Jesus Christ
By Would-be Initiate Liu, Taegu, Korea (Originally in Korean)
I am a Catholic living in Taegu, Korea. I have not yet been initiated. At the beginning of August I went to an old temple in the mountains for a one month retreat. In the mountains, I received Master's book. Before I read it I prayed to God, "If this book contains the Truth, please let me accept it." I also prayed to You, " This is Your book. If it contains the Truth I have been seeking, please help me." Then I turned to the first page of the book. Immediately, my head felt like it was being struck by thunder and it also felt like it was conducting electricity. Tears fell as I was reading the book.
First Experience
While meditating, I eventually saw Jesus Christ - He handed me to You. You were wearing a white dress and white hat. Doubts arose within me and I immediately recited loudly Jesus Christ's name and also Your name. After reciting more than ten times, both of You did not disappear. You looked at Christ and said, "Look! Your disciple's doubts are so great." Christ heard this and started to laugh. Then You looked at me and said, "From today onwards, I will teach you."
Suddenly You flew gently and sat in the midst of the universe. The place You were sitting started to vibrate like waves. From the top of my head, I heard the sound of church bells and my whole brain was vibrating. You told me, "Remain in the sound stream vibration." But this poor child started to doubt again. However, this time I dared not recite loudly, instead I only secretly recited the names of Christ and Ching Hai Wu Shang Shih. Both of You were still there.
You saw through me. Shaking Your head, You said to Christ, "How could this disciple of Yours have such a heavy, doubtful heart." Christ started to laugh again. The sound stream in my head was still there. The ringing of bells grew louder and kept on changing. Then I said, "All the pain, failures, and defeats suffered all my life, I am putting them down." After I had finished saying that, Master put on a black robe made of thick net-like material. It looked very heavy and Her footsteps became unsteady. I continued to say, "In this life of mine, all the painful suffering that has occurred within human relationships, I am putting them down." Master then put on iron armor like a medieval warrior. It looked so heavy. Master staggered for a few steps and fell down. Then it started to rain. I said to You, "It is raining!"
You said, "Right! The rain will cleanse everything and will create the new. You should be cleansed too."
I was very moved, and thankfulness flowed out from my heart. But I thanked Christ first, "Jesus Christ! I thank You. I am no one, yet You did not desert me. Today You handed me into the hands of a great living Master. I am really moved. I love You."
You said to Christ, "Your disciple is very loyal to You." He started to laugh again. The ringing of the vibrating bells hovered in my head for many days.
While meditating, I was cooking for both of You. Christ ate dry rice. You ate rice broth with a red sweet potato in it. Both of You ate together.
Master was wearing a golden colored dress and hat, and was sitting on a chair. Some fellow initiates were gathered around You. I was also sitting on the ground near Your right. Looking at the black shoes You were wearing, I was thinking of comparing the size of my feet with Yours. I thought that Your feet were smaller and it would be impossible for me to fit the shoes. I was only thinking inside but You saw through me. You gave Your right shoe to me and said, "Try it on!" I put it on. It fitted perfectly and felt very comfortable!
I was sitting at the front of a two wooden-wheeled horse carriage. Master was sitting at the back. There were no oxen, no horses, it was moving by itself. All these were the most vivid experiences I ever had.
Now my heart is really suffering. Already I cannot stand my own blindness and ignorance. I have been waiting for You for a very long time! It has been a very painful search for me. Master, please let me be initiated and let me have a chance to participate in this seven-day retreat and stay by Your side for a few more days to let me have more time to see You.
Master, I believe You must know that I have been yearning so much to see You. I have already fallen in love with You! I trust You! I'm yearning to be initiated soon. I also thank Master for all the arrangements You have made for me.
By Fellow Initiate Lee, Tainan, Formosa
One Sunday as I was browsing around the exhibition areas in Hsihu, I came across something wrapped in plastic wrap on the counter. Out of curiosity I picked it up and realized that it was one of Master's belongings which was on sale for charitable purposes. I put it down quickly and went to have my meal.
Afterwards, I went to the forest meditation hall to meditate. Remarkably, I was able to do Quan Yin meditation continuously for two hours. After some thought, I realized that this great blessing power came from me touching Master's hand towel which was wrapped in the plastic wrap. Wow! Master's blessing power is quite inconceivable!
Master's Chi-Kong
One afternoon during the "Mid Autumn 3-day Retreat", I was meditating in the Red Pavilion. After a short while, Master came down to give a discourse. The cool breeze was so soothing that it made me drowsy. My eye-lids closed and my head leaned to the side. I thought, "Master, I'd like to sleep and listen to You at the same time. Okay?"
I rested my head on my knees and fell asleep for just a moment. Master suddenly made two coughing sounds on stage. Although She was some distance from me, Her second cough carried such powerful "Chi", which rushed into my right ear and shook me up. I was immediately awakened to concentrate on Her lecture - not daring to doze off again.
Master once said, "Every word of an enlightened master is very useful." In fact, Master is more than that. Even a cough from Master is very meaningful.
By Fellow Initiate Wu, Kaohsiung, Formosa
One morning, I was chatting with my sisters in the living room. Suddenly, there was a shout from my father in the kitchen. It was shocking - "Dad had had a stroke!"
We took turns to take care of dad when he was in the hospital. We also meditated diligently at the same time.
A few days later, the doctor told us: "The peripheral nerves of your father's four limbs are still active and sensitive. This is rather uncommon." Within only a few days, father's speech ability started to recover and he was able to move his four limbs gradually. Thus, he was discharged and continued his rehabilitation at home.
It was only after coming home that our father told us about some incredible happenings. On the morning of the stroke, dad was walking up nearby Firewood Mountain as usual. However, he felt he needed to use double the usual effort in taking each step. Having a personality that dislikes giving up in the middle of something, he continued to climb up patiently. At that moment, Master's face appeared very clearly in front of him several times. It seemed that Master wanted to stop him. Therefore, he stopped, rested for a while, and went home.
Thank Master for Her warning so that my father returned home safely before the onset of his illness. Otherwise, on the freezing cold morning, with hardly any people on Firewood Mountain, the consequences of the stroke would have been unthinkable.
The next day after the onset of the illness, while sleeping in the morning, father vaguely felt that a person in a white dress was examining his condition and was also repeatedly massaging his more seriously diseased left leg. Those parts being touched by Her were particularly sore. His instinct told him that She was Master. Soon after this, father was discharged from the hospital!
Dad has now been initiated. He is very grateful to Master. Master saved him even though he was not a disciple. Besides, Master used Her manifestation body to take care of him, to treat him, and to help him to go through this karmic difficulty safely. Master once said that just because we are concerned about a person, She will take care of him or her.
Many thanks to Master again for accepting my father for initiation, allowing him to be liberated in one lifetime and enjoy the love of a living Bodhisattva.
Related By Fellow Initiate Wong, Penghu, Formosa Recorded By A Resident Disciple, Hsihu Center, Formosa
"Countless miracles to talk about, and endless love to be grateful for." These words are most appropriate to describe brother Wong's feelings now.
The affinity tied between Master and brother Wong started with a fantastic encounter thirty-four years ago. Born and educated in Penghu, brother Wong was a student at a junior secondary school thirty-four years ago. One day he went alone to play at the Quan Yin Pavilion in Magong, Penghu. Near the fountain in front of the Pavilion, he saw a very noble person dressed in a curious style. Unknowingly, he exclaimed in his heart: "Master! Master!"
He then walked around the fountain towards that person. Very soon, Master appeared before him and asked him cordially, "How old are you? Have you taken your meal?"
Brother Wong replied, "I have eaten already." Master continued to say, "Take a rest at noon; take a break."
Brother Wong was deeply impressed by Master's appearance. He recalled: "She was wearing a round, dark blue colored hat and had short hair. She also wore a classic styled vest - the buttons of which were made of cloth. The vest and the hat were of the same color. Her trousers were a plain light color, with a pair of nun's shoes on Her feet. She was not wearing any make-up; there was even some perspiration on Her face." Brother Wong had never seen any clothing in this design, and it is still vivid in his mind. Love and care emanated from Her, and Her noble deportment and elegant quality was implanted deep in his mind. Ever since he saw Master that time, he missed Her very much and always longed to see Her again. This feeling persisted even when he joined the National Armed Services, fading only a little after he got married and moved to Formosa.
Brother Wong remembered when he was sleeping at home that night that he dreamt about Master whispering in his ears, "I am an Au Lac monastic practitioner." According to calculations, Master was then only about twelve years old. How could She have appeared to brother Wong in the physical form of a forty year old and talk to him? This was truly incredible!
Only after he had received the initiation did brother Wong notice one of Master's photos, which looked the same as the master he saw thirty-four years ago. He was extremely delighted, and has been wearing this photo of Master on his chest since then; feeling so complacent, so very proud, contented and happy!
He was devoted to Christianity since the age of twenty-seven, a sincere Christian. Several miracles occurred before he eventually found Master, when he was forty-eight. At the age of twenty-eight, he was working at a construction site. One day he was injured in an accident - hit in the abdomen by a huge barrel weighing over a thousand catties (680 kilos). He felt severe pain and then fell unconscious. Just as he was about to collapse, he suddenly saw a person appear who held him. That person was petite, wearing a robe and holding a stick with a radiant cross hanging on it. The person's whole body was emitting light. He thought it was Jesus Christ who came to save him but he found out that he was wrong. He thought that was the end of him, believing his internal organs must have been seriously damaged. However, after a medical examination at the hospital, it was found that he was suffering only from slight injuries.
After the initiation, a fellow sister gave him a huge portrait of Master, which he felt looked very familiar. Then he suddenly recalled the accident which happened twenty years ago. So, it was Master who saved him! The only difference was that, in the photo, a water gourd was hanging on Master's staff, while it was a cross in his vision. He thought perhaps God observed that he was a Christian so Hes showed him a cross to let him know that the Lord is always protecting him!
After getting married and fathering a child, brother Wong worked even harder to sustain his family. In the daytime he worked as a plumber and electrician; in the evening he drove a taxi to earn more money for the family. Those were bitter days. Not owning a house, they had to live in rented accommodation everywhere.
One day, when he was going to take his taxi out to work, he found the car had been vandalized - sprayed with paint all over. He was so sad and agitated that he prayed very sincerely to Jesus Christ, "Oh, Lord! I am so hurt. Despite working hard day and night I don't even have my own house, and I could not even keep my car from being vandalized. Please bless me and give me a house soon."
When he was sleeping that night the Lord appeared to him looking just like the person who saved him last time. However, this time, the body of this Lord was as gigantic as a small hill. The Lord spoke to him in Latin, "I love you! I shall forever love you!" Although the words were in Latin, he could understand. Nevertheless, he still asked the Lord, "Oh, Lord! Why don't you speak to me in English or Chinese?" On the next night, the Lord appeared to him again and repeated the words in English. And then, on the third night, the Lord talked to him in Chinese, "I love you! I will help you find a house." On the fourth night, the Lord appeared again and told him, "I love you. Tomorrow go out on the bike with your son and just wander about. I will point out where your house is."
The next morning, brother Wong delightfully took his son out on his motorbike and wandered aimlessly. As they approached Cheng Qing Lake, both father and son were shocked to see a big hand appear in the sky and point to a vacant piece of land ahead, saying, "The house you want is here."
They immediately knelt by the roadside, crying and exclaiming gratefully, "Thank you, Lord! Thank you, Lord!"
Brother Wong said, "If some people had happened to pass by and see us, they would have thought that we were nuts."
After the miracle vision vanished, brother Wong went to look at the place and found that it was only a wasteland full of wild grass. He felt very strange, and so left the place on his motorbike. As they passed by a property sales office, he suddenly stopped the bike and walked in. He said boldly to the boss of the company, "I want to buy a house!"
Observing his poor and shabby appearance, the boss said to him, "If you are really keen to buy one, I shall sell one to you for 1.9 million N.T. dollars."
Having worked hard, brother Wong had saved over three hundred thousand N.T. dollars. Since the savings were sufficient to pay for the first instalment, and the price was so cheap, he consented to buy the house. He had not the slightest idea as to the location of the house that he was buying, yet he simply bought it without knowing why. Then, the boss sent someone to lead him to the site, and it happened to be the vacant land which the Lord had just shown him. And, the house that he bought was exactly on the spot where the finger of the Lord had pointed to. Overwhelmed by gratefulness, he again knelt on the ground, and kept exclaiming, "Thank you, Lord! Thank you, Lord!" The man who led him to the place was totally stunned.
Although the days were bitter when brother Wong was striving to establish his career, he never lacked spiritual comfort within. He always felt the Lord's merciful love taking care of him at all times.
Once, he was in financial difficulties so he prayed to the Lord for help. A few days later, when he was driving the taxi, he drove a man to his destination and charged him about thirty dollars for the trip. However, the man gave him over three thousand dollars. When brother Wong received the money he immediately turned around and told the passenger, "You have given me too much money!" But the man had already vanished without a trace. He thought that the Lord must have heard his prayer and sent this man to give him the money.
The year 1994 was the most exciting year in brother Wong's life. During the Lunar (Chinese) New Year Festival, he took his son to tour Buddha Light Mountain - a Buddhist sightseeing spot in Formosa. As the never ending stream of tourists flowed before his eyes, suddenly, two female monastic practitioners emerged from the crowd - glowing with vigor and elegance. They drifted past him and completely caught his attention. He then recalled that one of them was the Au Lac monastic practitioner whom he met thirty-four years ago in Penghu. Although She was then clean shaven and wearing a monastic robe, he could still instantly and definitely recognize Her. Totally stunned, he stood there motionlessly absorbed in memory. When he became alert again he tried to look for the two female monastic practitioners, but they had already disappeared.
After he saw Master appear on Buddha Light Mountain wearing a monastic robe, he suddenly realized that he could not eat meat any more when he began taking his lunch. Any meat disgusted him. Naturally, he was very anxious to know the whereabouts of this monastic practitioner (at the time he didn't know She was Master).
Shortly afterwards, he was watching TV's Channel Four at home when he suddenly saw the program of Master's lecture, which made him extremely happy. After watching the program, he immediately phoned to ask where he could find Master. He then hurried to Master's Book Circulation Center in Fengshan district and bought all Master's lecture books to study at home. As he read Master's books, he became increasingly amazed and was as excited as if he had discovered a new continent. He received the initiation very soon.
After the initiation he knew that Master had given up wearing monastic attire for quite some time because She wanted to educate Her disciples and break the ignorant attachments of sentient beings. She wanted everyone to know that the essence of monastic devotion is the intent of the heart, and not any superficial form. To pursue spiritual practice one must find a true Master and the true Method which can enlighten one's inner soul, which is the real objective of spiritual practice. Without a correct method and a good master, one may be dressed in rags; be clean shaven; meditate all day long without going to sleep; or take only one meal in two days, but remain unenlightened within. There is no way to deceive people on this point.
Then, how to explain the incident when brother Wong saw Master at Buddha Light Mountain? Later, it was known that the other female monastic practitioner who appeared with Master was one of Master's monastic disciples. According to records, Master was actually not in Formosa then. These miracles astounded his mind and soul.
Master's peerless wisdom dissolved brother Wong's previous misconceptions towards religions. He understood that God and the Truth have no boundaries or discriminations. When Jesus Christ walked on Earth, so-called Catholicism or Christianity did not exist; when Shakyamuni Buddha was alive, there was no Buddhism. All the struggles between religions and sects originated from the ignorance of humans who created troubles for themselves. This is not the will of God, or the Buddha.
After understanding Master's teachings, his heart was filled with indescribable cheerfulness and bliss. His faith in the Lord was ever firmer than before because he understood that he had found the 'true Lord on Earth'.
One day, he was working in the shop when a woman living on the opposite side of the street came to ask him, "Do you have time to fix the water and electrical problems at my home? However, my husband is in a bad mood as he suffers from a chronic disease. He has already chased away three plumbers and electricians. Are you willing to come?" Brother Wong promised to give it a try.
Upon reaching her home he learnt that the woman's name was Liu and that her husband, Mr. Chen, had been suffering from the effects of a stroke for the last eighteen years. During this time he had undergone two kidney operations and his condition was deteriorating. In the last few years he could not even control the passing of his urine, or turn or move his body. Fortunately, his eyes and ears were still functional and he could still speak with some effort.
While working at their home, brother Wong accidentally noticed a pendant with Master's photo kept in a cabinet. On enquiry, he found that the mother and sisters of Mrs. Chen had been Master's disciples for years. They had given her this pendant to be worn by her husband. However, Mrs. Chen was all the while an atheist - she believed only in herself and totally rejected religious concepts about transmigration, karma and so on. Naturally, she did not believe in Master either. She was absolutely baffled by her relatives' adoration of Master and thought that they were very superstitious. For five years, she had often harshly defamed and criticized Master in front of her mother and sisters.
Having grasped a clear picture of the situation, brother Wong told Mr. and Mrs. Chen frankly that he was also a disciple of Suma Ching Hai, and then told them about all the miraculous stories in his life. After listening to his stories their views towards Master changed. Brother Wong continued to say, "Although we have met each other only for the first time today, I wish you would listen to me just once. I will teach you how to recite Master's holy name. When you encounter any difficulties or suffering, you may pray to Master for help. Give it a try, maybe your illness will improve. In teaching disciples, our Master never solicits any money. She only teaches people to be life-long vegetarians and to observe the five precepts strictly. She then teaches people to meditate to find their Buddha or God within. You don't have to worry about losing anything. Even if you do not get any miraculous response, at least you have not been cheated. At the most, you have been cheated only into becoming a vegetarian and a virtuous person who keeps the five precepts, that is all."
Touched by brother Wong's compassionate and righteous speech, Mr. Chen started to sincerely recite Master's name: Namo Ching Hai Wu Shang Shih. Suffering from such a grave illness, everyone was getting tired of caring for him so he was quite desperate. At only the third recitation, his tears started to flow uncontrollably and then a beam of warm light suddenly shone on him. He was as emotional as a helpless victim drifting in the ocean who suddenly sees a life-saving ship. Brother Wong was equally touched to see this and he volunteered to give him a photo of Master to be hung by the bedside. He also gave him Master's Buddhist Chanting tapes, which Mr. Chen listened to continuously all day long. He even started to switch to a vegetarian diet.
After about two months, Mr. Chen looked more lively and reddish; his health had improved, and so had his temper. He was not easily enraged any more and he became more cheerful. Each time he saw brother Wong he would keep praising, "It is great listening to the Buddhist Chanting! Really great!"
After about three months he could even get out of bed and walk. Although his movements were still not very nimble, it was an incredible miracle for a patient who had been bedridden by a stroke for the past eighteen years!
The happy couple went to brother Wong's home kneeling and bowing, wishing to express their gratitude. Brother Wong told them gently, "You should thank Suma Ching Hai because I am only a tool. All glory goes to the Lord. Just like me, the Lord has bestowed innumerable miracles and graces upon you. So, you don't have to thank me."
Observing the miracle concerning her husband, who now practices the Convenient Method, Mrs. Chen also followed Master to practice. However, after the initiation she faced strong objections from her two sons. Sister Liu observed that the way her sons objected to her spiritual practice and vegetarian diet, and their critical remarks towards Master, were exactly the same as what she had done before. Her heart was overwhelmed with shame and embarrassment, because previously in her ignorance, she had offended Master so much by what she had said about Her. She could only reply to her sons with, "The words you are saying now are identical to what I used to say to your aunts. The day will come when the time is ripe, then you will know who Master is."
Sister Liu's younger sister once told her a true story: "Before I was initiated, I once went to Hsihu Center just to accompany mother. I virtually did not understand Master then; at the most, I was only curious about what Master really looked like. At that time, a tumour bigger than the size of a thumb had grown on the back of my ankle. I had not been able to get rid of it for two years. That day, when Master was strolling around to see the fellow practitioners and guests, a guard escorting Master unintentionally stepped on my foot with the tumour. It was very painful, so I turned around furiously to scold him. As I turned, Master was already by my side. She looked at me and my anger subsided. The next day, my tumour reduced to half its size, and then completely vanished in a few days. Only then did I realize Master's fantastic power, so I followed Master to get the initiation."
When sister Liu heard her sister talking about these miracles before, she would simply scold her for talking nonsense or telling myths. She never expected that these miraculous incidents could happen to her too!