God's love always helps people. But we have to share it, and then we will know better. The more we share, the more we know the strong power of love. If you keep it all to yourself, of course, you won't know much. This is just like having money in the bank and never spending it, never knowing the thrill of spending it. You never know how much or what money can bring you, such as this nice car and these beautiful clothes that make you look different and make you feel good. It is the same here. Love, we have to spend, too. The more we give, the more we realize that it is great, that the most important thing in life is love.

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Spoken by Supreme Master Ching Hai,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April 30, 2000 (Originally in English)

We are, in fact, one. No matter what we do for each other, it is the same as doing it for ourselves, because we love each other. That is the essence of life. The essence of life is love. The essence of God, of Buddha, of Allah, is love. There's nothing else but love. When we make the choice of love, that is the highest choice, the noblest choice, which is our true Self, we will feel that we are very close to God, very close to Buddha.

There are many choices we can make in life. Depending on the choice we make, we will become the being that represents the choice.

 

Spoken by Supreme Master Ching Hai,
Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 29, 2000 (Originally in English)

We can live our lives in many ways. We can try to use violence or force, or we can try to use unreasonable measures, thinking that we can get what we want. But finally we all have to make the great choice, that is, to come back to own Self, to our God's Nature. The way of the saints since time immemorial has always been peace and love. That's our true Self.

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Spoken by Supreme Master Ching Hai,
Cape Town, South Africa, November 28, 1999 (Originally in English)

Our thinking will affect the whole planet. Even though our group may be small compared to the world's population, our thoughts are not small. Together we can make a difference, if our thinking is concentrated in the same direction. And this concentrated thinking power can defeat the other concentrated group of negative power, and then, we can better the world. That is also the purpose of our being here at this retreat, because we can change the future. No matter how bad the present is, we can still change the future, because we have the free will to do so.

Spoken by Supreme Master Ching Hai,
Edinburgh, Scotland, June 5, 1999 (Originally in English)

The universal brotherhood is a vast, beautiful net of intelligence, and we are all a part of it. And if any part of this net gets into trouble, then the whole net is kind of delayed in function, and becomes defective. Therefore, we need to fix that part, and then everything will be all right.

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