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Story
World
A
Heavenly-like Retreat
in Paris
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By sister initiate Alenka,
Slovenia
(Originally in English)
In
the evening of October 24, Golden Year 4 (2007), I went to the
Paris Center to join the silent retreat. I was so happy to be
able to see the other brothers and sisters again and of course,
I was hoping to see Master if it was God’s will. Before
I went to Paris, I read Master’s book Secrets to Effortless
Spiritual Practice and silently prayed to God, “Dear
God, can You please give me the strength so that I become dead
to the world during the retreat.” And Hes granted my wish
and much more -- Hes gave me Heaven too.
When I arrived at the Center,
I found a place to sit in the tent. Soon the great news came
that Master was there! Although, it was a little cold that morning,
I told myself, “It’s better to be here, where I
am near Master than anywhere else.” The next morning,
Master held a videoconference with Formosa. Even though She
was very busy, She still took the time to see us here and there.
As usual She put on beautiful clothes for us. But one of them
was special for me. It was yellow and Master radiated light
as bright as millions of suns put together and shone upon the
universe.
In the middle of the tent was
the room where Master gave lectures. Every time She went to
this room, She would take a detour to allow everyone to see
Her. One day, a sister came to ask me if I had been in the lecture
room. I said no and that it was fine to stay where I was. However
she urged me, “Don’t worry about the comfort of
the physical body, when you have a chance to see the Almighty.”
So I went with her and thought how stupid I was. But I was so
settled down that I didn’t desire anything at all; I just
enjoyed wherever God seated me. After a while Master came. She
read us poems and then explained their meaning. I learnt a great
deal. All the brothers and sisters took turns to sit in the
room to see Master.
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The
atmosphere of the retreat was heavenly, with everyone
so nice and friendly. Although there wasn’t a lot
of space, we managed without any problem. Thank You Master
for giving us such a wonderful retreat and for showing
Heaven to me. Thank You from the bottom of my heart!
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