Cape
Town, South Africa, November 27, 1999
Days
before Master's public lecture in Cape Town, posters were placed all
around the downtown area, and Master's love embraced this beautiful
city. The thousands of people from different cultural and religious
backgrounds that came for the lecture enjoyed the added delight of viewing
a beautiful array of Master's artistic designs in the lobby. Many people
expressed amazement at Master's diverse creative talents. Immediately
after entering the hall, a great number signed up for the free News
Magazines and some even directly asked for the initiation registration
desk. One could clearly perceive their longing hearts and pure spirits.
When Master arrived at the
hall, an African child rushed to give Her a welcoming kiss. When Master
spontaneously opened Her arms and hugged him very lovingly, his face
radiated with love and wonderment. Clad in a long, bright orange dress
with contrasting green embroidery reminiscent of a lovely princess,
Master regally entered the hall. Someone from a local Tibetan Buddhist
center presented Her with a white "hada," a piece of cloth
symbolizing a "white cloud", which is the warmest form of
Tibetan welcome, while others in the audience presented flowers of greeting.
Master
began Her talk by saying, "We have prepared everything for this
lifetime, such as saving money in the bank for emergencies, retirement,
funerals, etc., but not all of us have prepared for the final departure.
People feel scared at that time because they have not prepared for it.
For those who do not want to come back after this existence, there is
a way we can train our minds because we are the essence of God and we
have God within us. We are separated from God because of our own thinking.
To remember this again, we must train ourselves to know for sure that
we are God. Therefore, we need some practice, not only to remember our
power, but also to enjoy life while living and to enhance our lives
and other people's lives. We must do deep meditation in the correct
way, then at the time of departure, if we hope to go to Heaven, we will
go there. We can escape hell if we are prepared. We must remember that
we are the sons and daughters of God. To prepare for a high reward,
we have to learn to create our own Heaven. This is not easy because
of our habits, but habits can be changed over time."
Concerning
God's capacity to forgive, Master said, "There is never any revenge
from God. There can be only infinitely more of the kind of forgiveness
that one receives from God than the kind of forgiveness that parents
give to their children. God can always repair any mistakes we have made
in our lives."
Next,
Master discussed negative thinking and its effects: "If we keep
thinking negatively without a positive connection with God's power through
meditation, we will go to unpleasant places, and that is what we call
"hell". Most of the time, we are not strong enough, so we
stay in this negative place. Sometimes, it is not just created by one
person's own fear and consequences, but there are also collections of
such effects from groups that push us into illusory planets and suffering.
Yet, it should not be like that." She added that the only thought
we should remember is "God is merciful".
Master
then invited everyone to become his or her own masters: "One should
learn the art of mastering one's own destiny and creating one's own
future. We should not let other people's karma drive us like slaves.
We should act like a God and think like a God."
At
the end of Her talk, Master revealed that one's soul could receive enlightenment
during the lecture. She asked how many in the audience already had seen
heavenly lights, and many (non-initiates) people raised their hands.
While answering questions, Master remarked, "If physical life were
everything, then you would think that God is careless. Yet, in a spiritual
way, everything is all right and perfect. We are responsible for all
the disasters that come to us. Even cutting down trees can affect the
weather and our harvests. Testing bombs here and there creates so many
unspeakable disasters." Master also explained that there is only
one religion, so people of different understanding of beliefs never
really need to fight with each other.
After
the lecture, many people were initiated into the Quan Yin Method or
learned the Convenient Method. Master also taught the remaining audience
members a short meditation in order to have a "taste of God."
One sincere mother closed her eyes and meditated while holding her baby
quietly in her arms. Two women who had already been pursuing spiritual
practice told our fellow initiates that they felt very good in Master
Ching Hai's presence and praised Her as, "the feminine principle
of God."
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