok, Thailand December 28, 1999 (Originally in Chinese)
Nowadays, people put their elderly relatives in pensioners' home. What
a pity it is to relegate these sources of great wisdom to such homes without
making use of them! You should not abandon our precious older citizens
to old age homes. You should treasure them, for they are the most capable
people in society, and we have much to learn from their wisdom and experiences.
If you let the older people help you raise your children, the younger generation
will become smarter more quickly.
Your children and grandchildren love their grandmas and grandpas most dearly,
because the old and the young are highly compatible. Children are simple
and naive, and elderly people know many things but do not talk on and on,
nag, or try to control them too much. They impose restrictions on their
grandchildren when the occasion demands, and let them develop on their
own at other times. They are not like young parents, who often talk too
much and argue meaninglessly. I think it is best to leave your children
in the care of their grandparents as soon as they are born, and then work
to sustain the family. Each one has a different job to do. Young parents
still need to learn a lot and there is not much that they can teach their
children. People in ancient times had great respect for their parents and
the elderly, who consequently lived longer. Although the situation is different
today, it is all right. You will come to learn about this more over time.
By sister initiate Ling Gao, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. (Originally in English)
As a child, I lived with my grandparents for about ten years, and wasn't
aware of what I was going to miss from my life until both of them passed
away.
Although my grandparents were quiet by nature, I always enjoyed conversing
with my grandpa. Talking to him was like reading a living history book.
He even taught me one of his favorite Elvis Presley songs," Are You
Lonesome Tonight," when he was 80. My grandpa also brought many historical
events to life for me and gave me the inspiration to explore the unknown
world. In addition, he taught me that each individual can make a difference
in the world.
There was a sense of peacefulness and homecoming whenever I was around
my grandparents. Their room was my shelter. Whenever I had problems outside,
just looking at them would dispel my sorrow. God was showing me through
them that none of my problems was very important, and that life went on
no matter what.
Being so young, I wasn't the one who took care of their daily needs. It
was my parents who fed them, put them to bed, gave them their baths, and
took them to the hospital. However, my parents were too busy, both at work
and at home, to have a meaningful relationship with them.
I miss the presence of my grandparents' quiet endurance and wisdom, and
regret not spending enough time with them when they were alive. I think
the elderly are some of the greatest treasures in this world. The young
can learn a great deal from them, and in return can take care of them when
they become physically weak. Perhaps God intended it this way, but without
spiritual practice and meditating in the right way, people tend to forget,
or just don't have enough energy to deal with the responsibility of caring
for older people. If my parents and grandparents had practiced the Quan
Yin Method, I believe they would have enjoyed each other's presence much
more.
Chungli, Formosa, February 25, 1989 (Originally in Chinese)
A medical team once went on a search for the key to longevity, hoping to
share its findings with the public. It visited a number of primitive tribes
and remote areas, where the inhabitants lived longer than the normal life
span and looked younger and more innocent than most people.
On the first leg of its journey, the team visited a tribe of good-looking
people. Although some of the tribesmen were well advanced in years, they
still looked happy and healthy and had beautiful complexions. "What
is your secret?" The doctors asked, "Why is it that you are able
to live so long, yet remain young and happy?" They had little to worry
about, they said. They had enough to eat, and had no competition, complicated
business dealings, or jealousy among them. They just lived together naturally
and peacefully. They ate simple food that was neither too spicy nor too
sweet. They had no chocolate, for example. They did not even know what
candy was, so their teeth were in good condition. (That's what I heard.
I don't mean that you cannot eat candy.) So the doctors learned and recorded
their findings about the key to longevity, which included not eating too
many candies, sweet cookies, or spicy foods, and experiencing no competition,
jealousy, business problems, or disputes.
Then the team moved on to another special place, where the inhabitants
revealed a new secret in addition to those the team had already recorded:
having less physical relations with one's spouse. They stopped having such
relations after they had had two or three children. This way, they saved
more energy and lived longer. Well, the doctors recorded this, too.
Then they came to a third place. It was more prosperous, exciting, colorful,
busy, and noisy, and was enjoying a business boom. The first local person
they met was an old man. Despite his elderly looks, white hair, and wrinkled
face, he looked fine. With great respect, the doctors asked him what his
secret was. He ate, drank, and indulged in daily merrymaking, he said,
adding that he also smoked, consumed meat, and had new girlfriends every
day. The doctors shook their heads and said, "Wow! This is new to
us." The man's comments contradicted all the earlier concepts that
they had learned about longevity, which were to eat simply, lead a pure
life, and have fewer sexual relations. How come everything was upside down
here? In great surprise and admiration, the doctors exclaimed, "Only
God knows why this is so!" It was beyond their understanding. So they
gave the man a cigarette to make friends with him. Then they took him to
a bar, where he drank alcohol as though it were water. The doctors then
admired him even more. One of them could not help but ask, "May I
ask, uncle, how old you are?" And what was his reply? "Thirty,"
he said.
November 13, 1993 Houston, Texas, U.S.A. (Originally in English)
My health is good even though I am fragile, and sometimes I am sick. But
my health is good compared to many other people. I have it easy, because
I have it with the Spirit. I turn to the highest reservoir of all strength,
wisdom and blessing; I don't work alone. I don't work with the limited
physical strength and the very narrow brainpower. I work with the greatest
storehouse of intelligence; therefore, I am never in conflict. That's why
my life is easy.
The lives of all the Quan Yin practitioners who meditate, who quiet down
and listen to the advice of the Inner Power, (Master points to Her wisdom
eye), are easier, day-by-day. We turn to the greatest strength for help;
we don't work with our limited, fragile physical body. When we have trouble,
it is because we work with the limited computer, the brain, and we work
with the limited muscles, the body. We don't know, and we forsake the higher
efficient Power.
By sister initiate Gao from Shanxi, Mainland China
When sister Cui was five years old, she suffered an accidental fall and
sustained severe bone fractures. Medical examinations at several hospitals
concluded that she had a bone disease called osteoporosis.
Sister Cui could neither stand nor walk. She and her parents were heart-broken.
Life and the many dreams she entertained lost their luster as she spent
the next five years in a wheelchair. When she saw other children happily
going to school, she was overcome by tears of envy. She lost faith and
the will to live.
It was during this time of depression and dejection that an old sister
knocked on sister Cui's door and offered her a copy of Master's sample
booklet. God's great love gave her encouragement and soothed her inner
heart. On that very day, sister Cui became a vegetarian. Master's teachings
and endless blessings nourished her soul like a spring shower reviving
the arid desert after a long drought.
A few weeks later, a miracle took place. The little girl began to walk,
supporting herself by pressing her hands against a wall. In December 1995,
she received the initiation she had long dreamed about. She followed Master's
instructions, practicing with deep sincerity and humility. After some time,
she said good-bye to her wheelchair and even learned to ride a bike.
A few months ago, some of our fellow initiates visited sister Cui and found
that she was no longer the girl they had carried on their backs to the
initiation. Calmly, she told them with a smile, "If I had not met
Mommy Ching Hai, I am not sure if I could have found the confidence to
live on."
We learned that she was studying English and Japanese by herself at home,
and was pretty good at writing. She wants to become great in spirit and
follow Master's footsteps by devoting herself to public service.
On September 19, 1989, I had a car accident and sustained severe injuries
to my cerebellum, or "little brain". I had a CAT scan at a local
hospital, and the doctors there informed my family that I was in critical
condition. During the next 35 days in the hospital, whenever I closed my
eyes, I would see a group of identical saints sitting in a circle, meditating
by my bedside, and was convinced that I would live. A head operation was
scheduled but postponed several times, when brain surgeons discovered to
their astonishment that the hematoma (blood clot) in my cerebellum was
shrinking rapidly. The recovery process was taking place faster than in
a 20-year-old person. And I was almost 51 then.
As a result, I did not undergo the risky brain surgery, which had a survival
rate of only eight percent. I recovered rapidly and returned home. But
very soon, I found that I had lost my sense of smell and taste. I could
no longer detect odors or flavors.
One day, two months later, I suddenly "sensed" a strong fragrance
in my throat during both inhalation and exhalation. Since it was stronger
during inhalation, I frequently took deep breaths to enjoy this aromatic
smell. I could not tell what it was, for the strong and extraordinary fragrance,
which one could only call "perfect", was an unprecedented experience
in my 51 year lifetime. It was something out of this world! The fragrance
remained with me day and night, but after a few months, I could only detect
it occasionally and less strongly, before it finally faded away in May
or June of 1991. Then, in 1994, I again experienced this fragrance for
a while. Although I was sure that it did not belong to this world, I had
no idea where it came from.
In May 1997, I received initiation, and my throat began to "sense"
the same incredibly exquisite fragrance again; so did my chest and the
back of my mouth. The fragrance was very extraordinary, unique and refreshing,
coming from the heart and going directly to the marrow, exactly the same
as the fragrance I had sensed in the early 1990s. Sometimes it stays continuously
for a few days and sometimes it comes intermittently, but it is almost
always with me. If it is not there, when I meditate well or after meditating
on the sound for 90 minutes, and also when I watch Master's videotaped
lectures, listen to Her audio recordings, read Her books and even when
I am about to open Her books, it will come again continuously or intermittently.
Even if I'm doing nothing at all, it will also arise naturally.
In fact, at this very moment, while writing this article, I can sense this
fragrance in my throat. I know that it is the same experience I had earlier,
and that it comes from the same Source. It is the fragrance of Master,
God, and the Saints. It proves that Master is not one of us earthly people.
She is a Saint from the higher worlds. And I know that this fragrance is
a special blessing from Her.
After initiation, when I read the bound edition of the News Magazine, No.1,
I learned that Master had been traveling on a lecture tour of Shanghai,
Hangzhou, Xiamen, Quanzhou, and Guangzhou in southeastern China in September
of 1989. I realized then that I had an affinity with Her and that it was
Her transformation body that had saved me when I was in the hospital, for
it was the same fragrance I had sensed during my recovery and after my
initiation. Seven years before my initiation, She had allowed me to experience
Her presence through the fragrance sent from the heavenly Saints!
Should we think that we are great at all, then we are not great.
Brisbane, Australia March 19, 1993
To kill our ego is to merge ourselves with God. When we are one with God,
then we lose ourselves. It's as simple as that.
CA, U.S.A. May 27, 1989
Here in this world, the mind controls everything. The preconceived ideas
-- the prejudices, the collected data, control everything and make us forget
our inborn Nature and that we are not these preconceived ideas. We are
not to forget our judgment; we have to find our inborn Wisdom.
CA, U.S.A. May 27, 1989
Being quiet doesn't mean being empty of anything, but quiet of unnecessary
burdens and prejudice, quiet of all kinds of nonsense and desires and cravings
for impossible things, and quiet in order to be able to be of service,
to have intelligence, and for pure Intelligence to appear.
I watch the TV program "A Journey through Aesthetic Realms" every
Saturday at 8:30AM on KSCI Channel 18. And I wanted to write in and give
You feedback that the programs are really, really nice.
The thing that attracted me first about the TV program were Your words.
Something in my heart resonated and I perceived them inwardly. A bell went
off and said I needed to investigate more, so I told myself that I needed
to call and find out when this program aired and more about the program.
Since I called in to the Entertainment Department who takes care of the
Program, I have set my life to waking up at 8:30AM to watch the program
on Channel 18. And I watch it in its entirety. I don't get water. I don't
step away from the television. And I don't really watch a lot of television,
but I'm making an exception to see the program because it's great. I love
the program! It's done very well. The production team, the sound team,
and the editing team do a good job. I have even told all the members of
my church about "A Journey through Aesthetic Realms."
And the entertainment part- I think it's phenomenal. Your poetry, Your
music, Your words all being performed by the artists. I think it's phenomenal.
I think You're definitely awesome! Words cannot explain or encompass what
I experience when I'm watching the program. It's beyond words. It gets
two thumbs up! It gets four stars! I will probably continue to watch this
program for as long as it is on the air it because I am motivated by it.
It's wonderful that You do so much for the planet. You donate through Your
music, through Your art, through Your poetry. Your Association gets extraordinary
people to get together to do benefit concerts and then You make donations
available to other people who are less fortunate. I think it's awesome!
While living in a refugee camp in Galang, Indonesia, the other residents
and I received many gifts from You throughout 1994 and 1995. Although they
were humble contributions, we felt Your love for the refugees in Galang
as well as for humanity at large, which is still caught in the sea of the
world's suffering. Each time I used a towel or enjoyed a bag of instant
noodles or hot rice cereal, I thought of You.
When I came to the United States in the fall of 1998, I heard that a musical
concert was being held by Your Association for the benefit of poor and
sick children. I liked the idea very much. However, because I had just
arrived in the U. S. with a wife and two young children, ages 11 and 12,
I had no means to go to the concert. Although I could not see You in person,
I was still very happy that I could watch You on television. It really
warmed our hearts in this new land. You have followed the footsteps of
the greatest saints to save sentient beings from this world of suffering.
With all sincerity, I would like to send You my deepest gratitude as well
as that of all the world's people for providing us with spiritual guidance
to pursue our deepest wishes. May God bless You with peace, health and
happiness, so that You can continue to save sentient beings. Once again,
please accept my gratitude.
Although previous research had established that drinking more than four
cups of green tea per day seemed to lower the risk of cancer, no one understood
why. Recently, however, Purdue University researchers Dorothy and D. James
Morre have linked EGCg, a compound found in green tea, with anti-cancer
effects. Their research results were presented on December 14, 1999 at
the 38th annual meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology in San
Francisco.
According to their study, EGCg inhibits the activity of tNOX, an enzyme
required for cancer cell growth. When tNOX activity is inhibited, cancerous
cells eventually die. The researchers also found that while EGCg can kill
cultured cancer cells, it has no ill effects on healthy cells.
In addition, the researchers discovered that green tea leaves are rich
in the anti-cancer compound EGCg. Their findings suggest that the cancer-fighting
properties of EGCg, along with its high concentrations in green tea, might
explain why drinking more than four cups of green tea a day can slow or
even prevent the growth of cancer cells in the body.
