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When one of our sisters was passing through customs, the officer checking her bags saw some copies of Master's News magazine that she had brought with her. As the sister silently prayed for Master's help, the customs officer asked, "What religion do you follow?" and she answered bravely, "We are not followers of any religion. My Master only teaches us to be vegetarian, meditate and do good deeds." Then, after leafing through some of the magazines, the officer smilingly returned all of them and gave the sister a smooth customs clearance.
One day, our tour guide took us to a shop that gave foot massages and dips using Chinese herbal medicine. Normally, fellow practitioners do not like being massaged, but through God's arrangement, this event helped us overcome our initial distaste, and allowed us to meet some people who had special affinities with Master. One of the sisters in our group knew acupuncture and had some knowledge of the body's chakras (energy centers along the spinal column and head). When she was chatting with the young masseur at the shop, she mentioned that we were all vegetarians and meditated daily. She also told him that practicing meditation can cause energy to surge through the chakras. To her surprise, a doctor of Chinese medicine who was sitting next to us became interested in our conversation so we gave him and the masseur some News magazines for a more complete explanation of our spiritual practice. Meanwhile, a waitress who had seen our interaction came over to request some magazines for herself and her friends.
On another occasion, we visited a crystal store, and as we were preparing to leave, a graceful young woman approached us unexpectedly. Knowing that we were vegetarians, she told us that her mother was also a vegetarian, and wanted to know about the person pictured on our pendants. We then introduced Master to her and she happily accepted Master's photo and the News magazines we offered. Before we left, quite a few other staff members also requested photos of Master.
In addition, several clerks in a tea store liked Master's picture, but since we had already given away all of our Chinese magazines, we gave them copies of the English version and invited them to visit the Quan Yin worldwide websites on the Internet. Another time, while we were taking a rest, we saw a young man playing a flute. Feeling an affinity with him, we gave him a photo of Master playing the mandolin, and told him about Her musical talent. A mother and her two daughters sitting next to the man were also attracted to Master's photo so we gave them an English News magazine. One of the daughters understood English and immediately sat down to read the magazine. How lovely they were, their faces shining with God's Love!
One day on the tour, we visited a high mountain lake, and afterwards we had to descend some steps on the mountain that were very steep, and one of the older sisters suffered from acrophobia (fear of heights). That day, she had used perfume with a very strong aroma, and one of the other sisters was allergic to the smell. It seems, however, that God had a special arrangement for them both. They happened to go down the steps together as the narrow stairway would allow only two people to go through at one time. Realizing that the older sister was afraid of heights, the sister who disliked the smell of the perfume had no choice but to help her down the steps while silently repeating the Holy Names. Before they realized it, they had climbed down the entire staircase, which consisted of hundreds of steps! While both repeated the Holy Names, one did not smell the perfume and the other had no fear of the height. Afterwards, the sisters were very happy that they had both overcome their deep-rooted habits.
On another day, we visited a panda park, where our travel guide told us that pandas sleep almost all day, and eat bamboo leaves and stalks when awake. He added that normally it requires very good luck for visitors to be able to see even six or seven pandas. But when we entered, almost every panda in the park came out to meet us. Some chewed on bamboo stalks, as if they were eating sugar canes. Much to our amusement, the smaller pandas climbed high in their enclosure and playfully rolled around large bamboo baskets with their paws. Perhaps they felt the distinctive energy of the fellow practitioners because more than fifteen pandas came out to greet us!
While on the tour bus, we asked our driver to play Master's Buddhist chanting and lecture tapes. Although the tapes were played for only a short period of time , the next day, the tour guide happily told us that he wanted to become a vegetarian because the previous night he had dreamed of being blessed by Master's inner Light form . We then introduced Master and explained some of Her teachings to him, and he decided to learn the Convenient Method. Next, a brother gave the would-be initiate a necklace bearing Master's photo, which he happily placed around his neck. The driver also requested a necklace so we gave him one as well, and he put it on immediately. We were very delighted that a new soul had joined our spiritual group! As we departed, we gave the tour guide our remaining vegetarian food, and hoped that he would continue following a vegetarian diet. When we learned that he needed economic assistance, we gave him a small contribution, which allowed him to feel our abundant love. When this would-be initiate saw us off at customs, he could not keep from crying, and our eyes were filled with tears as well. What a touching scene it was!
