The Supreme Master Ching Hai E-news Magazine No.114

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Aphorisms

Panorama of Events

Spirituality & Science: The Secrets Revealed by Master's Hair/ How Can A Hair Tell You So Much Information?

Cinema Scene: My Insights from Watching Apollo 13

Spiritual Correspondence Between Master and Disciples: Before and After Initiation

Elevation of the Soul: Supreme Master Ching Hai's Latest Video Tapes

Vegetarian Restaurants around the World

Master Tells Jokes: Master's Degree/ Know and Not Know/ An Eye for An Eye 

Pearls of Wisdom: Become Greater and Greater/ Like a Lotus Born from the Mud

Love in Action: Caring for Teenagers/ Relief Funds for Needy Households & Activities Expenditures in Formosa for May and June 2000

Front Line: A New Quan Yin Video Web Site

A little Message


Quan Yin WWW Sites
 


Aphorisms

Spoken by Supreme Master Ching Hai
Panama November 29, 1989 
(Originally in English) 
Each time we take any action, we reflect what God thinks of our action. If what we are doing pleases God, then it is righteous. 

Spoken by Supreme Master Ching Hai
Panama November 29, 1989 
(Originally in English) 
If we treat everyone as a brother and sister, then soon, all differentiation, all hatred, and all misunderstanding will be erased. 

Spoken by Supreme Master Ching Hai, Hsihu, Formosa
November 26, 1989
(Originally in Chinese)
If we spiritual practitioners still have fears, preferences, and needs, then we are still not 100 percent true.

Spoken by Supreme Master Ching Hai, Hsihu, Formosa
December 6, 1988
(Originally in Chinese)
We spiritual practitioners should speak the truth. Why? It is because we are seeking the Truth. Speaking words that are not true only brings harm to us.

Spoken by Supreme Master Ching Hai, Hsihu, Formosa
December 20, 1988
(Originally in Chinese)
In this world, we cannot be too impatient. When we want something, we should try not to want it, and then it will become ours. This is very strange. The more we want something, the further it will be from our reach. The same is true for enlightenment and attainment of the Truth. By no means should we push God anxiously and nervously to let us become Buddhas. Instead, we should remain calm and cool, and just fulfill our daily obligations.

Spoken by Supreme Master Ching Hai, Hsihu, Formosa
January 12, 1989
(Originally in Chinese)
We should think more positively, optimistically, and courageously, and then it will become a habit, for everything is created by the mind.


Panorama of Events

Report from Korea 

Korea Is Lovingly Embraced by the Ocean of Love

[Seoul] On May 8, 2000, before beginning Her lecture in Seoul, Master asked the 10,000 people in attendance to pray for peace between South and North Korea. So, the audience members offered a brief prayer with Her in the lecture hall. Then, on June 13, the 50th anniversary of the Korean War, as the world watched in anticipation, the presidents of South and North Korea held a historic summit meeting. They agreed to begin a cultural exchange program and to allow long-separated family members from the north and south to see each other. Since the War, Korea has remained the only divided country in the world, so the Korean people are having a difficult time adjusting to the drastic changes in their history brought about by the summit. The situation is similar to the signing of the Kosovo Peace Agreement last year, just at the moment when Master's European lecture tour ended. The two Koreas began to swiftly move toward peace immediately after Master's Oceania and Asia Lecture Tour was completed. 

The fact that the Korean people can not believe that such a major historical change has occurred is very natural, since even political experts did not expect it. Powerful countries related to the Korean peninsula were also very doubtful about the actual results of the summit meeting, just like many Korean people who had long been disappointed by previous meetings between North and South Korea. However, the meeting surprised the world as the two presidents produced epochal results, agreeing to work together for the reunification of the two Koreas! 

In August, estranged family members from North and South Korea will begin visiting each other. The two leaders also agreed to cooperate in the areas of culture, sports, economics, etc., and the leader of North Korea promised to visit South Korea some time in the future. 

The vibrations of peace and love are now spreading throughout the Korean peninsula, after it was lovingly embraced by our beloved Master Ching Hai during Her Ocean of Love Tour. 


Report from Korea
 

A Video Seminar: 
The Way to Open Your Omnipotent Inner Power 

[Andong] On Sunday, July 9, a seminar featuring Master's videos was held in Andong, Korea with the theme, "The Way to Open Your Omnipotent Inner Power: How to Live a Life of Truth, Virtue and Beauty." Andong is widely known as a city of high etiquette. It also has preserved traditional Korean culture well. 

Despite extremely hot summer weather in the area, the sincere brothers and sisters from the Andong Center and from Pusan, Taegu, Taejon, and other cities came to Andong to put up posters and spread flyers. The temperature on the day of the seminar was 30 degree Celsius, so there were few people on the streets. However, one hour before the seminar began, Truth seekers began to appear at the lecture hall. One young seeker rushed to the hall for several hours upon learning of the event on the Internet, and when he arrived, his face was filled with delight about Master. 

During the entire presentation, people kept watching Master's video without moving. The video session was followed by many questions, and people showed their happiness with the excellent answers of the Quan Yin messenger by clapping enthusiastically. 

Many people applied for initiation and to learn the Convenient Method. And afterwards, vegetarian dumplings were provided, along with blessed candies. Some applicants later enjoyed dinner with initiates at the Andong Center. People went home with the blessing of Master, while expressing thanks for the kindness of our brothers and sisters.



 Spirituality & Science

Spoken by Supreme Master Ching Hai
Group Meditation in Korea
May 20, 2000
(Originally in English)

The Secrets Revealed by Master's Hair

In Korea, some people invented a very interesting machine that can tell you about your DNA, your sickness and everything, and, by the way, can tell how many chakras you have open and how much. Maybe you can go and check it out. [Laughter] I was very tired this time, and one of the brothers, who knows someone who invented a machine like that, took my hair and went there to check it out. The person didn't know who I am, and the brother did not tell. So, he came back with the whole list: all the chakras are open, and to the highest degree. [Applause] 

Perfect Enlightenment and the Body Code

Also interestingly, the person found a body code. He said that he had never seen a body code like this before and anyone who has this body code can be enlightened anytime, suddenly. So, maybe that's why I was enlightened so quickly. If you want to blame anything, blame my body code. The Buddha had a different body code, I guess. His body code takes six years for enlightenment; my body code takes six months.  (laughed)

Is our brother here? He's one of your brothers. He was taking my hair to check my disease only. And the doctor was very surprised, and said, "Who is this? It's an honor to work for a patient like this. Who is this patient?" He kept asking about this all the time; I don't know how to explain, either. I don't know why I was enlightened quickly. Brother, you explain. Tell them everything you told me yesterday.

The Other-Worldly Machine

Disciple (Dr. Kim) (Originally narrated in Korean): It is a kind of magnetic measurement tool. The usual people have a chakra degree of 4, 7, or something like that, but You have twenty-one. The person who was operating the machine was very surprised and very honored to have this kind of person's hair. This machine might be used in the higher worlds already, so it's very good of the person who invented this machine. Usually a person's body code can be divided into 64 systems. But Your code is very special; he had never seen it before. He said he was very honored to see that, and the person who has this hair could get enlightenment immediately. The person who invented the machine and the person who operates the company are also spiritual practitioners like us. Maybe they make special things, not ordinary ones.

M: He's not a disciple. He didn't know that the hair belongs to me. Only after he had the results, he asked, "Who is this person?" But I told him to keep quiet. Today you pressured me two or three times about why I got complete enlightenment so quickly and others do not. I forgot and I blurted it out, but there's nothing secret, nothing. 

D: As to the chakra, the invisible halo or aura of an enlightened Master can be measured by the machine." 

M: It can measure that, yes. This machine is very advanced; not everyone can use it. He just found this out by accident. We did not mean to find out about this; it just came out by chance, by the way. It was hot cold, hot cold, so fast, and I kept changing clothes back and forth. The body temperatures were very different and I felt very tired, so the brother worried that I might have some serious disease. He said that in Korea they had invented a very good machine that can tell the disease by the hair, so he asked me for some hair. I cut some and gave it to him. And in case, because I had dyed my hair and it would maybe not be accurate, I gave some old, long, black hair that a resident had. He gave them together, and both hairs had the same results. [Applause] 

I am very thrilled. Once he introduced the machine to me, I knew what it was, and I am very happy for Korea that they have such a machine. It is not from this world. It is transmitted through this person to use, to help humankind in this world. It's not one of the best, the highest in the higher worlds, but it's useful for this world. He is a very rare person; he is a scientist from another world. But, of course, I cannot prove it to you, never mind; I am just telling the brother. This machine is so advanced that ordinary people cannot use it; ordinary doctors cannot use it even though they have buttons and things like a computer. You have to concentrate here (Master points to Her wisdom eye) in order to operate the machine. Even though he is not a Quan Yin practitioner, he practices another meditation method and his concentration is very deep -- deep enough to contact the inner world to have instructions to make this machine. He brought it with him. 

I think in some other country like America or Japan, they also have a similar machine. Soon in the future, we will use this kind or a similar kind to discover and heal sickness. You can walk into a room full of these vibrations from the machine and be healed. You won't need too many operations and too much medicine that are so painful. In one of the very, very first talks to the Formosan disciples, I mentioned how people heal in the higher worlds. They just use light and vibration. This is one fraction of the ways on the more advanced planets. 

Our brother also got a machine and tried to use it, but only when he concentrated well would the machine answer him. If he thought of any other kind of things, the machine wouldn't respond. It's just like UFO's or other phenomena. Even if we had UFO's on this planet, rarely could people use them because you have to use the mind, be trained in the mind -- not in the technique and in the hand, but trained in the mind, programmed in the mind; they use the mind power to operate the machine. It's very interesting that our world is getting something from the higher dimensions, the higher planets. 

Actually, I'm just happy to tell you that I am not sick of any kind-- just overly tired. [Applause] Anyway, in order to find out whether I am sick or not, he had to find my body type, body code, from the sixty-four. Humans are divided into sixty-four kinds of body types and eight patterns can have cancer. If your body code fits in those eight types, then you are prone to cancer. Every body type has different categories, like the special eight types are for cancer and are called "cancer type". People in these eight kinds of body codes have cancer, genetically have cancer, or are easily prone to cancer. And, for example, if you are in that type of body type and you smoke, and you drink as well, then you will get cancer more easily and more definitely than other body types. In order to find out whether I have any sickness, he had to find my body type and therefore, he realized that the body type is so rare. He had never seen this before, and he's a very famous doctor here; he's seen hundreds of thousands, and maybe millions of people. I'm very impressed by his invention and his deep concentration. He's a very dedicated scientist. 

I hope that in the future more doctors can be trained to use this machine. It would be very helpful to the patients. They won't need to go through a lot of probing, poking, and needles for all kinds of blood and samples. These are very painful procedures to find out what your sickness is. This is very simple. Some samples of your hair, and they can tell you everything -- if the doctor can use the machine. Otherwise, the machine doesn't respond. 

Anyway, I am so happy for the Korean people. Because they concentrate very deeply, they have a lot of things. I'm very grateful for the other doctor's dedication. He found out about my unique, exceptional body code just because he wanted to find my sickness, not because he knew who I am and was trying to find out anything. It's just by accident that he found out. And then he found out about all the chakras just also by chance. 

It's funny that yesterday I got it, and today you asked everything about why I was enlightened so quickly, and why no one else is the same; and why the Buddha took six years, and Jesus long years. I don't know, maybe it was my body code. The doctor said this type of body code is very rare. He had never seen it before. Whoever has this body code can get enlightened any time; I mean, at any time he or she can be enlightened. So maybe that's why when I wanted enlightenment, I got it right away. Six months were for the complete, but the immediate, I already had. 

The Power of Concentration

(D: Thank You, Master, for praising the machine.) No, I am praising the doctor, the inventor of the machine. The machine is useless without his mind, without his concentration and dedication. It's he who makes the machine work. He brought his power and knowledge from the higher world because the machine, if given to someone who doesn't have concentration power, won't work. The brother said if he thinks of all kinds of stupid things or any other thing instead of concentrating, the machine doesn't respond to him. So he has to concentrate. You see; the power of concentration can even move machines. All the UFO's you have heard of are all operated by mind power, concentration power. 

Is there anyone else who wants to get complete enlightenment in a short time? You are all enlightened already. It is just that you have to concentrate on enlightenment and know yourself better. You concentrate a little and you think of every other thing, and you concentrate a little again and remember every other thing instead of your great Self. That's why you are not completely aware of your greatness. It's not that you are not enlightened; you are. But to be aware of the complete enlightenment, you must devote more time, more concentration. It's difficult. 

I was a little blind -- blind for enlightenment. Suppose, now that I know everything already, you tell me, "Go back to the Himalayas; you will get more enlightenment." I would say, "No, thank you!" At that time, I was blind. I was blindly in love with God alone, and too stupid to be aware of danger, any trouble or any impossibility. Now, my eyes are opened already, my wisdom eye is also opened, and I'm scared of what I did. I could not do it again. It is okay if you are really so blind like that; you would get it. God looked down and said, "My God, what a stupid kid! I have to protect her. She wants it so much that she became so stupid and blind. Okay, give her the enlightenment so she won't die." [Laughter] God felt sorry for me, I guess. 

Remember the story I told you about two guys who were seeking enlightenment? One was a monk, and he practiced diligently. Every day, he hanged one leg with an iron chain to the tree. He hanged himself there all day to get enlightenment. And then there was another guy who also wanted enlightenment, but he didn't know what to do. He happened to pass by and see the monk hanging by one leg with the iron chain to the tree, and he said, "What are you doing?" And the monk said, "I heard that if you hang by your leg on the tree like that, God will feel sorry for you and you'd have enlightenment." So, when the second guy heard that, he went and found anything, some straw, and put the straw together and made a very quick and simple straw string. Then he prepared to hang his leg from the tree, and the monk said, "Oh my God, are you stupid! You know I have been hanging with the iron chain so long already, and I still haven't got enlightenment. If you hang with a straw rope like that, you might fall down and die before you get enlightenment. You go and find an iron chain; it's safer." But the second guy said, "I don't have time to wait; it's okay." And so he hanged himself, and his rope broke, of course, because it was straw and very stupidly put together. And God came and caught him, and didn't let him die, squash himself on the rock. And so the one with the iron chain complained, "My Lord, what kind of God You are! I have hanged myself for many years already, and You never appeared to me; and this stupid guy comes along with a straw string and then You appeared to him, helped him, and protected him! What kind of God is this?" 

I hope you don't hang yourself tonight; this is just a parable. I don't have any stories about myself, so I borrowed a story of other people. I don't have stories like Jesus and Buddha, so I borrow them. There's no need to have stories about myself. There's plenty already from them that I can borrow, and never finish. In the Buddha and Jesus' time, maybe they had a lot of time, they had nothing much to do, and this life, we are busy -- immediate enlightenment or nothing! Everything nowadays is very fast. We have to go with the fashion, with the era. 

Quan Yin Method Enhances the Body Code

D: Master, I have a question about body type. I would like to know if we practice the Quan Yin Method, could our body code be changed after we practice the Quan Yin Method? 

I don't think so. I think you have to go and ask the inventor. I don't think it changes because there are two types of hair that I gave to the doctor: the one that's now, the new one, just cut yesterday, and the one that the resident gave from a long time before when I still had long hair. And the two hairs gave the same results, so that means even though I have practiced long since then I still haven't changed. That means we don't change; we're born with it. But we could change our vibrations, change everything else, adding to it. The body code is just something physical. But then certain types have certain types of body code, I guess. But anyway, the brother can experience something new and maybe he will report to you. 

D: The code never changes. 

The body code, I guess, is just like your appearance -- already there. But you could add in just by practicing the Quan Yin Method, just glorify it, that's all. Like your face is like that; you could put on more makeup and change your hairstyle to make you look more beautiful, but your face doesn't change. I don't think the body code changes, but it helps to practice the Quan Yin Method. For example, you have cancer, it becomes less, or it disappears. Many of our brothers and sisters have this kind of story. It helps a lot.

How Can A Hair Tell You So Much Information?

By the Korean News Group 
(Originally in Korean)
 

When Master was staying in Korea recently, She was very sick. To find out the reason for the sickness, an initiated Korean brother who was an oriental medicine doctor took some of Master's hair to a person who had developed a special machine. The machine is called a "MRT" (Magnetic Resonance Tester). The machine can tell the reason for the sickness and many other states using only a hair from the person. 

While testing Her hair, he was extremely surprised. He had never seen such a hair. According to the results, Master was just tired, and not sick. But the point is that She is very pure and all Her chakras are perfectly open. Also, according to the machine, Her vibration was the highest one. After knowing that, he felt highly honored to have the opportunity of testing that kind of hair. He also said that the person who has the hair could get enlightenment at any time. He was not an initiate and not aware that it was Master's hair. 

Later, we interviewed the person who developed the machine in order to obtain a more scientific view on these results and interpretations.

Origin of the MRT

Q: What is the MRT? How did it come into being? 

A: The human body has an information field (magnetic field) of subtle energy called the aura, or chi in oriental medicine. The information transmission systems between the cerebrum and each internal organ, etc. are included in the information field. Now, this machine is equipped with a sensor for reading such life information, which exists in the form of the subtle magnetic field of a living body, so we call it the "Magnetic Resonance Tester."

Let me compare the MRT with the MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) that is used in western medicine. They are the same in terms of making use of magnetic energy. However, in the case of the MRI, the magnetism of a very high gauss level is radiated to the human body. The magnetic energy causes a resonance phenomenon with the hydrogen that is contained in the moisture within the body. Then the phenomenon is processed into an image. The MRI is only for humans. In the case of the MRT, it reads the living body's information in terms of the natural living body magnetism of a subtle form. Therefore, anything that has the wave information of the body such as hair, blood, urine, etc. can be taken for testing. Using such materials, we can simply read the general information of the human body. 

The former version of the MRT is the MRA (Magnetic Resonance Angiograph), which was developed in the U.S.A. about 20 years ago. The MRA was based on the theory that a resonance phenomenon happens when this energy and that energy have the same frequency. So, we can say that the MRT is the same as the MRA in terms of the hardware concept. However, the MRT is much more developed in its features. Creative modifications with continuous research gave birth to the MRT. The MRT came to be equipped with a unique feature, which has to do with the invisible world, the oriental concept of chi, and the concept of oriental medicine. 

Arrangement of the Human Body

The MRT's performance, most of all, is recognized by its inherited constitution test. The machine gets hereditary body information by sensing the polarity pattern that is contained in the living body or matter in nature. That is, the polarity of the human body is recognized as the arrangement pattern. So far, the analysis can be done up to six levels. Therefore, the human body can basically be classified into 64 patterns. A human has one unique arrangement pattern of polarity without exception. The pattern is inherited and not changed for life. 

If we analyze the characteristics of the arrangement pattern of polarity, we can get heredity information of a person. That is, we can know one's inherited constitution, postnatal diseases, health, etc. The GENOME project is also reading heredity information of the human body, but in it, the scientists are looking into the structural pattern of DNA; however, the MRT reads the invisible polarity information, which is read by the energy form.

The concept of reading information of the polarity arrangement is based on "The Book of Changes". (I-Ching) It's like computers that use zero and one. So we can say "The Book of Changes" is the natural "digitalogy" or "polarity arrangementlogy". The polarity arrangement has 64 patterns. The first level is non-polarity, from which Yin and Yang (bipolar) come. From Yin and Yang, 4 shapes and 8, 16, 32, and 64 patterns emerge. From the 8 patterns, the material and concrete, phenomenal world are explained. In the energy level, there are 4 shapes, and the more abstract concepts, aura, chakras, etc. are included here. 

Q: Can we get non-material information also, and to what extent? 

A: Anything that exists as an energy form has a measurable resonance phenomenon, and thus can be the object of measurement. Therefore, the human body, or hair, urine, blood, etc. can be tested also.

This machine is useful in understanding the origin of material, the original element of material contained in materials. Conventional science is limited in recognizing the original step of materials. It seems like conventional science is based on material while spiritual science has nothing to do with it. However, the material and the original element of material (non-material) cannot be separated. The formless energy patterns contained in material can be read, thus the material can be understood. It is very useful in understanding materials.
Chakras, which are called "Energy Centers," and the auric field (composed wave), which is the collection of general information, can be read by reading the energy. 

Measuring Master's Degree of Enlightenment

Q: Does it mean that you can measure the degree of enlightenment?

A: Yes, it is available to some extent. Originally, this machine was developed for medical purposes and our main concerns are limited to medical fields now. However, chakras and the aura can be analyzed, coded, and digitized since they are also energy forms. 

In the case of Master Ching Hai, Her hair test results were that Her aura was so pure and clear. It was very interesting; so, I did the chakra test also. The result was that all the chakras are open. The machine has chakra codes already included; however, we do not teach people about that because it is not generally used in the medical field. 

Inner enlightenment is expressed in the form of light or energy radiation. The machine can analyze and digitize such energy form, color, volume, etc. to a certain extent. That is, the degree of enlightenment (consciousness level) can be tested by the form and volume of the aura. 

When the time comes, I hope to research deeper into the spiritual world. One can check his/her own practice and status. Chakras are related to both body and consciousness, so we can get information on body and consciousness with the chakras. I believe our consciousness can be perfect when our body is perfect. So, taking care of the body will help spiritual practice. The chakra test is related to body condition and diseases, but it is not directly related to the level of consciousness. 

Medicine of the Future Available Now

Q: What are the noticeable accomplishments in the medical field?

The machine tests the polarity arrangement pattern of the human body to 6 levels, so there are 64 patterns. We can get one's heredity information regarding the body by observing such patterns. For instance, cancer can occur only in 8 patterns without exception. This has been proved. Leukemia falls into 2 patterns. This heredity constitution test can help to prevent hard-to-cure diseases such as cancer, leukemia, etc. By the organ test in western medicine, cancer can be found only when an abscess of 1 cm (100 million cells) or bigger exists. That is, the disease is found when it has already progressed significantly; the MRA can read a few cells, and so does the MRT. But the MRT can predict the possibility of cancer even before a cancer cell occurs by reading the polarity arrangement pattern. Early diagnosis is the most important in cancer. Cancer can be cured if it is found in the early stages. 

The MRT has 2,300 codes embedded so far. We can get specific information on the body by the resonance with such codes. The GENOME project will take a lot of time and expense to actually benefit people. Compared to this, the MRT is easier and cheaper. Cancer-causing materials can be tracked also. 

Q: How are diseases cured?

A: Every disease has a reason behind it. It's the activity of small elements composing a cell. A cell with disease is the cell that has been changed in terms of chi and the small elements. The cure is achieved by correcting the state in which the vibration is confused and unbalanced. By setting the codes of normal cells, it can generate normal cells and positive and healthy chi. Using several methods, this information can be transmitted to the body to correct confused information. Second, it can return to the original pattern (original constitution). Third, it can recharge the non-polarity energy.

The functions of the non-polarity field (energy without polarity) are very special. It removes negative disease information and preserves inherited, healthy, and positive information, and so it returns the body to the most positive state. This explains why spiritual practice can heal all diseases. The most original and perfect state is non-polarity. Master Ching Hai had the non-polarity resonance level of 21, which is the highest value. The level can tell one's degree of practice. 

Q: How can the MRT be used in research?

A: It is now used mainly for medical purposes, but it can be used in any area where life (heredity) information can be utilized such as agriculture, forestry, export/import control (customs), etc. For instance, we can test the characteristics and purity of foods and medicines, etc. very simply and economically.

Q: Does the testing need concentration of the mind?

A: The information is very subtle, and thus can be interfered with by the user's confused mind or some actions. So, the user needs to have a quiet mind. 
 



Cinema Scene

My Insights from Watching Apollo 13 
By Ya Li, Taipei, Formosa 

When I recently saw some TV film clips from the movie Apollo 13, it brought back memories of the time when we watched this movie with Master. 

The movie was about a team of three astronauts on an expedition to the moon. Just before they set off, one of the teammates was suspected of having a measles infection and had to be replaced. The space trip that followed was ill-fated; the spacecraft was accidentally damaged before the astronauts reached the moon, forcing them to head back immediately. 

Their journey home was full of danger. The spacecraft was damaged, its instruments malfunctioned, ice condensed inside its passenger compartment, and the craft went offcourse and did not have sufficient driving power. All of these problems presented the most severe trials to human intelligence. 

In the vast and boundless universe, the three astronauts worked together to find their way home. Facing an uncertain future, they fought with all their might to save their lives, but at the same time, they looked at the moon with deep regret, as they were filled with frustration by their unsuccessful attempt to explore the mysterious galaxy. 

Meanwhile, a group of top scientists on Earth was trying all possible means to bring them home. The whole of humankind prayed for the astronauts' safety. In the end, the astronaut who had been replaced worked in the spacecraft simulator that only he was most familiar with, in order to find a safe solution to his teammates' problems. In this case, his replacement by another astronaut turned out to be God's merciful arrangement. 

Usually, after watching a movie, Master would ask us whether we wanted to watch another one. However, after watching Apollo 13, She just stood up and left without saying a word. It was as though She too had suffered, both in body and mind, the agony of the astronauts in their life-and-death struggle, and was saddened by the heavy price that human beings pay in exploring the universe. 

Humans exhaust their intelligence and financial resources, and even sacrifice their lives, just to unravel a small part of the mystery of the universe. And unfortunately, very few people are aware that an Enlightened Master is living in the world and imparting the most superb Quan Yin Method, which enables us to safely traverse the universe at any time without costing a cent. How many people are wise enough to have received this grace bestowed by God? 

It is a human being's perpetual aspiration to understand the universe and to realize the Truth. However, the world's over-developed technology has led humankind to overlook the metaphysical aspect of spirituality. Only when we are perfectly prepared in body, mind and spirit to explore the Truth can we meet a true Master. And it is only through the grace of an Enlightened Master that we can lift the veil of ignorance to truly perceive the secrets of the universe.



Spiritual Correspondence Between Master and Disciples

Before and After Initiation 
By sister initiate Zheng, Mainland China 

Dear Master, 

I was newly initiated in March of this year and have had many wonderful experiences since then. I can feel Master's compassionate and loving concern, and a tremendous difference in my life before and after initiation. 

For four or five days immediately after my initiation, my foster mother suddenly began to show great concern for me, and talked to me in a gentle voice that I had not heard for many years. I could hardly believe my ears! For the past twenty-seven years, we had hated each other and quarreled fiercely. And now, why were we suddenly treating each other so nicely? The strangest thing was that, on the day of my initiation, I went home with a light and agile step, as if walking on clouds, while my foster mother greeted me with a smiling face. During the next few days, I found to my astonishment that she, who had previously given little thought to other people's feelings, was concerned about whether I was tired at work, and even offered to prepare meals for me. Because I had previously insisted on using a separate pan when cooking, she often criticized me for being too fastidious and unreasonable. However, after I was initiated, she took special care not to use her chopsticks to pick up vegetables from my dish after she had eaten meat. This enormous change was incredible! Master's power is inconceivably great. My foster mother was selfish and stubborn for many years, but now she has begun to care about people. Nothing but God's power could have changed her! 

Now she also lets me meditate when it is time and promises not to disturb me. She even allows me to lock the door to my room while I am meditating. For years, she had never let me bolt the door and would enter whenever she liked, causing my heart to pound fiercely. However, immediately after I received initiation from Master, she changed completely. Now she smiles all day long. Perhaps not even she herself knows why she is so happy. She used to express interest when I read Master's teachings or played Her audiotapes. Now she asks about the latest news regarding Master, which of course I am more than willing to share with her. Most probably, her Inner Master has been awakened! 

In the past, my strategy with my foster mother was an eye for an eye. I ignored her the way she ignored me, and was very stubborn. But during the few days after my initiation, I was constantly filled with bliss. One day, when I returned home from work, I saw her sitting in the dark looking very lonely. I was shocked; for the first time I felt empathy for her. Since she had hardly received any love in her life, naturally, she had little love to share with others. Master, I only came to understand her sorrow after bathing in Your love. I suddenly noticed how lonely she was. Just like children, elderly people also need concern, love, and the chance to chat with people. 

Before I was initiated, my heart was closed and I thought only of others' negative qualities. But now I think in a new way: "I must treat her well. She is very old now and I am her support. From now on, I must care for her. Master has said that to love each other is to care for each other. One must open one's heart so that another party can come into the embrace of this cordial atmosphere." I have become enlightened! My foster mother and I are now on very good terms with each other. Now that Master has cleansed our karma from many lifetimes, we feel free and relaxed. Our considerate Master has opened up the hearts of two people and washed away their inner hatred with the current of bliss! 

Regarding inner experiences, I had a very good experience during my initiation; four or five times, I saw spots of light grow into brilliant spheres and dazzle me. When contemplating the Sound, I heard loud claps of thunder, as if I were surrounded by an army charging forward. It was really soothing. Since then, I have been blessed with similar experiences. Sometimes, I can see the light when I am meditating on the Sound. I have good experiences in both Light and Sound meditation; contemplation of the Sound comforts and refreshes me, as though I have taken a shower. 

On the third or fourth day after my initiation, I saw a beautiful lady dressed in white gliding into flowering bushes and finally coming to rest on a flower blossom. I am not sure if it was a vision or a dream. But I know She was Master, because She was very radiant, and I woke up feeling refreshed and elated. Several days later, I fell asleep after meditation. (Master said that we stay in a meditative state if we meditate before turning in.) I dreamt that I was studying in class and the teacher asked me to write on the blackboard. I went up to the front of the class and needed only to shift the blackboard a little to begin writing. However, I deliberately knocked it over to catch the attention of the whole class, and I felt satisfied. Suddenly, these words sounded distinctively in my ears, "Are you so eager to show yourself off?" The message of this remark was crystal clear, and I realized I had to rectify myself. It was the Inner Master giving me a warning. Since I had left myself completely in the hands of Master, She was trying to edify me, and I realized it immediately. 

On another day, I dreamt that Master was sitting beside me. I could not remember what She said, but She massaged my stomach and, at once, my vital energy began to flow smoothly. Master then handed me a beautiful gift, which made me cry. I thought to myself, "Master, You really pamper me too much." Master, I have many experiences, both big and small. I wonder from which lifetime I acquired the blessing that led me to You, so that I could follow You to practice spiritually. I am so contented! Before my initiation, I quit eating meat just after reading Master's sample booklet, and on that very night, I heard the inner Sound of a bell. On another occasion, I saw Master's eyes moving in a photograph. I dreamt that She hugged me, and my body disappeared. I also saw very bright light in a peach-shaped heart. I really have lots of experiences. Master, I love You very much! 



Elevation of the Soul

Supreme Master Ching Hai's Latest Video Tapes

<In English + Japanese Subtitles> 
298 Heaven Is Inside the Saints 
Group Meditation in Santimen, Formosa 
December 26, 1992 

<In English + Korean Subtitles> 
348 Master's Power Brings Enlightenment 
Lecture in Seattle, U.S.A. April 7, 1993 

<In English + Hungarian Oral Translation + Korean Subtitles> 
652 The True Essence of Our Being 
Lecture in Budapest, Hungary May 24, 1999 

<In English + Thai Subtitles> 
260 The Mystery of the World Beyond 
Lecture at the UN., U.S.A. June 26, 1992 

<In English + French Subtitles> 
467 The Suffering of this World Comes from Our Ignorance 
Lecture in Singapore January 10, 1995 

493 Appreciate the Value of Initiation 
International Three - Day Retreat, Hamburg, Germany 
August 25, 1995 

<In English + Spanish Subtitles> 
397 Have No Illusions About Enlightenment 
Lecture in San Francisco, U.S.A. November 27, 1993 

<In English + Portuguese Oral Translation + Spanish Subtitles> 
645 Connecting Yourself with God (Parts 1 & 2) 
Lecture in Lisbon, Portugal May 7, 1999 

<In English + Norwegian Oral Translation + Chinese Subtitles> 
661 A Life in Unity with God 
Lecture in Oslo, Norway June 2, 1999 

<In English + Swedish Oral Translation + Chinese Subtitles> 
655 Return to the Innocence of Childhood (Parts 1& 2) 
Lecture in Stockholm, Sweden May 31, 1999 

<In English + Polish Oral Translation + Chinese Subtitles> 
657 Together We Can Choose a Bright Destiny (Parts 1& 2) 
Lecture in Warsaw, Poland May 11, 1999 

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Master Tells Jokes

Master's Degree

Spoken By Supreme Master Ching Hai
Cambodia May 14, 1996 
(Originally in English)

There was a man, who lived next to a university, and he saw many distinguished students going in and out all the time, and most of them wore spectacles, glasses. He thought, "Oh, glasses will make me able to understand." So he went into a spectacles shop and asked for a pair of glasses. The person in the shop asked him, " How many degrees?" And he replied, "I want master's degree." The shopkeeper didn't really understand, but he thought that probably he should give him the heaviest ones. So, he gave him the heaviest degree lenses and when the man tried them on, he nearly collapsed, because they made him dizzy. When nothing is wrong with your eyes and you wear spectacles, it's very terrible. The man said, "What kind of glasses are these?" And the shopkeeper said, "Well, you wanted master's degree, didn't you?"

So, anyhow, after the man tried them on, he said, "OK, give me a book." When the seller gave him a book, he read it like this, upside down. He kept turning the book around, and said, "I cannot see it! What kind of language is this?" The seller said, "It's English." And the man replied, "Really? How come I cannot read it?" So the seller said, "This way, sir," and turned the book right side up. And he said, "Why can I still not read it? What kind of glasses are these?" And the shopkeeper said, "These are for reading books." Then the man said, "You must have sold me the wrong ones, because I can't read with them." So the seller said, "But... but could it be that you are illiterate, and can't read books? Could it be?" The man said, "If I were able to read books, why would I need glasses?" 


Know and Not Know

Spoken by Supreme Master Ching Hai
Los Angeles, U.S.A. March 12, 1994 
(Originally in English) 

There was a man who, because he saw that Master Ching Hai always went around and lectured, wanted to lecture also. And so the first day he came to the lecture hall about a hundred people were gathered there and he said, "Well, since you've wasted your time to come here, do you know the subject that we are going to talk about?" The audience said, "No, we don't know." And he said, "Since you don't know, tomorrow come back here, and I'll tell you."

The next day everyone came and he asked the same question again. And some people got angry and said, "we know." And so he said, "Well, if you already know, it's no good staying here, so see you tomorrow." Then, on the third day he came back again, and a few people gathered again and he asked the same question. So the audience got mad, and divided into two sections. One said, "We know," and the other section said that they didn't know what he was going to talk about. So he said, "All right, in that case, the ones who know should tell the ones who don't know. 


An Eye for An Eye 

Spoken by Supreme Master Ching Hai 
Los Angeles, U. S. A. March 12, 1994 
(Originally in English) 

Nutcase No.3 had a daughter who just wed his best friend's son, Idiot No.1. But one day, the daughter took her suitcase and ran home, crying all the way. So Nutcase No. 3 asked the daughter, "What's wrong? What's wrong with you? Why did you come home?" The daughter said, "He always scolds me. I told him to stop, and he hit me!" So Nutcase No.3 heard the daughter say that, and didn't say anything. He went straight to her and slapped her in the face. The daughter cried even harder, "Oh! How come you also hit me?" And her father said, "Now go home and tell your lousy husband, because he hit my daughter, I hit his wife!" 


Pearls of Wisdom

Become Greater and Greater

  Spoken by Supreme Master Ching Hai CA, U.S.A. 
May 25, 1989 (Originally in English) 
Use your own judgment and your own wisdom to acquaint yourself with the higher realms of existence, and you will become more and more familiar with higher kinds of living, higher kinds of thinking, and higher kinds of power. In that way, you can become greater each day. And whatever you want to accomplish, your own inner power will accomplish for you. 

Spoken by Supreme Master Ching Hai 
Los Angles, California, U.S.A. December 18, 1998 
(Originally in English) 
Do not let mundane problems and personality habits hinder you from remembering your true Self. Each time you love someone unconditionally, each time you reach out from this greatness, it is your True Self reaching out. And each time you do that, you expand your horizons, you expand your Self, and you become greater and greater. 

Spoken by Supreme Master Ching Hai 
Mexico City, Mexico May 23, 1998 
(Originally in English)
* When we are intoxicated with love, we became like a poet, like a musician, like an angel, like a very noble, celestial being. We flow in the air; we don't walk. We breathe with the soul, not with the mind. We think with the heart, not with the brain. And we talk with the language of love, without even talking. 

* The best language is the language of the soul, the inner voice, the inner sound of heaven. 

Like a Lotus Born from the Mud 
Spoken by Supreme Master Ching Hai 
San Jose, California, U.S.A. May 25, 1989
(Originally in English) 
Why is it that the road to God is so narrow? Some even say it is like a razor's edge, so sharp and so difficult to walk on. It is because the road and the way to it are contradictory to our way of thinking and to our worldly desires and temptations. We have to swim in the ocean but we also have to protect our clothes from getting wet. That's how hard it is. We have to live in this world with all its temptations and struggles, and yet we have to maintain our discipline and purity like the lotus that is born from the mud, but is very pure, very clean, and very fragrant. We have to become saints in hell. 

Spoken by Supreme Master Ching Hai 
San Jose, California, U.S.A. May 27, 1989 
(Originally in English)
The purpose of the negative force is to strengthen us. It is like the fact that without water we cannot learn how to swim, and we don't know how to swim. Without complicated highways, roads, and rules of driving, you cannot keep order in society, you cannot learn how to drive well. So, all the temptations from the negative force are meant for us to overcome, so that we can resist them, and become stronger and stronger-- stronger in will, and stronger in power.


Love in Action
 

Report from Formosa

Caring for Teenagers

[Hualien] On the eve of the Dragon Boat Festival, the Hualien Center participated in a juvenile-care activity sponsored by the Hualien Prosecutors' Office and the local chapter of the Taiwan After-care Association. Initiates arrived at the rescue home of the Christian Mustard Seed Mission with nutritious food and the resident young people's favorite snacks, conveying Master's love to these teenagers who have no family members to care for them. The rescue home is located in a tranquil and beautiful environment, where the Christian Mustard Seed Mission has been quietly sharing God's love and benevolence with people.

Relief Funds for Needy Households in Formosa for May and June 2000
 
May 2000
June 2000
Place
No. of households
Amount

(in NT dollars)

No. of households
Amount

(in NT dollars)

Appendix
Keelung
1
2,000
1
2,000
1
Taipei
10
26,000
9
24,000
2
Taoyuan
1
2,000
1
2,000
3
Hsinchu
1
3,000
1
3,000
4
Miaoli
2
6,000
2
6,000
5
Taichung
8
17,000
9
20,000
6
Nantou
7
24,200
7
24,200
7
Chiayi
6
13,000
6
13,000
8
Tainan
1
3,000
9
Kaoping
3
7,000
4
11,000
10
Taitung
6
14,000
6
14,000
11
Penghu
2
4,000
2
4,000
12
Monthly subtotal
48
NT$121,200
48
NT$123,200

Activities Expenditures in Formosa for May and June 2000
 
Place
Date
Activity
Amount
Appendix
Taipei
2000.5.1
Funding for the night-time lighting of Taipei Municipal Lungshan Junior High School
30,000
A
Taipei
2000.5.6
Participation by The Supreme Master Ching Hai in a seminar held by Academia Sinica
12,220
B
Miaoli
2000.5.21
Sweeping of the Miaoli No. 28 highway in coordination with the environmental protection program launched by the Hsihu rural township office
3,800
C
Hualien
2000.6.5
Dragon Boat Festival gifts for juveniles at the rescue home of the Hualien Christian Mustard Seed Mission 
6,288
D
Taipei
2000.6.28
Funding for the night-time lighting of Taipei Municipal Lungshan Junior High School 
30,000
E