Before
I was initiated into the Quan Yin Method, I farmed fifteen hectares
(37 acres) of land single-handedly despite being over the age of sixty.
However, poor harvests for three successive years made my life extremely
difficult, and I wondered when the bad times would end. The future looked
bleak, and I often wept in despair and loneliness. Then one night I
dreamt that two fairies dressed in white took me in a horse-drawn carriage
to the mining area where my sister lived. I fell on my knees and begged
the fairies to help me find a job there so that I could earn a living,
and they agreed to help me.
I was so amazed
when I woke up from the dream that I set off at once to visit my sister,
a Convenient Method practitioner, who advised me to practice spiritually
as soon as she saw me. She added that only through spiritual cultivation
could I attain the greatest happiness in life and be liberated from
the abyss of worldly misery. I immediately thought of my dream, decided
to settle down at my sister’s house, and through Master’s
blessings soon found a temporary job that took care of my financial
difficulties. I worked hard, all the while looking forward to initiation
into the Quan Yin Method.
Then in April
2002, I was finally initiated, and another miracle occurred. During
one of my meditation sessions, Master appeared and told me, “Buy
a house.” Although I considered myself too advanced in years to
need a home of my own as I could easily live with my sister, I followed
Master’s instructions and happily saved my earnings to buy a house.
It just so happened that a man living on a nearby barren hillside was
selling his small cottage for the amazingly low price of RMB300 (approx.
US$36.00). I soon pooled my savings with my friends’ money and
bought the place. However, less than ten days after the estate was legally
ceded to me, I was surprised to learn that the neighborhood where the
home was located had been rezoned for development as a tourist area,
and all the households had to be relocated. The government paid me a
subsidy of RMB11,000 (approx. US$1,325.00), and with this sum as my
living allowance, I quit my job and began devoting myself diligently
to spiritual practice, knowing that it was Master who had made this
wonderful arrangement.
Ever since
my initiation, I have meditated for eight hours a day, and now a dozen
fellow initiates join me regularly for group meditation. I have experienced
wonderful inner visions and outer miracles, and remain in good health,
and although I did not attend school and cannot write, even if I were
able to compose a message to Master, the most beautiful written words
could never express my love for Her. So all I can say is “Thank
You, Master!”