MASTER'S WONDER

The Four Maharajahs

One day, I went to Taipei with another fellow initiate to run some errands. It was already past midnight when we were done, and on our way back, we were lost even though we had a map. As we busily looked for the road signs, a police patrol car chased up from behind us with a shrieking siren. After we stopped the car, four patrol officers charged up fiercely and yelled: "Security check!" The other fellow initiate, who was from Hong Kong and did not speak very good Mandarin, misunderstood what was said. He was puzzled and asked, "What? Did we forget to pay toll?"

On guard and fully armed with rifles, the four patrol officers loudly commanded: "Shut off the engine immediately!" I promptly obeyed. Since we had just finished doing Master's work, we were still filled with bliss. We cheerfully jumped out of the car with several of Master's magazines and proceeded to tell them excitedly the news about Master receiving an award in Hawaii and about "The Supreme Master Ching Hai Day". Feeling our joyousness, they changed their attitude; they became very friendly, and with innocent smiles they inquired about Master enthusiastically.

The atmosphere had unwittingly became filled with Master's love and humor. Learning that we were lost, they even conferred among themselves: "Why don't we lead them along?"

"Let's take them by the easy way, even though it would be farther."

"Oh! That's wonderful! You must be the guardian angels sent by Master to help us!" we were so happy and full of gratitude.

"Maybe we were the Four Maharajahs!" they replied humorously. (Note: The Four Maharajahs were the guardian angels for Buddha.)

Master's love had melted the differences that separated us. Under the guidance of the patrol car, we went on our way home.

Serving Happily - A Room Filled with a Golden Light

The husband of a fellow initiate in Mainland China had been very supportive of her spiritual practice. They live in a small place, but he always invites everyone to his home to watch Master's video tapes. He gives them warm hospitality, and even voluntarily cooks vegetarian meals to treat them.

One night, when the fellow initiate's husband went to sleep, he suddenly felt a brilliant, golden light fill the room which the would-be initiates often visited. Then countless images of Bodhisattvas and Arhans, overlapping one another, appeared there. Their presence was so majestic and dignified that it was indescribable. For several times he also had dreams about Master manifesting Herself to him, and he saw the sky flash with lightning as if a saint were descending from heaven. He was totally convinced that Master is a living Buddha. Hence, he is even more eager to work for Master, and hopes to become one of the practitioners of the Quan Yin Method in the near future.

A Chance Meeting With A Sincere Seeker

After the three-day retreat in Chicago had ended, everyone was dressing up with excitement as they tried to get ready to attend the celebration in the evening. It was in the afternoon, and I just felt like meditating in my hotel room; so I closed my eyes and two hours went by in an instant. Then, all of a sudden, I felt anxious, I immediately took a bath, changed into formal dress and hurriedly left the room, hoping to arrive there quickly. As I was getting into the car, a sister initiate told me, "Master's attendant was looking for you about some urgent matter." When I arrived, the attendant said anxiously, "Master wanted you to go out to buy two pieces of fabric immediately. I have been looking for you for two hours now. Hurry! Hurry!"

It was almost time for the party, all the working crew were very busy and all their cars were in use; it wouldn't be possible even to find a local fellow initiate to help me. It had begun to snow, and a fleet of taxis were waiting outside the hotel. I quickly jumped into the first taxi in line, and estimated the distance between the hotel and the fabric shop to be at least half an hour's driving time. How would I make it in such short time?

As soon as I got in the taxi, the driver asked me, "What are you people doing in there?" I told him that it was a dinner celebration in which the Supreme Master Ching Hai would receive "The World spiritual Leadership Award". We could see through the glass windows many beautiful dresses, paintings and lamps. I explained that they were all designed by Master. The driver said, "Yesterday, I was driving a lady singer who is a soprano from Germany. She is also your Master's disciple. She told me about the Master, but didn't give me any material." Because he kept requesting sincerely for some material on Master, I went back to the hotel to get a sample booklet and magazine for him.

On the way over, he was constantly asking about the differences between our organization and other religions, and lots of questions about spiritual practice. I sensed that God's will was upon this spiritual seeker and not the two pieces of fabric. So I tried my best to answer his questions while praying to Master for help. We arrived at the fabric shop in about twenty minutes, much faster than I expected. I rushed into the store, and saw that both of the fabrics which Master wanted were sitting next to each other amongst hundreds of bolts of other fabric materials! I sighed with amazement, "Isn't all these God's arrangement?!" The driver was reading Master's magazine attentively while he waited for me in his car.

However, something still puzzled me. I had delayed for two hours before I went to buy the fabrics; during that time, where was this taxi driver? So I asked him, where had he been for the two hours before I got into his taxi? He replied, "I was waiting in line in front of the hotel. But there were many taxis before mine, and when mine was the first in line, you got in within a few minutes." So the two-hour delay was also arranged by Master!

He was so sincere, and had such a great longing that he was all shaken when he listened to Master's stories and teachings. He clearly felt Master's blessing powers. He said, "I would have believed it if Master were to say that the sun rises from the west." I was also quite surprised at his strong faith, because he had never met Master and never heard of Master's teachings before. And in less than an hour of our conversation, he has developed a hundred percent faith in Master. To those souls seeking for liberation, Master's supreme teachings are just like water to fish, and is accepted in no time.

Go with the flow of the highest, most spontaneous power, then all situations follow the most perfect order and produce the most ideal results.