A Celestial Fashion Show By Heavenly Beings

By Fellow Initiate Ji, Hsinchu, Formosa

With Master's blessing, I had the opportunity of going to Europe to enjoy the Celestial Fashion Shows, and therefore satisfied my longing for the Heavenly Kingdom and for Master. I had a dream a few days after returning to Formosa. In my dream I was among the audience in the performance hall. Holding a photo album high in her hand, a fellow sister said: “These are the photographs of Master's three Celestial Fashion Shows in New York, London and Paris. Please take a look in turns.” She then passed the album directly to me. As many people were waiting, I looked through each album carefully but swiftly. Each of the photographs was professionally taken, and were sharp and bright. I was amazed to observe that in some photos of the audience, there were some other beings standing beside the people who were seated. In the passage-ways, apart from the guards directing the audience, some heavenly beings, dressed in ethereal and graceful attire, were distinctly visible drifting around the venue. Furthermore, some models were wearing velvet masks like those used in carnival parades. When Master was going up the stage, the models lined up in three rows, with silver belts in their hands that emitted light. They used the light-belts to form an arch to welcome Master. I thought: Well, this must be the Celestial Fashion Show staged in New York because I did not see such scenes during the two shows in Europe. In the photos showing Master seated among the audience, a little girl dressed in a white laced gown was always seen standing nearby. I had no idea who she was. Having looked at these photographs, I deeply believe that the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas of the ten directions and three periods of time always come here to participate and help in each of Master's activities. On this occasion, even the heavenly beings joined the performance. It was indeed a “Celestial Fashion Show” because even the heavenly beings came to “show off”! When I awakened, I suddenly realized that the carnival-like photos of performances were not from the Celestial Fashion Show in New York, but were from a Celestial Fashion Show held by the heavenly beings themselves!

The Real
Chanting Of
Buddha's Name
Narrated by Fellow Initiate Chen, Miaoli, Formosa Recorded by the News Group, Miaoli, Formosa Fellow sister Chen has an eighty-year old mother-in-law who lived at home. Although the old lady chanted the name of Amitabha Buddha every day, she received no special response. She even tried every means possible to obstruct sister Chen from practicing after she was initiated by Suma Ching Hai. Besides praying to Master for help, sister Chen meditated diligently and maintained her faith in spiritual practice, despite the hindrance from her mother-in-law. This ordeal persisted for almost two years. Finally, thanks to the blessing power of Master's infinite love, the old lady followed her daughter-in-law to the Hsihu Center to see Master. That day, Master went near sister Chen's mother-in-law several times blessing her. Since then, the old lady has had a complete change to her conception of spiritual practice. She has stopped obstructing her daughter-in-law's spiritual cultivation, and has expressed absolute faith in Master's omnipresent power. At home, she still chants Buddha's name and counts the chanting beads as usual. One thing different, however, is that she also chants Suma Ching Hai's name in addition to that of Amitabha Buddha. After that, a chain of fantastic things has happened! Often, she has seen her chanting beads radiating intense light. This light is so strong that her room is illuminated brighter than daylight; and she has never experienced this phenomenon before. Besides the radiant chanting beads, Suma Ching Hai has often taken her to visit many other worlds in her sleep. She still remembers some of them after waking up. The old woman no longer obstructs the spiritual practice of her daughter-in-law, because she also feels Master's boundless love. There is an important message in this story: Ever since sister Chen's mother-in-law saw the enlightened Suma Ching Hai, they have been connected within, and she has begun the real chanting of Buddha's name.

Master
Always Helps
By Fellow Initiate Tan, Hong Kong

Anytime, anywhere, and whatever emergency situation we are in, we should firmly believe that Master is always with us, then any crisis will be dissolved. Once, I was returning to Hong Kong alone after visiting my relatives in the United States. Due to a flight delay, time was very tight when I changed planes at the next stop. Only half an hour was left, and I had to run to the adjacent International Airport which was quite a distance away. To make the situation even worse, whenever I asked someone for directions, I always received the wrong information. Each time I had to double back after going the wrong way. Extremely worried and anxious, I dared not even look at my watch. I just ran as fast as I could, and prayed hard to Master for help. Finally, I reached the check-in counter, but the lady was engaged on the phone, pushing my anxiety to the extreme. Eventually, I could only watch the gate close in front of my nose. I was even stared at, being blamed for getting there late. I really wanted to cry, and started to complain that Master did not help me. Not knowing what to do, I wandered past the luggage checkpoint and surprisingly noticed that my handbag was still there! Then I totally understood why Master did not let me get on the plane. Where could I go without my identification papers? More strangely, everyone started to treat me nicely. I was even treated to free hotel accommodations and many complimentary favors. That was an extra day of vacation for me! How could I thank Master -- our precious 'Mother,' for Her meticulous arrangement? Sometimes we pray for Master's help, but receive no response even when our begging hearts lay broken. We should then consider that we only see the immediate setback, whereas Master can foresee the distant future. Only when the time is ripe will She let us taste the sweeter fruit.

Aphorism

By Suma Ching Hai
(Originally in English)

Everything in this world is really a challenge for us if we know how to conquer them. Then we go up to heaven a mighty leader, spiritually. And then we will discover many, many more values in the spiritual dimension which we didn't even know, even if we stay with God forever in eternity in pure happiness.

There are no sinners in this world actually. There are only ignorant persons who do not know the purpose of their life and who do not know how to go according to the great plan of the universe. The suffering in this world can become nothing if we know our real self, our real great position in the Kingdom of God or in the Buddha's Land.

So actually sainthood is easy and ordinary. No one should even pay respect to us because we are saints. Because sainthood is the original nature of all beings before we came into this world.

(Originally In Chinese)

A humble heart is an empty heart — no obstacles, no ego, no arrogance, having no place to rely on. Only when it is empty, can it accept the precious things that a filled heart cannot contain.

To learn the Truth, all one needs is an empty heart, a humble heart, a sincere heart.

We have to respect ourselves before others will respect us. If we have no self-confidence, no one can have self-confidence for us. Not recognizing our own greatness, no one else can recognize our greatness either.

(Originally In English)

The cause of all suffering is not through an external condition, but it is truly our own attitudes.

It takes a lot of saintly purity to believe in the Master, and to assign all credit to the Master. This is true, unconditional, innocent love.