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(Chinese) The book The Birds in My Life is as beautiful as poetries and paintings that are intoxicating. The stories of the birds have been deep rooted in everyone’s mind, stirred their souls and softened their heart. Master shared the fun incidents of Her birds, which made all the guests laugh, She further told us, “All lives are precious. God has given all the sentient beings the same and equal souls. All beings have feelings and souls. As long as we open our heart, use our inner wisdom, we will be able to ...

(Chinese) Fellow initiates raise many questions about spiritual practice and daily life. For example: Should we strictly adhere to the correct proportion of the sound and light meditation? Is it better to keep the same posture throughout meditation? How do we choose between doing a worldly job and “putting down everything” to help share Master’s teachings? Master reminds us: “It is our goal to progress in spiritual practice, feel happy and at ease, and help others to enjoy the same blissful state.” She ...

(Chinese) Sometimes, because we can’t feel the ephemeral nature of the world, God sends us some disasters, and the so called surprise therapy to shock us, or stun us, so that we can have a deep feeling that this world is really not eternal. Sometimes the good thing comes with the bad thing, sometimes there is war, disaster or a sad situation, which are like the bitter medicine and help us know what our purpose is for coming here. If you want to know, then it will happen quickly. Otherwise, after a while, there ...

(Chinese) Shakyamuni Buddha asked, “If you bring a gift to someone, but that person refuses to accept it, then what happens?” The one criticizing the Buddha said, “I will take the gift back!” Shakyamuni Buddha said, “Likewise, I don’t accept the gift you have brought to me from morning to now. Please take it back!” So we Chinese understand it very well. We are not weak, or don’t know how to fight. If we are cornered, we will fight. But normally, we just mind our own business, our own affair, and our ...

(Chinese) I wished I could set the horse free. However, once I did it, other people would catch him and do more terrible thing to him, or even eat him. Then how can I set free all the horses in the world? What about dogs, birds, turtles, donkeys, etc. There is nothing in the world that the humans don’t catch and play with. Playing with them is probably fine, but sometimes the humans treat them very cruelly. This is human. God made them for us to enjoy, to look at, to keep us company, but we catch them, abuse them ...

(English) With Supreme Master Ching Hai’s infinite wisdom and grace, disciples are continuously humbled by her unparalleled teachings. In this entertaining lecture to disciples, the Supreme Master tells a story about a king with many desires that inevitably led him to great misfortune. That is why all the great teachings of the Masters, past and present, tell us to control our desires so that the desires do not control us. When we are the Master of our desires, we create a holy temple within ourselves welcoming ...

(Chinese) Many planets and worlds are mentioned in the Buddhist Sutra, and the media have also reported about UFO and extraterrestrial beings. How could we become a part of the inter-planetary alliance? Supreme Master Ching Hai points out that the extraterrestrial beings dare not yet interact with us openly because humans are not open-minded enough. That’s why we need to practice spiritually. After practicing Quan Yin Method, our spirit will change and we will become more broad-minded, and then we can accept ...

(Chinese) Most people don’t reject spiritual practice, but they are just rather weak-hearted and easy to be influenced. They dare not make their own decisions because they are used to others' influences since childhood. They seldom have their own opinions or they follow the Sutra blindly without understanding at all. That’s why they come back life after life and endure many sufferings. Supreme Master Qing Hai points out that the scriptures are spiritual teachings while meditation is real practice. They both are ...

(English) Highlights Supreme Master Ching Hai walks us through the understanding of the deep poetic truths that are locked in the scriptures of the ancient gurus – in this case the Indian poet Kabir. It is within these teachings that we can begin to comprehend the infinite value of the living Master who awakens our wisdom so that we may begin to live in line with the true meanings behind the esoteric teaching. We grow in spirit not only through ...

(English) Highlights~ Supreme Master Ching Hai delights us once again with an abundance of hilarious jokes. Jokes serve the purpose of bringing us happiness and laughter, and at the same time reveal to us the common difficulties in our daily life and how these difficulties could be overcome by finding the good and funny side of it, as the characters of Her stories do. Supreme Master Ching Hai teaches ...