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(Chinese) Where do the ten kinds of illusory demons mentioned in Surangama Sutra come from? Shakyamuni Buddha said that all illusory demons are created by our illusions; therefore, he reminded his disciples to be careful in their spiritual practice and to clear all dark spots in their mind, no matter how trivial it is, otherwise they will be possessed by a lot of demons. Supreme Master Ching Hai pointed out that Shakyamuni Buddha talked a lot about the obstacles during spiritual practice for the sake of those who ...

(Chinese) Vasumitra, the Seventh Zen Patriarch, originally had been running around with a wine gourd in his hand, but he was awakened by the Sixth Zen Patriarch Mikkaka who told a gatha by Shakyamuni Buddha Giving Life Marks, and remembered his previous lives, therefore, he took an oath to follow the Sixth Zen Patriarch as a monk and learned the Proper Dharma of Eye Treasury. The Eighth Zen Patriarch Buddhanandi became a monk at the age of 14, and practiced diligently. When the Seventh Patriarch came to Kamala, ...

(English, Chinese) what is the life-shortening process, maybe you want to know.In the beginning when men were first appeared on this planet,they did not need to eat anything. And then afterwards,...And they lived in glory and light, and heavenly music, that's their food. And then afterwards, they live for a long time, then they have seen something appear on the earth, like foam on the sea, something like foam appear on the sea. And then after sometime, they keep eating these things, and latter they have no more these ...

(English) During this gathering, the Supreme Master Ching Hai explained the differences between human and Heavenly worlds. As Master could not bear to see sentient beings suffer, She negotiated wholeheartedly with Heaven to save the Earth and her beings, sharing with fellow initiates the details of how She fought to extend the life of our planet. Apart from inner experiences during meditation, how can we know if we are making progress? "If you see a person become happier, more tolerant, more loving, more ...

(Chinese) Highlights: Every one of us has inner Master, but since our mind is so set in their way as to hinder the development of our inner Master. Our mind tends to direct the soul's behavior; but some minds are not so good, so the more it interferes, the chaotic it becomes; some minds are good and able to cooperate with the soul; some minds are totally washed off so it has no opinion at all and always listen to the soul. If the soul has no directions for them, they will not move, then we say our heart stays ...

(English) Master emphasizes that not a single Quan Yin practitioner on this planet can fail to see the inner Light so fellow initiates should never give up on meditation. Even if you don't see the Light today, you may see It tomorrow. She also discusses how to distinguish between true and illusory spiritual experiences, and how to achieve a balance between our free will and God!|s will. Finally, Master gives a penetrating exposition on the profound effects and benefits of "positive thinking" with respect to ...

(Chinese) Do you want to know the special reason why Shakyamuni Buddha gave the sermon of the Shurangama Sutra? Is the Surangama Sutra related to Ananda? To find out, listen to Supreme Master Ching Hai talking about the origin of Buddha’s preaching of the Surangama Sutra. The Supreme Master said that many Bodhisattvas, Pratyeka Buddhas and Arhats had never heard about the Quan Yin Method at that time because it was not that easy to hear about it; people did not know about the Quan Yin method until Manjusri ...

(Chinese) He Xiangu, one of the Eight Immortals, once heard the jingling sound of flute; Sakyamuni Buddha mentioned in the Lotus Sutra about the sounds of bell, drum, thunder and lion’s roar; the Bible also mentioned God's voice like the sound of thunder and flood, and when God appears, the bight light shines like a great fire. Thus we know that the teachings from the East and the West are the same. They both talk about inner experiences of light and sound. We will easily misunderstand if we don’t study it ...

(Chinese) The Bible says by seeing the results, we will know the cause . Therefore, we know this method works when we practice well. Sometimes it is not just seeing the light (Guan Guang), but to see whether our heart is open or not, whether we feel secured and compassion and loving power, ; if yes, then we will know that our spiritual pracAtice is effective. If all we do every day is just seeing the light and hearing the sounds (Guan Guang and Guan Yin), yet our action, speech, and thoughts are not changed , what ...

(Chinese) Do you want to know which two saints appeared in the country of Nādikā one thousand years after Shakyamuni Buddha entered Nirvana? Why did King of Gotama give up his throne to follow Reverend Manorhita and become a monk? Why could he, even at such an old age, attain enlightenment soon after he became a monk? Why were the disciples of Bhiksu Haklenayaśas reborn as white cranes? What did Haklenayaśas do to free them from this karma? Though the king of Gotama had the whole country, the moment he ...