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(English) Highlights~ At a gathering between Supreme Master Ching Hail and Association members in France 2008, Master told stories of the Wise Mullah Nasrudin and profound stories from the poems of Rumi. Why did Mullah Nasrudin choose money instead of wisdom in the face of the king? Why did such a great master have to endure his wife’s sarcastic criticism? The Supreme Master also explained ...

(Chinese) Highlights: Supreme Master Qing Hai tells a story about an Indian master who was famous for scolding his disciples. Whatever his disciples thought, he knew it right away and reacted instantly before they spoke out. Supreme Master points out that, an enlightened master should completely know what sentient beings think about, then he can be regarded as an enlightened master. He should understand his disciples in order to help them. Everyone has different levels, personalities and wisdom, so if he treats ...

(Chinese) Highlights: Supreme Master Ching Hai tells us aninteresting story about an adventure to Tibet made by Ms. Alexandra David-Neel, who is famous around the world as the first European woman ever stepping onto the land of Tibet. Supreme Master explains the difference between a ghost and a transformation body by comparing this lady’s experience of encountering with one of our initiates’experience of seeing Master's transformation body come to their rescue during a car accident. Ghosts with stronger ...

(Chinese) Master praises elderly people for their greater beauty as they possess boundless love and wisdom. Therefore, it is better for grandparents, rather than young parents, to raise the children. Master also patiently answers spiritual questions from fellow initiates, such as: How can we concentrate better in our spiritual practice and develop our love and wisdom? How can we progress if we have few experiences of inner Light and Sound? Will it affect our spiritual practice if our job involves checking fengshui ...

(Chinese) Highlights: Master trains disciples to be hard and soft and uses scolding method sometimes to help disciples free from and break through their preconceived ideas. During the seven-day retreat, a fellow initiate blamed master for scolding him. But the next day when he turned happy, he saw Master’s light, felt Master’s loving power, and was grateful to Master. Master explains that it's not that Master showed the light to him after he turned happy, but that he got enlightened after regaining happiness, ...

(Chinese) Human’s mind is very complicated, seeing only the situation and what is in front of them but knowing nothing about the background, cause and effect and the karma. Some fellow initiates do not take care of their behaviors, they like to show off to draw other’s attention. Their negative thoughts and projections will all influence Master and the whole practitioners’ group. In her lecture, Master points out that: don’t go too far when doing things; always keep the right degree. Don’t show off too ...

(Chinese) Retreat is a very important time for us to pacify and filter out the dirt from our mind. Sometimes we think that it’s enough to meditate alone at home everyday. But it's not, because we may neglect and become lazy. Moreover, if we are connected with non-spiritual practitioners everyday, our mood, memory and the depth of our meditation will inevitably be influenced by that coarse atmosphere around us. So, occasional retreat is very beneficial to us. It does not only develop our wisdom, but also uplifts ...

(Chinese) While in Hong Kong, Master cleaned up a cave that used to be a bullpen. Master built a fireplace in the cave with cement and stones, turning it into a warm and comfortable living room with a few straw mats and coushions . Master knows how to turn a dark and dirty place into a beautiful one through her arrangement and design . This is a good hobby, Master’s way to balance life in HER spare time. We often hear Master say that as spiritual practitioner, we should be honest and upright and clean. We ...

(Chinese) Master told a story about initiation. A spiritual seeker named Tina met a Muslim monk by chance and journeyed with him. This well-known fable allows us to understand it’s not that the Master doesn’t want to help us to reach the highest level, it's that the disciple sometimes doesn’t listen, misses many opportunities, and wastes a lot of time. It’s a pity. However, Master continues to teach us nevertheless. If we really want to find an enlightened Master, we have to be sincere and look inside, ...

(Chinese) We all think that women are more affectionate than men. But is it true? In this lecture, Supreme Master Ching Hai talks about men’s affection, revealing the more affectionate aspect of the male. Supreme Master pointed out that men have more affectionate feeling. It’s just that they do not speak out but keep it deeply and concentrated inside. Men’s love is not as bustling as that of women’s, who would overstate it even if it’s just a little love. The love of a man is very steady and common; even ...