Spoken by Supreme Master Ching Hai
Youngdong Center, Korea, May 13, 2000
(Originally in English)

Many of you touch me so deeply, with your true faith in the teaching of the Master, not because of my physical body, but because of the teaching of the Master. And that's how you survive in this world without a scratch; you're always protected by your own faith. It's like Jesus says, "Your faith can make you whole" ("Thy faith hath made thee whole." Matthew 9:22), and this is like that.

Faith can overcome a lot of things. But it is a gift, also; it's not that you want to have faith and then you can have it. Some people are so poisoned for a long time; even though they pray for faith, they can't have it. So these people, you must feel sorry for them; it's not their fault. They have been brainwashed in all kinds of negative influence and thinking, so that it is very difficult for them to stand up. Oh, for you, these lucky people, I look at you and I feel so happy because you are really Okay. It's not because you believe me, because there is not a "me" anyway; it's not because you believe me that I am happy, because I'm flattered; it's not that. I am happy because you are Okay, because you are protected and you are happy and I don't have to worry about you guys. So I save a lot of time, so that I can worry about some other 'sick' kids. And because you are Okay, you can also help me take care of many other new people, and other less strong people.

And that's why I'm happy, not because you believe me, you believe me or not; it is good for you that you believe me. Because belief is the mother of every miracle. Even if your Master is no good, your faith is good, and that's good for you. It really is, because you are so pure. That's why you can believe a person who's a stranger to you and not related to you. That means you are good. That doesn't mean that I'm good or not good; I don't know yet. (Master laughs; audience says "Yes you are.")

What I mean is, I may be good, or I may be no good, but if you believe in me that means a hundred-percent that you are good. That's the thing that you should know. Whether I am good or not is difficult to tell maybe, but if you believe in me that means you are good already. That is definitely good for you.

Remember I told you the story about the thief who came out? There was a story about a couple who had been without spiritual guidance or aspiration for a long time, and they decided that now that they're old they'd better go out and find some spiritual Master, but they didn't know who to find. So they went into the forest, and they sat there and prayed and they made a promise to God that whoever came, the first one, that would be their Master. And a thief came along (everyone laughs) and made them stay there, and then they did stay, and then God did appear. It was their faith because God is within you. It is not that I make God for you.

So if you believe in me that means you're so pure, no matter if I'm good or not, you're so pure that you believe, and this faith will protect you from everything. And it makes you a blessing, a gift, to this world and the next. And that's why I'm happy; it's not because you believe me that I'm happy. I'm happy to be friends with such pure people. It's an honor for me to have you as a gift in my life. That's why I'm happy.