by sister initiate Mini Monkey, Munich, Germany

All my experiences in working with Master have assured me of one thing: Whatever She does is meant only to benefit our spiritual progress. How deeply and unconditionally She loves us is beyond our comprehension; so because we are also in love with God, we should let Her power work on us and let go of all our preconceptions.

Below is a story about one such experience.

During the 2001 Christmas Retreat in Florida, Master asked me to “talk” to two of Her parrots. She said that the boy parrot had been biting the girl; even though it was the boy who had chosen the girl, and Master had acquired — this “girlfriend” for him.

She said that I should ask the little green couple to make peace, make the boy promise not to bite the girl again, and also ask the other parrots if they were satisfied or if they needed anything. If I did this, She would not have to go down to the level of the birds to communicate with them, but could immediately go to see the Aulacese initiates instead. Hearing this, I thought, “Wow, now I can ‘help’ Master with something.”

I remembered once hearing Master explain in a lecture video how to talk to animals. She said we should quiet our minds and tune in to them, communicate with love, and thus automatically connect with their inner world. I think that perhaps many brothers and sisters have had such experiences.

So to communicate with animals, I always concentrate intently, and sometimes hear their message. But Master hears everything all the time like a Palace with all its doors open, as winds from all directions enter effortlessly — the All-hearing Buddha!

Responding to Master’s request, I tried to talk to the parrot couple about unconditional love, brotherhood and enlightenment but did not get much of a response. So I turned to the bigger parrots to see if they were satisfied, saying, “Hey, you lucky birds! You’re living in God’s house. Do you realize that?” Their response is difficult to translate into human language, but it was something like: “We have no idea what you human beings mean by the term ‘God.’ You have egos, habits and imaginations. By contrast, we just follow the universal energy and our instincts and are free. Why do you get excited or feel you aren’t worthy?” Coming back to the little green couple, I could hardly believe my eyes. The boy had stepped, millimeter by millimeter, toward the girl!

Later I told Master about what I was able to “hear” from the parrots, being ashamed that I could not hear more. And She said, “It’s OK. There was no problem with the birds. I just wanted you to have fun with them.

This experience broadened my thinking and erased my preconceptions. I realized that Master had not really needed my help. But She and the birds — Her Heavenly assistants — had arranged a situation to help me better know God.