Two years ago, a lovely Aulacese-American family moved to Southern California and became members of the Los Angeles Center. At the time, the mother of the family and one of her two sons were initiated. However, she sincerely wished that her younger son Ronnie (not his real name) could also receive initiation. Ronnie, who was almost 15 when his family moved to California, was born with Down's Syndrome, a form of mental disability that affects his development so that his mental age is around six. Despite his so-called "disability," Ronnie is a very special, happy and naturally compassionate young man, and his love for Master is readily apparent.

A short time before moving to the Los Angeles area, Ronnie underwent surgery for cancer of the femur (thigh bone). During his post-operative stay in the hospital, he would awaken each day crying because of the severe pain he experienced in his thigh. One morning, however, Ronnie woke up smiling. His mom asked why he wasn't crying that day and he answered, "Last night, Master touched my leg and it doesn't hurt anymore."

This was not the first time that the inner Light form of Master had "visited" Ronnie. He said that She frequently appeared to him in his dreams, sometimes flying on phoenixes (legendary birds said to be able to regenerate themselves after being consumed by fire). Of course, Ronnie lacked the mental ability to create such a story and did not know the term "phoenix," but he described the animal in his dreams as a "big bird with a very long tail, like from here to the garage!" Ronnie also said that during these dreams he and Master would fly in the air and visit various planets.

On weekends, Ronnie often comes to the Los Angeles Center with his family, and as his mother and brother meditate, he watches Master's lecture videos on a wide screen TV in the Center's dining hall, often bowing reverently to Her image with folded hands. One Sunday, his older brother informed a contact person that Ronnie no longer wished to eat meat at school and had become completely vegetarian on his own accord. The brother felt that Ronnie was improving spiritually because he came to the Center so often.

Then, when Master visited Fresno, California for Her June 2001 lecture, Ronnie's mother submitted an application for his initiation. Ronnie was almost 16 years old at the time. However, during his pre-initiation interview with a Quan Yin messenger, his application was not approved. Later, the Quan Yin messenger suggested contacting the Foreign Group when Ronnie turned 16 to ask permission to teach him the Convenient Method. The Quan Yin messenger was not certain that Ronnie would be able to keep the inner teachings to himself, maintain a vegetarian diet when he was around other children and understand all the concepts involved in full initiation.

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