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Contents
Introduction.......................................................................................03
A Brief Biography of The Supreme Master Ching Hai...................07
The Mystery of the World Beyond.....................................................09
AlecturebytheSupremeMasterChingHai
June26,1992,theUnitedNationsinNewYorkCity
Initiation: TheQuanYinMethod........................................................47
The Five Guidelines........................................................................................49
The Benefits of a Vegetarian Diet...................................................51
HealthandNutrition........................................................52
EcologyandtheEnviornment........................................56
WorldHunger..................................................................57
AnimalSuffering...........................................................57
TheCompanyofSaintsandOthers.................................58
MasterAnswersQuestions...............................................60
Vegetarianism: The Best Solution to the Global Water Crisis......70
Good News for Vegetarians................................................................72
Publications......................................................................................78How to Contact Us.................................................................................87
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I do not belong to Buddhism or Catholicism. I belong to the Truth
and I preach the Truth. You may call it Buddhism, Catholicism,
Taoism, or whatever you like. I welcome all!
~ The Supreme Master Ching Hai ~
By attaining inner peace we will attain everything else. All the sat-
isfaction, all the fulllment of worldly and heavenly desires come
from the Kingdom of God the inner realization of our eternal
harmony, of our eternal wisdom, and of our almighty power. If we
do not get these we never nd satisfaction, no matter how much
money or power, or how high a position we have.
~The Supreme Master Ching Hai ~
Our teaching is that whatever you have to do in this world, do
it, do it wholeheartedly. Be responsible and also meditate everyday. You will get more knowledge, more wisdom, more peace, in
order to serve yourself and serve the world. Do not forget that
you have your own goodness inside you. Do not forget that you
have God dwelling within your body. Do not forget that you have
God within your heart.
~The Supreme Master Ching Hai ~
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Introduction
Throughout the ages, humankind has been visi ted by
rareindividualswhosesolepurposeisthespiritualupliftment
ofhumanity.JesusChristwasoneofthesevisitors,aswere
ShakyamuniBuddhaandMohammed.Thesethreearewell-knownto
us,buttherearemanyotherswhosenameswedonotknow;some
taughtpublicly,andwereknownbyafew,andothersremainedanonymous.Theseindividualswerecalledbydifferentnames,at
differenttimes,indifferentcountries.Theyhavebeenreferredtoas:
Master,Avatar,EnlightenedOne,Savior,Messiah,DivineMother,Mes-
senger,Guru,LivingSaint,andthelike.Theycametoofferuswhat
hasbeencalled:Enlightenment,Salvation,Realization,Liberation,or
Awakening.Thewordsusedmaybedifferent,butinessencetheyall
meanthesamething. VisitorsfromthesameDivineSource,withthesamespiritual
greatness,moralpurity,andpowertouplifthumanityastheHolyOnes
fromthepastareherewithustoday,yetfewknowoftheirpresence.
OneofthemistheSupremeMasterChingHai.
MasterChingHaiisanunlikelycandidatetobewidelyrec-
ognizedasaLivingSaint.Sheisawoman,andmanyBuddhistsand
othersbelievethemyththatawomancannotbecomeaBuddha.SheisofAsiandescent,andmanyWesternpeopleexpectthattheir
Saviorwilllooklikethem.However,thoseofus,fromallovertheworld,
andfrommanydifferentreligiousbackgrounds,whohavegottento
knowHer,andwhofollowHerteachings,knowwhoandwhatShe
is.Foryoutocometoknowthis,willtakeameasureofopennessof
mindandsincerityofheart.Itwillalsotakeyourtimeandattention,
butnothingelse. Peoplespendmostoftheirtimeearningalivingandtaking
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careofmaterialneeds.Weworkinordertomakeourlives,andthose
ofourlovedones,ascomfortableaspossible.Whentimepermits,wegiveawayourattentiontosuchthingsaspolitics,sports,TV,orthelatest
scandal.ThoseofuswhohaveexperiencedtheLovingPowerofdirect
innercontactwiththeDivineknowthereismoretolifethanthis.Wefeel
itisapitythattheGoodNewsisnotmorewidelyknown.Thesolution
toallofthestrugglesoflifeissittingquietlyinsideus,waiting.Weknow
thatHeavenisjustabreathaway.Forgiveuswhenweerronthesideof
overenthusiasmandsaythingsthatmayoffendyourrationalmind.Itis
difficultforustoremainquiet,seeingwhatwehaveseen,andknowing
whatweknow.
WewhoconsiderourselvesdisciplesoftheSupremeMas-
terChingHaiandfellowpractitionersofHermethod(theQuanYin
Method,)offerthisintroductorybooktoyouwiththehopethatitwill
helpbringyouclosertoyourownpersonalexperienceofDivineFul-
fillment,whetheritbethroughourMasteroranyother.
MasterChingHaiteachestheimportanceofthepractice
ofmeditation, innercontemplationandprayer. Sheexplainsthat
wemustdiscoverourowninnerDivinePresence,ifwearetobetruly
happyinthislife.Shetellsusthatenlightenmentisnotesotericand
outofreach,attainableonlybythosewhoretreatfromsociety.Her
jobistoawakentheDivinePresencewithinus,whileweleadnormal
lives.Shestates:It is like this. We all know the Truth. Its just that we forgotit. So, sometimes someone has to come and remind us of the purpose of
our life, why we must find the Truth, why we must practice meditation, and
why we must believe in God or Buddha, or whoever we think is the Highest
Power in the Universe.SheasksnoonetofollowHer.Shesimplyoffers
Herownenlightenmentasanexample,sothatothersmaygaintheir
ownUltimateLiberation.
ThisbookletisanintroductiontotheteachingsoftheSupreme
MasterChingHai.Pleasenotethatthelectures,comments,andquotes
byMasterChingHaicontainedhereinwerespokenbyHer;recorded,
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transcribed,sometimestranslatedfromotherlanguages,andthen
editedforpublication.Werecommendthatyoulistentoorwatchtheoriginalaudioorvideotapes.Youwillgetamuchricherexperience
ofHerpresencefromthesesourcesthanfromthewrittenwords.Of
course,themostcompleteexperienceistoseeHerinperson.
Forsome,MasterChingHaiistheirMother,forsomeSheistheir
Father,andforothersSheistheirBeloved.Attheleast,Sheisthevery
bestFriendyoucouldeverhaveinthisworld.Sheisheretogivetous,
nottotake.ShetakesnopaymentofanykindforHerteachings,help
orinitiation.TheonlythingShewilltakefromyouisyoursuffering,your
sorrowandpain.Butonlyifyouwantthis!
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A Little Message
IIn speaking o God, or the Supreme Spirit, Master instructs us to useoriginal non-sexist terms to avoid the argument about whether God isa She or a He.She + He = Hes (as in Bless)Her + Him = Hirm (as in Firm)Hers + His = Hiers (as in Dear)Example: When God wants, Hes makes things happen according to Hierswill to suit Hirmsel.
IAs a creator of artistic designs as well as a spiritual teacher, SupremeMaster Ching Hai loves all expressions of inner beauty. It is for this rea-
son that She refers to Vietnam as Au Lac and Taiwan as Formosa.
Au Lac is the ancient name of Vietnam and means happiness. And the
name Formosa, meaning beautiul, reects more completely the beauty
of the island and its people. Master feels that using these names bringsspiritual elevation and luck to the land and its inhabitants.
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A Master is one who has the key for you to become a Master... to
help you realize that you are also a Master and that you and God
are also One. Thats all... thats the only role of the Master.
~ The Supreme Master Ching Hai ~
Our path is not a religion. I do not convert anyone to Ca-
tholicism or Buddhism, or any other ism. I simply offer you
a way to know yourself; to nd out where you come from; toremember your mission here on Earth; to discover the secrets of
the universe; to understand why there is so much misery, and see
what awaits us after death.
~ The Supreme Master Ching Hai ~
We are separated from God because we are too busy. If some-
one is talking to you and the telephone keeps ringing, and you
are busy cooking or chatting with other people, then no one can
get in touch with you. The same thing happens with God. Hes is
calling every day and we have no time for Hirm and keep hang-
ing up on Hirm.
~ The Supreme Master Ching Hai ~
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A Brief Biography of
The Supreme Master Ching Hai
MasterChingHaiwasborntoawell-offfamilyinAulac,thedaughterofahighlyreputednaturopath.ShewasbroughtupasaCatholic,andlearnedthebasicsofBuddhismfromHer
grandmother.Asayoungchild,Sheshowedaprecociousinterestinphilo-sophicalandreligiousteachings,aswellasanuncommonlycompassionate
attitudetowardsalllivingbeings.
Attheageofeighteen,MasterChingHaimovedtoEnglandtostudy,
andthenlatertoFranceandthenGermany,whereSheworkedfortheRed
CrossandmarriedaGermanscientist.Aftertwoyearsofhappymarriage,with
theconsentofHerhusband,SheleftHermarriageinpursuitofenlightenment,
thusfulfillinganidealwhichhadbeenwithHersinceHerchildhood.Atthistime,
Shewasstudyingvariousmeditationpracticesandspiritualdisciplinesunderthe
guidanceoftheteachersandmasterswhowerewithinHerreach.Shecame
torealizethefutilityofonepersontryingtohelpthesufferingofhumanity,and
recognizedthatthebestwaytohelppeoplewastoattaintotalrealization
Herself.WiththisasHersingulargoal,Shetraveledaroundmanydifferentcoun-
tries,searchingfortheperfectmethodofenlightenment.
Throughmanyyearsoftests,trialsandtribulations,MasterChingHai
finallyfoundtheQuanYinMethodandtheDivineTransmissionintheHimalayas.
Afteraperiodofdiligentpractice,duringHerretreatintheHimalayas,Sheat-
tainedcompleteenlightenment.
IntheyearsafterHerenlightenment,MasterChingHai l ivedthe
quiet,unassuminglifeofaBuddhistnun.Shyinnature,ShekepttheTreasure
hiddenuntilpeoplesoughtHerinstructionandinitiation.Itisthroughtheinsistent
requestsandeffortsofHerearlierdisciplesinFormosaandUSA,thatMaster
ChingHaihascometolecturethroughouttheworld,andhasinitiatedmany
tensofthousandsofsincerespiritualaspirants.
TodaymoreandmoreTruthseekersfromdifferentcountriesandall
religionshavebeenstreamingtoHerforHersupremewisdom.TothosewhosincerelywishtolearnandpracticethemethodofImmediateEnlightenmentwhichSheHerselfhasverifiedtobethesupremeonetheQuanYinMethod,
MasterChingHaiiswillingtogiveinitiationandfurtherspiritualguidance.
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The world is full of troubles.Only I am full of You!
If You were placed within the world,
All troubles would be removed.
But, as the world is full of troubles,
I nd no place for You!
Id sell all the suns, the moons and the stars
In the universe,
Just to buy one of Your Beautiful Glances.
Oh Master of Innite Radiance!
Be gracious and shed a few beams into my longing Heart.
Worldly people go out at night to sing and dance,
Under the worldly light and worldly music.
Only I alone sit in trance,
Swaying with the Radiance and Melody within.
Since I got to know Your Glory Oh Lord,
I could love nothing in this world.
Embrace me in Your Loving Grace,
Forever!
Amen
from Silent Tears, a collection of poems
by The Supreme Master Ching Hai
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The Mystery of the
World Beyond
ALecturebytheSupremeMasterChingHai
June26,1992
UnitedNations,NewYork
WelcometotheUnitedNations.Andpleasepraytogether
forawhile in your ownbelief thatwearegrateful for
whatwehave,whatwearegiven,andwewish,wehope
thatthosewhohavenotenoughwillbegiventhewaywearegiven;theworlds refugees, thewar victims,the soldiers, thegovernment
leadersandofcoursetheUnitedNationsleaderswillbeableto
accomplishwhattheywantandlivetogetherinpeace.
WebelievewhatweaskwillbegivenbecauseitissayssointheBible.
Thankyou!
You know today the themeofour lecture is Beyond ThisWorld
becauseIdontthinkIwouldliketotalktoyouaboutthisworldany-
more.Thatyouallknow.Butbeyondthisworld,wehaveotherthings.
Ithinkallofyouwhocameherewouldbeinterestedtoknow.Itsnot
somethinglikeourfellowinitiatejustsaidaboutmiraclesoranything
fantasticthatyoucannotbelieve.Itissomethingveryscientific,very
logicalandveryimportant.
WeallheardthatindifferentkindsofreligiousBiblesorScriptures,itis
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mentionedthattherearesevenheavens,therearedifferentlevelsof
consciousness.ThereistheKingdomofGodwithin,thereisBuddhaNa-
ture,etc.Thesearesomethingsthatarepromisedbeyondthisworld.But
notmanypeoplehaveaccesstowhatispromisedintheseScriptures,
notmany.Iwouldntsaynone,butnotmany.Comparedtothepopu-
lationoftheworld,peoplewhohaveaccesstotheKingdomofGod
withinorwhatwecall,whatisbeyondthisworld,areveryfew.
AndifyouareinAmerica,probablyyouhavemanyopportunitiesto
readalotofbooksthatdescribethingsthatarebeyondourworld.AndsomeofthemoviesthattheAmericanpeoplemadearenot
altogetherfiction.Also,therearesomemoviesmadebyJapanese
thatarealsonotallfiction.Becausethesepeoplehaveprobablyread
someofthebooksthathavebeenwrittenbythosewhohavebeen
beyondthisworldortheythemselveshavehadsomeglimpsesinto
theKingdomofGod.
So,whatliesintheKingdomofGod?WhyshouldwebotherabouttheKingdomofGodifwealreadyhaveenoughworktodointheworldand
wehaveajob,wehavesecurehouses,andwehaveenoughloving
relationships,etc.?Precisely,becausewealreadyhaveallthese,we
shouldbeconcernedabouttheKingdomofGod.
ItsoundstooreligiouswhenwesaytheKingdomofGod.Itsactually
justsomelevelofhigherconsciousness.Thepeopleintheolddays,they
saythatitisheaven,butinscientificterms,wecansay,itisadifferent
ahigherlevelofknowledge,ahigherlevelofwisdom.Andthiswecanhaveaccessto,shouldweknowhow.
So,latelyinAmerica,wehaveallheardofthelatestinvention;that
peopleevenhaveamachinetoputyouintosamadhi.Haveyouex-
periencedthis?ItsinAmericaonsale.Fourhundredtosevenhundred,
dependsonwhatlevelyouwant.Theycall
thisisforthelazypeoplewhodontwanttomeditate,justwanttoberightinsamadhi.Now,in
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caseyoudontknow,Illbebriefaboutthat.
Theysaythatthiskindofmachinecanputyouintoarelaxed,mental
attitude,state;relaxedstate,thenyouwouldachievethehighlevelof
IQ.Thatssupposedtogiveyouhighknowledge,highwisdomandthen
youfeelgreat,etc.Andthismachineusessomeselectedmusic,outer
music,soyouneedearphones,andthentheyputsomeelectric,prob-
ablycurrentsthatstimulateyou,thenyouprobablyseesomeflashes.
Soyouneedalsoablindfold.Theearphonesandtheblindfold,thats
allyouneedforsamadhi.Thisisverygood,andfourhundreddollars
verycheap.Butoursamadhiisevencheaper,itcostsnothing,anditsforever,forever.Andyoudontneedtochargewithbatteriesor
electricity,plugin,plugout;orincasethemachinegoesoutoforder,
youdontneedtogoandfixit.
Now,eveniftheartificiallightandtheartificialmusiccouldmake
peoplebecomesorelaxedandsowiseitissupposedtogivethem
this,butIhavereadonanewspaperwhatitssupposedtodo,Ihavent
trieditmyself.Sothatswhyitisveryhotandhassoldalot,Iheard.Eventheseartificialthingscouldputusintoarelaxedmoodandincrease
ourIQ,thencouldyouimaginehowmuchtherealthingcanhelpus
inourwisdom?Therealthingisbeyondthisworldbutitisaccessibleto
everyman,shouldwewanttocontactwithit.Thisistheinnerheavenly
MusicandtheinnerheavenlySound.Anddependingontheintensity
ofthisMusic,oftheinnerLightorinnerMusic,wecanpushourselves
beyondthisworld,gointoadeeperlevelofunderstanding.
Iguessitisjustlikethelawofphysics.Youwanttosendsomerocketinto,
beyondthegravity,youhavetohavealotofpushingpowerbehind
that,andalsowhenitfliesveryfastitalsoemanatessomelight.SoI
guesswhenwegofastintothebeyond,wecanradiatesomeLight
also,andalsowecanheartheSound.
TheSoundisthekindofVibrationalPowerthatpushesusintothehigher
levels,butitdoesthatwithoutanynoise,withoutmuchtroubleand
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nocostandnodiscomforttotheexperiencer.Thatisthewaytogo
intothebeyond.
Andwhatisbeyondthisworldthatisbetterthanourworld?Everything
thatwecanimagineandcannotimagine.Onceweexperienceit,
thenweknow.Nooneelsecouldtellusreally.Butwehavetobeper-
sistentinthat,andwehavetotrulybesincere,otherwisenooneelse
candoitforus.Thesamelikenooneelsecanreplaceyoutowork
attheUNsofficeandyougetpaidforthat.Thesameasnooneelse
couldhelpustoeatandthenwegetsatisfied.Therefore,thewayis
tobeexperienced.Wecouldlistentosomeonewhohasexperiencetotellus,butwecannotgainmuchexperiencefromthat.Wemay
haveexperiencesonetime,foracoupleoftimesorsomedaysdueto
thepowerofthatpersonwhoexperiencedGod.Thenwemightsee
someLightorhearsomeSound,verynaturallywithoutoureffort,but
inmostcases,itdoesntlastverylong.So,wehavetoalsoexperience
itanddoitourselves.
Beyondourworld,therearemanydifferentworlds.Wecouldjustputanexample,liketheonealittlebithigherthanus.Whatwecallthe
AstralworldintheWesternterminology.IntheAstralworld,theyhave
evenonehundredandmoredifferentlevels.Andeachlevelisa
worldofitself.Anditrepresentsourlevelofunderstanding.Itsjustlike
wegointotheuniversity,andtheneachgradeaswegothroughthe
university,itrepresentsourunderstandingmore,abouttheuniversitys
teachingandthenslowlywemovetothegraduation.
IntheAstralworld,wewillseemanykindsofso-calledmiraclesand
weprobablywillbetemptedalsobymiraclesandweprobablywill
havemiraclesalso.Wecanhealthesick,wecansometimessee
somethingsthatotherpeoplecannotsee.Wehaveatleastsixkinds
ofmiraculouspower.Wecanseebeyondtheordinaryboundaries,
wecanhearbeyondthelimitsofspace.Thedistancedoesntmake
adifferencetous.Thatswhatwecalltheheavenlyearsandtheheavenlyeyes.Andthenwecanseethroughthepeoplesthinking,
andwhathehasinhismind,sometimeswecansee,etc.Theseare
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thepowersthatsometimesweacquirewhenwehaveaccesstothe
FirstLeveloftheKingdomofGod.
Andwithin thisFirst Level, Ihavealreadysaid thatwehavemany
differentotherlevelswhichofferusalotmorethanlanguagecan
describe.Forexample,afterinitiation,thenwemeditateandifour
levelisatthefirstone,thenwehavemanymoreabilities.Thenwewill
evendevelopourliteraturetalentwhichwedidnthavebefore.And
alsoweknowmanythingsthatotherpeopledonotknowandmany
thingscometousjustlikegiftsfromheaven,sometimesfinancially,
sometimescareer-wiseand sometimesmanyotherthings.Andwebegintobeabletowritepoemsormaybewecandrawpictures,and
wecandosomethingsthatwehavenotbeenabletodobeforeand
wecouldntimaginewecoulddothat.ThatstheFirstLevel.Andwe
couldwritepoemsandwritebookswiththebeautifulstyle.Andwe
couldhavebeenanonprofessionalwriterbefore,butwecouldwrite
now,forexample.Theseareverymaterialbenefitsthatwecanget
whenweareintheFirstLevelofconsciousness.
Actually,thesethingsarenotGodsgifts.Thesethingsareinheaven
insideusandonlybecausewehaveawakenedthem,theybecame
alive.Andthenwecanmakeuseofthem.So,thisissomeoftheinfor-
mationabouttheFirstLevel.
Now,whenwegotothehigherlevel,thenweseemanyotherthings,
andweachievemanyotherthings.OfcourseIcannottellyouevery-
thingbecauseoftime.Also,itsnotnecessarytolistentoallthebeau-
tifulthingsaboutcakesandcandiesandnevereatthem.Therefore,
Ijustkindofappetizealittlebit,andifyouwanttoeatthem,thats
anotherthing.Wecanofferrealfoodlateron.Yes!Justincaseyou
wanttoeatthesethings.
Now,ifwegoalittlebitbeyondthisleveltotheSecondLevel,what
wecallSecond,justforthesakeofsimplifyingmatters.TheSecondLevelthenwewillprobablyhavealotmoreabilitiesthanthefirst
one,andincludingthemiracles.Butthemoststrikingachievementwe
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seeyourownbiography.
There ismuchmore tobegained from theSecond Levelof con-
sciousness.ButwhenonereachestheSecondLevel,thisisalreadyfan-
tastic,alreadyalivingBuddha,becauseyouhaveopenedtheBuddhi,
theintellect.Andweknowmanythings,manythingsthatwecouldnot
name.Andeveryso-calledmiraclewouldhappentous,whetherwe
wantitornot,becauseourintellectjustopenedandjustknowshow
tocontactthehighersourceofhealing,ofarrangingsothatourlife
wouldbecomesmootherandbetter.AndourintellectorBuddhihasopenedsothatitcanhaveaccesstoalltheinformationnecessary
fromthepastandfromthepresentinordertoarrangeandtokindof
rearrangeorkindofmakeupforsomethingwedidwronginthepast.
Sothattocorrectthemistakeandthentomakeourlifebetter.
Forexample,ifwedidnotknowthatwehaveoffendedourneighbor
bysomeunintentionalaction,andnowweknow.Veryeasy!Ifwe
didnotknowandtheneighborissilentlyagainstusandtryingtodosomethingsometimesbehindusinordertoharmusbecauseofmis-
understandingsorbecausewedidsomethingwrongtotheneighbor.
Butnowweknowwhyithappened.So,itseasy.Wecangotothe
neighbororwecantelephone,orwecanhaveaparty,invitethe
neighborinandthenweclearthemisunderstanding.
Similarthingswhenwegettotheintellectuallevel,weauto-matically,Imeansilently,understandalltheseandsilentlyarrange
alltheseorcontactwithsomesourceofpowerwhichcouldhelp
ustoarrangethesethings,tobetterourwayoflife,tobetterour
courseoflife.So,weminimizemanyaccidents,manyunwelcome
situationsandunfavorableconditionsofourlife.Yes!Yes!Therefore,
whenwegettotheSecondLevel,thisisfantasticalready.
Therefore,whatIhaveexplainedtoyouisveryscientificandverylogi-calandnoneedtothinkthatayogiormeditationpersonissomekind
ofmysticalpersonoranETextraterrestrial.Theyareterrestrialbeings,
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likeanyoneofus,whohavedeveloped,becausetheyknowhow.
InAmerica,wesayeverythingdependsonknow-how,sowecanlearn
everything.Right?Wecanlearneverything.Sothisisakindofbeyond
thisworldscience,inwhichwecouldlearnalso.Anditsoundsvery
strange,butthehigherthethings,themoresimple.Itsmoresimple
thanwegotohighschoolorcollegewithalltheseverycomplicated
mathematicalquestionsandproblems.
WithintheSecondLevel,therearemanydifferentlevels,too.ButIjustmakeitbriefbecauseIcannotbedetailedinallofthesecretsof
heaven.Anyhowyouwillknowallthesealsowhenyoutravelalong
withaMasterwhohasalreadytraveled.So,itsnosecret.Butitistoo
long,ifwehavetostopineachlevel,whichhasalotoflevels,sublevels
andwehavetoexamineeverythingittakestoolong.So,sometimes
aMasterjusttakesyoubrieflyfromonelevelafteranother,veryfast
Zack!Zack!Zack!Becauseifyouhavenothingtodowithmaster-
ship,thenyoudontneedtolearnsomuch.Itllgiveyouheadache.
Therefore,justtakesyouthroughandbackHome,becauseeventhen
ittakesalongtime.Sometimesittakesawholelifetime.Butenlight-
enmentwegetimmediately.
Butthatisonlystarting,justlikeenrolling.Thefirstdayyouenrollinthe
university,youbecomeimmediatelytheuniversitystudent.Butthathas
nothingtodowithaPh.D.Aftersixyears,fouryearsortwelveyearsthenyougraduate.Butyouimmediatelybecameuniversitystudent,
ifthatisarealuniversity,andifyouenroll,youtrulyearnestlywantto
becomeauniversitystudent.So,bothsideshavetocooperate.
Similarly,ifwewanttogobeyondthisworld,forexample,justsayfor
fun,becausewehavenowhereelsetogoinNewYork;wehaveknown
everythingabouttheManhattan,LongBeach, shortbeachand
everybeach.[Laughter]NowsupposewewanttotakeatriptotheETsplace,toseewhatsgoingon.Allright?Whynot?Sincewepaya
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lotofmoneytogotoMiami,Florida,justtohaveabathinthesea,so
whycouldntwesometimesgotodifferentworldsbeyondthisworld
toseewhatourneighborplanetslooklikeandhowdothepeoplefare
themselvesoverthere?Idontthinkitisanythingstrangeaboutthat.
No?Itsjustakindofalittlebitfurthertravelingandmentaltraveling,
spiritualtravelinginsteadofphysicaltraveling.Therearetwokindsof
travel.So,itsverylogicalandveryeasytounderstand.
Now,weareattheSecondLevel.WhatelseshouldItellyou?Sothats
howwecontinueinthisworld,butthenwehavetheknowledgeoftheotherworldsatthesametime.Becausewetravel.
JustlikeyouareanAmericancitizenoryouareanyothercitizenofthe
world,butthenyoutravelfromonecountrytoanotherjusttoknow
whattheneighborcountrylookslike.AndIguessmanyofyouinthe
UnitedNationsarenotnativeAmericans.No?Yes.So,youknownow
thesamething.Wecantraveltothenextplanetorthenextleveloflife
inordertounderstand.Becausethedistanceissogreatthatwecannotwalk,wecannottakearocket,wecannottakeevenaUFO.
SomeworldsarelongerthanUFOcouldfly.UFO!Unidentifiedobject.A
flyingobject,yes!Now,thereisafacilitywithinuswhichisfasterthan
anyUFOcancomply.Thatisourownsoul.Wecallitspiritsometimes.
Andwecanflywiththis,withoutanyfuel,withoutanypolice,ortraffic
jamsoranythingatall.AndnoneedtoworrythatonedaytheArabsdontselloiltous,[Laughter]becauseitsself-sufficient.Nevergoesout
oforder,exceptwhenwewanttodamageitbyviolatingtheuniversal
precepts,violatingtheharmonyofheavenandEarth,whichisvery
simpletoavoid.Wewilltellyouhowifyouareinterestedtoknow.
Forexample,Illbebrief,okay?Iamnotapreacher.Dontworry,I
donttakeyoutothechurch.Justforexample.
Therearesomelawsintheuniversethatweshouldknow,justlikewhen
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wedrivethecar,wemustknowthelawsofthetraffic.Redlight,you
stop;green light,wego.Driveleft,ontheright,etc.Highway,how
muchspeed.So,therearesomeverysimplelawsintheuniverse,in
thephysicaluniverse.Beyondourworld,beyondthisphysicaluniverse,
therearenolaws,nolawsatall.Wearefree,freecitizens,butwehave
togetbeyondthatinordertobefree.Andaslongaswestillliveinthis
world,inthephysicalbody,weshouldasmuchaspossiblekeepwithin
thelaw,sowedontgetintotrouble.Andthenourvehiclesdontget
damagedsowecanflyfaster,higher,withoutproblems.
So,theselawshavebeenwrittenintheBible,ofyourChristianBible
andintheBuddhistBibleorintheHinduBible.Theverysimpleones
likewedontharmtheneighbors,wedontkill, thou shall not kill,not
commitoutsidelovingrelationshipsandnotstealing,etc;andnottak-
ingintoxicants,thatincludesthedrugstoday.ProbablytheBuddha
knew,inthe20thcentury,wewouldinventcocaineandallthat,so
Hesaidnodrugs.Thedrugsincludeallkindsofgamblingandanything
thatmakesourmindsattachedtothephysicalpleasuresandforgetthespiritualjourney.
Ifwewanttoflyfast,highandwithoutdanger,thesearephysicallaws
justlikethelawsofphysics.Whenarocketwantstofly,thescientisthas
toobservecertainlaws.Thatsall,okay?So,howmuchmoremustwe
becarefulbecausewewanttoflyhigherthanthat,higherthanthe
rocketscanfly,fasterthantheUFOs.Buttherearesomemoredetails
thatcouldbeexplained,shouldyoubeinterested,andthatwillbeat
thetimeofinitiation.Nowwedontwanttomakeyouboredwithall
theseguidelineswhichyousay,Iknowalready.Iknowalready.Iread
themintheBible.Tenprecepts,right?Tencommandments.
Actually,manyofusreadthepreceptsbutarenotverydeeplycon-
cernedwiththem,ornotdeeplyunderstood.Ormaybewewantto
understand...,thewaywedo,butnotthewayitsexactlymeant.Therefore,itdoesntharmsometimestoremindus,ortolistentoalittle
bitdeepermeaningofthat,again.Forexample,intheBible,intheOld
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Testament,thefirstpage,Godsays,I made all the animals to befriend
you and to help you, and you shall rule over them.AndthenHessays
Hesmadeallthefoodfortheanimals,eachoneadifferentkind.But
Hesdidnttellustoeatthem.No!AndHessays,I made all the food, all
the herbs in the field and the fruit on the trees which are delicious to the
taste and pleasing to the eyes. These shall be your food.Butnotmany
peoplepayattentiontothat.AndsomanyoftheBiblefollowersare
stilleatingfleshwithoutunderstandingwhatGodtrulymeant.
Andifwecomeintoadeeperscientificresearchandwewillknowthatwearenotforflesheating.Oursystem,ourintestines,ourstomach,
ourteeth,everythingisscientificallymadeforvegetariandietonly.
Nowonder,mostpeoplegetsick,getoldfast,getfatigued,andget
sluggishwhentheywerebornsobrilliantandintelligent.Andtheyend
upalittlebitdullereachday,andtheoldertheygettheworsethey
feel.Itsbecausewedamageourvehicles,ourflyingobjects,our
UFOs.So,ifweliketousethisvehiclealittlebitlongerandsafer,
thenwehavetotakecareofitinaproperway.
Now,forexample,wehaveacar.Youalldrivecars.Now,ifyouput
thewrongpetrolinit,howwouldithappen?Whatwouldhappen?
Itwoulddrivejustprobablyafewfeetandthenstop.Andyoudont
blamethecar.Itsjustourmistake,wemistakenlyputsomefuelwhich
doesntbelongthere.Orifourpetrolhassomewaterinit,right,itprob-
ablycanrunforawhile,butithastrouble.Or,ifouroilhasbecometoo
dirtyandwedidntcleanit,itwillrunforawhilebutthenwewillhave
trouble.Andsometimesitexplodesjustbecausewedidntlookafter
ourcarinapropermanner.
Similarly,ourbodyislikeavehiclewhichwecanusetoflyfromhereto
eternity,totheveryhighlevelofscientificwisdom.Butsometimeswe
damageitandwedontuseitfortheproperpurpose.Forexample,our
caristodrivemanymilestobringustotheoffice,toourfriendsandto
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differentbeautifulscenery.Butthenwedontlookafter,weputwrong
petrol,orwedonttakecareoftheoil,wedonttakecareofthewatertank,everything.Andthenitdoesntrunveryfast.Itdoesntrunvery
long.Andthenwejustrunaroundinourlawn,inthecircleofourback-
yard.Thatsallrightalso.Butitsjustwewasteourpurposeofbuyinga
car.Itsjustawasteofmoneyandtimeandourenergy.Thatsall.No
oneistobeblamed.Nopolicewillchargeyouanythingforthat.Itsjust
thatyouwasteyourcar,wasteyourmoneywhenyoucouldgoveryfar
andseemanythings,andenjoythedifferentscenery.
Similarly,ourphysicalbodies.Wecanliveinthisworldbutthenwecan
takecarethatwithinthisphysicalbody,wehaveotherinstruments,that
wecanflybeyondthat.Justlikeanastronaut,hesitsintherocket.The
rocketishisinstrument.Heshouldtakegoodcarethatheshouldnot
violatethephysicslawssothathisrocketwillflysafelyandfast.Butthe
astronautinsideisimportant.Thatrocketbringshimtohisdestination.But
therocketisnotthemainobjecttheastronaut,thedestination.And
shouldheusethatjusttorunaroundLongIslandthenitsalsoawaste
oftime.Awasteofthemoneyofthenation.
So,thereforeourbodyisverypreciousbecausewithinthissitstheMaster.
ThatswhyintheBible,itsays,know you not that you are the temple of
God and Almighty God dwells within you,theHolySpirit,thesamething.
IfwehousetheHolySpiritortheAlmightyGod,canyouimaginehow
terribleisthat,howterriblysignificant!Butmanypeoplereadthisfast
butdonotunderstand,donotrealizethegreatnessofthissentence,
anddonottrytofindout.So,thisiswhymydisciples,theyliketofollow
myteachingsbecausetheycanfindoutwhositsinsideandwhatlies
beyondthisworld,apartfromoureverydaystruggle,money-earningand
strikingandallthesephysicalproblems.
Wehavemorebeauty,morefreedom,moreknowledgewithin.And
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shouldweknowtheproperwaytocontactthis,thisisalloursbecause
wehavetheminside.Itsjustbecausewedontknowwherethekeyisandwehavelockedthishouseforalongtimeandnowweve
forgottenthatwehavethistreasure.Thatsall.
So,theso-calledMasteristheonewhocanhelpustoopenthedoor
andshowuswhatoriginallyalreadybelongstous.Butwehavetotake
timeandwalkintoitandcheckeveryitemthatwehave.
So,anyhow,wewereintheSecondWorld.Areyouinterestedtogo
further?[Audience:Yes!Yes!]Youwanttoknoweverythingwithout
working?[Masterlaughs]Allright.Butatleastsomeonecouldtellyou
whatanothercountrylookslikewhenhehasbeenthereeventhough
youhavent.Right?Atleastyouareinterested,maybeyouwantto
go.Okay.So,nowaftertheSecondWorld.Ihaventfinishedallthe
Second,butyouknowwecannotsitherealldaylong.SoaftertheSec-
ond,youmayhavemorepower.Ifyouaredeterminedandworkfor
it,youwillgototheThird.Theso-calledThirdWorld.Itsahigherstep.
TheonewhogoestotheThirdWorldhastobeabsolutelycleanof
everydebtofthisworld,atleast.Ifweowesomethingtothekingof
thisphysicalworld,wecannotgoup.Justlikeifyouareacriminalof
somenation,youarenotclearoftherecord,youcannotpassbe -
yondtheborderstogotoanothernation.So,thedebtofthisworld
includesmanythingsthatwevedoneinthepastandinthepresent
andmaybeinthefuturedaysofourphysicallife.Nowallthesehave
tobecleared,justlikeweclearthecustoms,beforewecangointo
theworldbeyond.ButwhenweareintheSecondWorld,westartto
work,withanyleftoverkarmaofthepastandthispresentlife,because
withoutpastkarma,wecannotexistinthispresentlife.
Themastershavetwodifferentcategories.Onewithoutkarmabuthe
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borrowsthekarmatocomedown;theotheroneislikeus,ordinarybe-
ings,butwithcleansedkarma.So,anyonecouldbeawould-beMaster,afutureMaster.AndsometimestheMasterdescendsfromthehigher
worldwithborrowedkarma.Howdoesitsoundtoyou,toborrowthe
karma?[Masterlaughs]Itspossible.Itspossible.
Forexample,beforeyoucamedownhere,youhavebeenherebefore.
Andyouhavegivenandtakenwithdifferentpeopleoftheworldfor
manyagesormanyhundredyears.Andthenyougobacktoheaven
ortoyourabodewhichisveryfaraway,differentlevelsatleasttothe
FifthLevel.ThatsthehouseoftheMaster,theFifthLevel.Butbeyond
thattherearemorelevels.
Now,sowhenwewanttocomebackagainduetocompassionor
someassignedjobfromtheFather,forexample,thenwecomedown.
Andbecauseoftheaffinitywiththepeopleinthepast,wecould
borrowsomeoftheiraccount,youknow,karma.Onlydebt,nothing,
nothingbeautifulaboutthepeople.Wecanborrowsomedebtand
thenwepayitbyourspiritualpower,slowlyuntilwefinishthejobin
thisworld.So,thisisadifferentkindofMaster.Andtherearealsoones
whoarefromthisworld,aftertheypracticetheyimmediatelybecome
Mastershere,justliketheygraduate.Yes.Therefore,intheuniversity
justlikewehaveprofessorsandhavethestudentswhograduateand
becomeprofessorsafterwards.Therearelong,longtimeprofessors,
andnewlygraduatedprofessors,etc.Similarly,therearethesekind
ofMasters.
Sonow,ifwewanttogototheThirdWorld,wemustbeabsolutelyclean
ofeverytraceofkarma.KarmaisthelawofAs you sow, so shall you reap.
Justlikeweplantanorangeseed,thenwegetoranges;anapple
seed,wehaveapples,sothesearetheso-calledkarma.ItstheSanskrit
languageforcauseandretribution.TheBibledoesnttalkaboutkarma
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butitsays, As you sow, so shall you reap.Thatsthesamething.
TheBibleisashortenedformoftheteachingsoftheMaster,and
anyhowHislifewasalsoashortenedform.Thereforewedonthave
muchexplanationintheBible.AndmanyoftheBibleversionshave
beenalsocensoredinorder tosuittheso-called leadersofthese
movements;notnecessarilyalwaysspiritually-mindedpeople.You
knowineverykindofaspect,peoplesellandbuyeverything.Brokers
therearebrokersfullineveryaspectinlife.ButthetrueBible,we
knowisalittlebitdifferent,alittlebitlonger,morepreciseandeasier
tounderstand.Anyhow,becausewecannotprovemuchofit,sowe
donttalkaboutitincasepeoplesayweareblaspheming.Sothat
wecanonlysaysomethingthatwecanprove.
Andyouwouldaskmethen,YoutalkaboutthisSecondWorld,Third
WorldandFourthWorld.Howcanyouproveit?WellIcan!Ican
proveit.Ifyouwalkalongwithme,thesamepath,youwillseethe
samethings.Butifyoudontwalk,thenIcantproveittoyou.Thats
ofcourse.Thatsofcourse.Therefore,Idaretalkaboutthesethings
becausethereisproof.Wehaveproofwithhundredsofthousandsof
disciplesaroundtheworld.So,wecansaythingsthatweknow.Butthis
youhavetowalkwithme,youhavetowalk.Otherwiseyoucannotsay,
Youwalkformeandtellmeandshowmeeverything.Icannot.
Forexample,ifIamnotintheUnitedNationsinthisroom,doesnt
matterhowmuchyoutellaboutthisroom,Ihavenotactuallyexperi-
encedit.Right?So,wehavetowalkwithwhomeverisexperienced
guide.AndIhavesomeofthedisciplesinthisroomwhohavedifferent
nationalities,theyhavehadsomeoftheseexperiencesthatIhavejust
toldyoupartlyandsomefully.
Andso,aftertheThirdWorld,thisisbynomeanseverything.WhatItold
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youisjustapartofthings.Thatskindoftravelingstory,relatingthings
inasmallportionandnotverydetailed.Evenwhenwereadabookaboutsomecountry,itsnottheactualcountry.Right?Therefore,
wehavemanybooksabouttraveling,aboutdifferentcountriesin
theworld,butwestillliketogoourselvesoverthere.Weknowabout
SpainandTenerifeandGreece,buttheseareonlymoviesoronly
books.Wehavetogothereandtoactuallyexperiencethejoyof
beingthereandthefoodtheyofferandthedeliciouswaterofthe
seaandthebeautifulweatherandthefriendlypeopleandallkinds
ofatmospherethatwecannotexperiencebyreadingbooks.
So,anyhowsupposeyouhavepassedtheThirdWorldandwhatnext?
Ofcourse,yougotothehigher,theFourth.AndtheFourthWorld,this
isalreadyoutofextraordinary.Andwecannotjustusethesimple
languagetodescribeallthesethingstothe laypersonsfor fearing
ofoffendingthelordofthatworld.Becausethatworldissobeautiful
eventhoughtherearesomepartsofitareverydark,darkerthanon
electricity-cutnightinNewYork.Haveyouexperiencedthewhole,
completecityindarkness?Yes!Itsdarkerthanthat!Butbeforeyou
reachtheLight,itsdarkerthanthat.Itsthekindofaforbiddencity.
BeforewereachGodsknowledge,wearestopped,overthere.But
withaMaster,withanexperiencedMaster,youcanpassthrough,
otherwisewecannotfindtheroadinthatkindofworld.
Whenwereachdifferentplanesofexistence,wehaveexperienced
not only spiritualchangesbutphysical changesalso, intellectual
changesandeverythingelseinourlife.Welookatlifeinadifferent
manner,wewalkdifferently,weworkdifferently.Evenourwork,our
dailyworktakesonadifferentmeaningandweunderstandwhywe
workthisway,whywehavetobeinthisjob,orwhyshouldwechange
thatjob.Weunderstandourpurposeoflife,sowenolongerfeelrest -
lessandagitated,yes!Butwewaitveryharmoniously,patientlyforour
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missiononEarthtofinish,becauseweknowwherewearegoingnext.
Weknowwhileweareliving.Thatswhatissaid,dyingwhileliving.Yes,yes!AndIsupposesomeofyouhaveheardofsomethinglike
thisbefore,butIdontknowanyMasterwhocanspeakdifferently,
[Masterlaughs]exceptthatwehavetoexperiencetheactualjoyof
theinnervisions.
HowcananyonewhodescribesImeanaMercedesBenzdifferently.
Ithastobethesamething.So,anypeoplewhoownaMercedesBenz,
whoknowtheBenz,hewoulddescribethesamething,butthatisnot
theBenz.So,eventhoughIspeaktoyouinaveryordinarylanguage,
butthesearenotordinarythingsandthesearethethingswehaveto
experiencebyourselves,withwork,sincerityandwithaguide.Itssafer
thatway.Althoughitperhapshappens,oneinamillionthatwecan
makeitourselves,butwithdanger,withriskandwithverynotsecure
results,notverysafe.
Someofthepeopleinthepast,forexampleSwedenborg.Hehadkind
ofmadeithimself.OrmaybeGurdjieff,hewassupposedtohavemade
ithimselfgoneallthewayalone.ButwhenIreadsomeofthepeople,
thiswork,theyhavenotbeenwithoutdangerandalotoftrouble.And
itsnotnecessarilythatallofthemreachthehighestlevel.
So,afterthatyougotoahigherlevel.AftertheFourth,yougotothe
higherlevel,thehouseoftheMasterwhichistheFifthLevel.Allthe
Masterscamefromthere.Eventhoughtheirlevelsarehigherthan
theFifth,theywillstaythere.ItstheresidenceoftheMasters.And
beyondthat,therearemanyaspectsofGod,whicharedifficultto
understand.Imafraidtoconfuseyou,soprobablyanothertimeIll
tellyou,ormaybeafterinitiationwhenyoullbealittlebitmorepre-
pared;andIlltellyousometerrificthingsaboutyourimagination.
HowsometimesitplayswrongaboutmanyideasaboutGod.
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Question and Answer Session
After the Lecture
Q: YoumentionedtheMastercanborrowpeopleskarma.
Inthatcasethekarmaiserased,forthesepeople?Whatisthe
consequenceforthesepeople?
M: TheMastercaneraseanyoneskarma.Ifthatswhatthe
Masterchoosestodo.Infactallthedisciples,atthetimeofinitiation,
allthekarmainthepasthastobeerased.Ijustonlyleaveyouthe
presentkarma,sowecangoontocontinuewiththislife,otherwise
wedieimmediately.Nokarmacannotlivehere.Thereforethe
Masterhastoerasethestoredkarmaonly,sothepersonisclean,
andleavesalittlebitkarmaforhimtocontinuethislife,todowhat
hehastodointhislife.Andafterthisfinished.Thatswhyhecan
go,otherwisehowcanhego?Evenifheiscleaninthislife,how
clean?Andhowaboutlastlife,youunderstand?
Q: WhatisthegoalofYourpractice?
M: Whatisthegoal?Ihaventtoldyou?Totravelbeyondthis
world,gobacktoKingdomofGod,knowyourwisdom,andbea
betterpersoninthislifeeven.
Q: Andistherekarmainallrealms?
M: Notallrealms,uptotheSecondRealmonly,becauseour
mind,ourbrain,thecomputer,ismanufacturedinthatSecond
Plane.Whenwegodownalloftheway,allthewayfromthehigher
planesdowntothisphysicalplane,supposedlytodosomework,
right;forexample,eventheMastergoesfromtheFifthPlanedown
tothephysicalworld,thenhehastogothroughtheSecondPlane
andpickupthiscomputerandfixitin,inordertoworkinthisworld.
Justlikeadiverwhodivesintothesea.Hehastogothroughaprep-
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arationofamask,ofoxygenandeverything.Eventhoughhehim-
selfdoesntlooksoridiculous,but,whenhewearstheoxygenmaskandthedivingclothes,helookslikeafrog.Thatshowwelooklike
sometimeswithour...thiscomputerandthephysicalhindrances.
Otherwiseweareabsolutelybeautiful.Eventhoughyouthinkyou
arebeautifulnow,youaresouglycomparedtowhatyoureallyare,
becausealltheinstrumentsthatwehavetowearinordertodive
deepintothisworldtowork.
SoafterwepasstheSecondLeveltogoupward,wehave
toleaveourcomputerthere,wedontneeditupthereanymore.
So,justlikewhenadiverreachestheshore,hediscardsallhisoxy-
genmaskandallhisequipmenttodive,andhelooksthewayhe
was.Yeah?Okay!
Q: YousaidthatattheendoftheSecondWorld,beforeyou
goup,thatyouleaveallyourkarmabehindoryouhavetoresolve
orcleanallyourkarma.Doesthatmeanthatalsoallofthekarmaofthepastlivesthatyoucomeintothislifewithtoo?
M: Yes.Becausenocomputertoregisteranything.Weonly
havekarmabecausewehavethiscomputer,themind,thebrain
whichismeanttorecordeveryexperienceofthisphysicalworld.
Thatswhywehaveit.Badorgoodweregisteritinhere.Thats
whatwecallkarma.Karmaiswhat?Justtheexperiences,bador
good,ourreactions,our learningexperiences inmany lifetimes.
Andbecausewehaveakindofso-calledconscience,weknow
weshouldbegoodandsometimeswedidbad.Thereforewecall
thatiskarma.Andthebadthingsweighdownonus,justlikealot
ofgarbage,luggage,becausethelawofgravity;itpullsusdown
andmakesitdifficulttoclimbthemountain.Becauseofalotof
moraldisciplinesinthisworld,alotofrules,alotofcustoms,lots
ofhabits,indifferentnations,binduswithintheseso-calledcon-
ceptionsofgoodandbad,guiltandinnocence.Thereforewhenweinteractwithpeopleofthisworld,wehaveexperiencesofgood
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andbad,guiltandinnocenceaccordingtothecustoms,habitsof
thatnation,lawsofthatnation.Anditbecomesahabitthatwethinkthatway,thatwedothis,weareguilty;wedothat,weare
badpersons.Andthis,allisrecordedinhere.Thatswhatmakesus
transmigrateandmakesusboundintothisphysicalworldoralittle
bithigherworld.Butnothighenough.Wearenotfreeenough.We
arenotlightenoughtofloatabove.Becauseofallthisconception;
preconception.
Q: Isitpredeterminedthatwewillreachacertainleveleach
lifetimewhenweareborn?
M: No,wehavefree-willtorunfasterorslower.Forexample,your
car,youputinahundredlitersofpetrol.Butyoucangofasterwithit,
andreachthedestinationquickeroryougoslower.Itsuptoyou.
Q: Well, I justwant toask You: theangels,what levelare
they?M: What levelarethey?Oh! Itdependsonwhatkindofan-
gels?
Q: Theguardianangels.
M: Theguardianangels, theycouldbeup to theSecond
Level.Angelsarelessthanhumanbeingslessprestige.Theyare
toserveus.
Q: Andtheynevergobeyondthat?
M: No!Exceptwhentheycanbecomehumanbeings.They
areallveryenviousofhumanbeings,becauseGoddwellswithin
them.WehaveallthefacilitiestobecomeonewithGod,thean-
gelsdont.Itscomplicated.Illtalktoyouanotherday.
Theyarethingsmadeforourusealsoyouseethediffer-
entkindsofangels.Forexample,ifitismadebyGod,thenitsmade
toserveus.Andtheyshouldnotdonthavetogobeyondthat.
Buttheycould.Sometimes,somethingismadewithoutaproperarrangementtoimprove.
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Andsimilarly,toomanyunpleasantexperiencesinthepastwould
makeyoufrightened,whenyouseesomesymbolthatisverymuchsimilartothepastlife.Forexample,iflastlife,youdropofffromthe
staircasebyaccidentandthenhurtyourselfbadlyandinthedark,
andnoonehelpsyou.Andnowwhenyouwalkdownthestaircase,
youwouldfeelalittlefrightened,especiallywhenitisdeepand
darkunderneath;youwouldfeelakindofstrugglewhetheryou
goornot.Oriflastlifeyouhavealreadystudiedandresearched
deepintosomescientificfield.Thislifeyouwillfindyourselfstillvery
interestedin.Soyoustillhavekindofapulltoanykindofscientific
research,eventhoughyouarenotakindofscientistnow.Anykind
ofthinglikethat.
ThatswhyMozart,hewasageniuswhenhewasfouryears
old.Hewentstraighttothepianoandhebecamefamousuptill
now,still.Hewasageniusbecausehehadpracticedinmanyother
lifetimesuntilmastership,but thenhediedafter that.Beforehe
reachedthepeakofhiscareer,hediedandhewasntsatisfiedjusttoleavehiscareerbecausehelovedmusic.Sohecamebackand
allhislearnedexperiencefromhispastmusicaltalentcamebackto
him,becausehehadsostrongdesiretocontinuewhenhedied.
AndsomeofthesepeoplelearnmanythingsfromtheAs-
tralWorldortheSecondWorldbeforetheyarereborninthisworld
again.Thereforetheyarefantasticallygiftedwithscience,orwith
music,orwithliterature,orwithanykindofinventions,whichother
peopledontknow.Yousee,kindofveryextraordinaryinventions
thatotherpeoplecannotunderstanditandcannotevendream
ofinventing.Becausetheyhaveseenthem,theyhavelearned
them.
Therefore,twokindsoflearninginthisworldorintheworld
beyond.Thosewhoaregiftedandexcellent,likegeniuses,they
aretheexpertsfromtheworldsbeyond,likeintheAstralWorld,
theSecondWorld;sometimesfromtheThirdworld,ifhechoosestocomeback.Theyareexcellent.Thesearegeniuses.
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Q: Specifically,whatdoesYour initiation involveandonce
oneisinitiated,whatwouldtheday-to-daypracticeinvolve?M: Firstofall,itsallfreeofchargeandnobindinginvolved,
exceptthatyouhavetobindyourself,shouldyouwanttocontinue
togofurther?So, theconditionsnoexperiencerequired.No
previousknowledgeaboutanyyoga,oranymeditationrequired.
Butthen,youhavetocommityourselftoalifelongvegetariandiet:
noeggs;milkokay;cheeseokay.Anythingelsewithoutkillingis
okay.
Eggbecauseitalsoinvolvesofhalf-killing,eventhough
itsinfertile.Andalsoithaskindofqualitytohaveatendencyto
attractnegativepower.Thatswhymanypeopleoftheblackand
whitemagiciansfield,ormanyvoodoopeopleso-calledvoo-
dootheyuseeggstodrawsomeoftheentitiesfrompossessed
persons.Ifyouknowitornot?(Someoneanswers:Yes.)Youknow?
Oh,thatsfantastic!Atleast,Ihaveimmediateproof,ifnotimme-
diateenlightenment,foryou.[Laughter] Thetimeof initiation,youexperience the Lightandthe
SoundofGod.TheMusicofthespirit,itdrawsyouuptothehigher
levelofconsciousness.Youwillunderstandthetasteofsamadhi
thedeeppeaceandjoy.Andafterthat,youcontinuetoprac-
ticeathome,ifyouareserious.Ifyouarenot,Icannotpushyou,I
cannotbotheryouanymore. Ifyoucontinueandyouwantmeto
helpyoualltheway,thenIcontinue.Ifyoudonotyouseethats
theway.Andtwoandahalfhoursadaymeditation.Wakeupearly
inthemorning,beforeyousleepmeditatetwohours;andmaybe
halfanhourinthelunchtime.WhenIamnotheretospeak,you
haveone-hourlunch.Youcanhideawaysomewhereandmedi-
tate.Thatsalreadyonehour.Andintheevening,youmakeone
morehourorhalfanhour.Inthemorning,getupearlieronehour.
Regulatemoreofyourlife,lessTV,lessgossip,lesstelephone,
lessnewspapers,thenyouhavealotoftime.Yes,trulywehavealotoftimebutsometimeswewasteawayourtime.Justlikeourcar
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runninginthebackyardinsteadofgoingtoLongIsland,yeah.Are
yousatisfiedwiththat?(Thequestioner:Yes!)Noconditionsforyou,nothingelseexceptyoucommityourself tothis lifelongpractice.
Andeverydayyouexperiencedifferentchangesforthebetter,and
differentmiraclesforyourlife,notthatyouwishforit.Itwillhappen
anyhow.AndthenyoutrulyexperiencewhatsheavenlikeonEarth,
ifyouarereallyseriousaboutit.Thatshowmanyhundredsofthou-
sandsofourdisciplesstillhangon,stillhangontomeaftermany
years,becausetheyhavebetterandbetterexperiences,because
theyareseriousaboutitandtheydopractice.
Q: Pleaseexplainthenatureofconsciousness.
M: Natureofconsciousness,okay.Itshardtoexplainbutyou
coulduseyourintelligencetoimagine.Itsakindofwisdom,likeyou
knowsomethingbetterthanyoueverdidbefore.Yes,youknow
somethingthatisbeyondthisworld,andyouknowsomethingin
thisworldwhichyoudidnotknowbefore,andyouunderstandmanythingsthatyoudonotunderstandoryoudidnotunderstand
before.Thatstheconsciousness.
Andalsowhenyouopenthisconsciousness,ortheso-called
wisdom,youwillunderstandtrulywhoyouareandwhyyouarehere
andwhatelseisbeyondthisworld,andwhoelse,beyondorapart
fromourworldlycitizens.Therearemanythings.Sothelevelofcon-
sciousnessisakindofdifferentdegreesofunderstanding,justlike
agraduationincollege.Themoreyoulearn,themoreyouknow,
untilgraduation.
Itsdifficulttoexplainsomethingthatisabstract,butIhave
tried.Itsakindofawareness.Itsdifficulttoexplainawareness.
Whenyougotodifferent,higherlevelsofconsciousness,your
awarenessisdifferent.Youknowthingsdifferently,youfeeldiffer-
ent.Youfeeljustabsolutelyinpeace,tranquillity,blissful.Youhave
noworries,andeverythinginyourdailylifebecomescleartoyou.Youknowhowtohandlethingsandhowtotakecareofproblems
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better.Evenitbenefitsalreadyinthephysicallevel.Andinsideyou,
howyoufeelthatonlyyouknow.Itsdifficulttoexplainthesethings.Justlikeyouaremarriedtothegirlyoulovehowyoufeel,
thatonlyyouknow.Nooneelsecanfeelitforyou.
Q: HonorableMaster,thankYoufortheinsightYouhavegiven
us.IwonderifYouwouldliketoaddressYourselftosomethingthat
isinmyconscience.WhyaresomanyMastersonEarthtodaygiv-
ingusachancetolearnsoquickly,whereasthatinthepastithas
beensodifficult?CanYouaddressYourselftothat?
M: Yes, sure. Because in our times, thecommunication is
better.SoweknowbetterabouttheMasters,notthatinthepast,
Mastersdidnotexist,orMasterswereinaccessible.Ofcourse,it
istruethatsomemastersaremoreaccessiblethantheothers.It
dependsonhischoice,orhiswillingnesstogive,orhisaffinitywith
thepeopleatlarge.Butthen,inanyage,alwaysthereareone,
two,three,four,fiveMasters.Dependsontheneedofthetime.JustwearemoreawareofthepresenceofmanydifferentMasters,
maybedifferentdegreesofMasters,becauseinthesetimesweare
fortunatetohavethemassmedia,tohavetelevision,tohaveradio
broadcasts,andbooks,whichweprintinmillions,inthousandsof
millionsofcopiesinnotime.
Intheoldentimes,wewanttoprintabook,wehaveto
cutthewholetreedownfirstandchopthemwithveryunsophisti-
catedaxes,whicharekaputinnotimeandnouseinanother
time;andhavetopolishitwithstonesandallkindsofthings,and
tocarveonewordafteranother.Andwhenyouwanttotransfera
wholesetofBibles,ittakesawholeconvoy,bigtrucks,ifyouhave
atruckatthattime.SothatswhyweknowofmanyMasters.
Yes,soitslucky,thisisverygoodforyouthathaveyou
canshop,youcanchoosewhatyouwant.Sonoonewillbeable
tocheatyouandsay,Iamthebest.Yeah,youcanhavecom-parisonanduseyourwisdom,intelligencetojudge:Oh,thisone
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isbetter,orIlikethatonebetter,Facelooksterrible,Oh,that
oneugly.[Laughter]
Q: SinceYouhavetalkedaboutshopping,wouldYouconsider
initiatingsomeonewhohasbeeninitiatedbyanotherMaster?
M: IwouldonlyifthatpersontrulybelievesthatIammoreable
totakeherorhimtoahigherlevelandfaster.Otherwiseitisbetter
tosticktoonesownMasterifonestillfeelsverymuchattached,
andhasmuchfaithinthatMaster.IfyoubelieveyourMasteristhe
bestalready,thendontchange.Ifyoustillhavedoubtandifyou
stillhavenotgottheLightandSoundwhichIhavementioned,
thenyoushouldtry.Yes,becauseLightandSoundisthestandard
measurementforarealMaster.Ifanyonewhoisnotabletoimpart
youimmediateLightorSoundheisnotarealMaster,Iamsorryto
say.TheroadtoheavenisequippedwithLightandSound.
Justlikeyougotodiveintothesea,youhavetobeequipped
withoxygenmaskandallthat.Therearethingsfordifferentpurposes.ThatswhyyouseealltheSaintswiththehaloonthem.ThatsLight.
Whenyoupracticethismethod,youradiatethesameLightlikethey
drawonthepicturesofJesus,andpeoplecanseeit.Ifthepeople
arepsychic,theycanseeyourLight.ThatswhytheydrawJesuswith
thehalo,andtheydrawBuddhawiththeLightaroundThem.Youcan
seepractitioners,ofhighdegree,withthisLightifyouareopened.
[MasterpointstoHerwisdomeye]Manypeoplecanseethat.Have
anyofyouseen,whoarehere?You?Whatdidyousee?
Q: Well,Icanseeauras,auras...
M: Yeah,butaurasaredifferentfromLight.Aurasaredifferent
colors,sometimesblack,sometimescoffee,coffeecolored,and
sometimesareyelloworred.Dependsonhistemperamentatthat
time.Butwhenyouseeapersonwithastrongspiritualaura,you
knowitsdifferent.Right?
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Q: Idontreallyhaveaquestion.IjustIusedtodorajayoga
forawhile.AndIthoughtIsawalsoauras.Imeanatthattime,Ididnthavemuchknowledge,understanding.
M: Andyoudontseeitnow?Youonlyseeitsometimes?
Q: No,Idontmeditatenow.
M: Oh,thatswhy,youlostyourpower.Shouldmeditateagain.
Ifyoustillbelieveinthatpath,youshouldmeditate.Ithelpsyouto
someextent.Itwouldnotharm.Okay?
Q: IsawinYourleafletthattherearefiveprecepts.Onceyou
areinitiated,youhavetoliveaccordingtothesefiveprecepts?
M: Yes,yes,yes.Thesearethelawsoftheuniverse.
Q: Idontunderstandsexualmisconduct.
M: Itmeansifyouhaveahusbandalready,pleasedontcon-
siderthesecond.[Laughter]Verysimple.Keepyourlifemoresimple,
nocomplicationsandquarrelingoveremotions.Yes.Itcauseshurt-
fulfeelingsforotherpeople.Wedontharmotherpeople,evenemotionally.Thatswhatitis.Wetrytoavoidconflicts,trytoavoid
sufferingemotionally,physically,mentallyforeveryone,especially
ourlovedones,thatsall.
Ifyoualreadyhaveone,donttellhim.Ithurtsmorewhen
youtell.Justsolveitslowlyandquietly,anddontconfesstohim.
Becausesometimespeoplethinkiftheyhaveanaffair,andthen
theygohomeandconfesstohiswifeorherhusband,thatsvery
wiseandveryhonest.Itsnonsense.Itsnogood.Youalreadymade
mistake,whyyoubringgarbagehomeandtoletotherpeople
enjoyit?Ifhedoesntknowaboutit,hedoesntfeelthatbad.The
factofknowinghurts.Sowetrytosolvethatproblemandnotto
haveitagain,andthatsit.Betternottotalktothepartnerabout
this,becauseitwillhurtthem,hurtthepartners.
Q: IhavenoticedthatmanyspiritualMastershaveagreatsenseofhumor.Whatistherelationshipofhumortospiritualpractice?
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M: Oh,Iguesstheyarejustfeelinghappy,andrelaxed,and
lightheartedabouteverything.Andtheycouldlaughatthemselvesandlaughatothers;laughaboutridiculousthingsinthislifewhen
manypeopleclingsotenselyandtakesoseriously.
Afterwepracticesomehow,wejustgetloose,wedont
feelsoseriousanymore.Ifwedietomorrow,wedie;ifwelive,we
live.Ifweloseeverything,weloseeverything;ifwehaveeverything,
wehaveeverything.Wehaveenoughwisdomandabilityafter
enlightenmenttotakecareofourselvesineverysituation.Sowe
arenotscaredofanything.Weloseourfear,weloseouranxiety.
Thatswhywererelaxed.Wefeeldetachedtothisworld.Whatever
wegainorlosedoesntmeanmuchanymore.Ifwegainalotof
things,itsonlyforthebenefitofpeople,thenweoffer;andforthe
benefitoflovedones.Otherwisewedontconsiderourselvesorour
lifethatimportanttogothroughallofthestrugglesandsufferings
topreserveit.Ifwepreserveit,itsallright.Itdoesntmeanwesitin
bedalldayonthenail-bedandthenmeditate.Butwedowork. Forexample,Istillwork.Idomypainting,andmyhandicraft
workstoearnmyliving.SoIdontwanttotakecontributionsfrom
anyone.AndevenmyearningissomuchIcanhelppeople.Ican
helptherefugees,thedisastervictimsandallthat.Whyshouldnt
wework?Butwehavesomuchtalentandabilities,andlifeisso
easyforusafterenlightenmentthatwefeelthereisjustnoneed
toworry.Wejustnaturallyrelax.Thatshowthesenseofhumoris
born.Iguessthatiswhatitis.
Doyoufindmehumorous?(Audience:Yes)[Laughterand
applause]Thenmaybe,ImustbeaMasterofsomekindhah?
[Laughter]Letshopeso,foryoursake,sothatyoudidntlistento
anunenlightenedpersonfortwohourswasteyourtime.
Q: Thequestionsthatwe,asseekingsouls,alwaysaskandwe
gettheoriesandstories,andIdjustliketohearwhatYouhavetosayaboutthem.Thefirstis:Whoarewe?WhoamI?AndHowdidIget
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tobeinthepredicamentthatIhavetogetbackHome?Howdid
IleaveHomeandwhyisitimportanttogobackHome?AndYoutalkedaboutgoingbacktotheFifthrealm,anditisnotnecessarily
beingimportanttogofurtherthanthat.Butifthereisafurtherthan
that,thenwhatisthepurposeofit?Whatrelationshipdoesithave
tomeifIdontnecessarilyhavetogobackthere?
M: Itsgettinghumorousnow.[Laughterandapplause]Okay.
PertainingtothequestionofWhoamI?youcangoandaskthe
Zenmaster,whichisaboundinNewYorkState.Youcanlookin
theYellowPagesandfindone.[Laughter]Iamnotspecializedin
that.
And the second, Whyareyouhere?Maybebecause
youliketobehere.Orelsewhocanforceustobeheresincewe
arethechildrenofGod.Theso-calledchildrenofGodarelikeGod
Hirmself.No?Aprinceissimilartotheking,insomeaspects,ormore
orlessliketheking,orthefutureking.Soonlywhenhelikesto
besomewhere,thenhellbethere.Anyhow,wehavefree-willtochoosetobeinheavenortobesomewhereelsetoexpe-
rienceforourselves.Thatsprobablyyouhavechosentobe
hereinthebeginning,manyagesago,tolearnsomethingmore
adventurous,somethingmorefrightening.Somepeoplelove
scaryexperiences.
Forexample,theprince,hecanbeinthepalacebuthe
couldbewanderinginthejunglebecausehelovedtobeexploring
thingsinthenature.Itcouldbethatway.Itcouldbethatwewere
sobored,boredinheaven,becauseeverythingwasmadeready
andservedtoourpalacedoors,sowewanttodosomethingfor
ourselves.Justliketheroyalhousehold,sometimestheywanttocook
forthemselvesandtheydontwanttheservantstobenear.And
theysmearthemselveswithketchupandoil,allovertheplace,but
theyloveit.Doesntlookveryprincely,buttheyloveit.
Soforexample,Ihavepeoplewhodriveforme.Every-whereIgo,peoplewouldlovetobemydriver.Butsometimes,Ilike
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todriveformyself.Idriveonmysmalltricycle,nonsmokingtricycle,
electricplug-in
tenkilometersanhour.Iliketogoaroundlikethat.BecauseeverywhereIgo,peoplenoticemealot,sosometimesI
wanttogosomewherethatthepeopledontknowme.Imvery
shyexceptwhenIhavetotalkinthelecture,becauseithasbe-
comekindofdutynowsincepeopledugmeoutandmademe
famousuptillnow.IcannotrunawaysooftenbutsometimesIdo
runaway,fortwo-threemonths.Justlikeapamperedwifewho
runsawayfromhusband.Andsoitsmychoice.
Soperhapsyouhavechosentobehereforawhile.And
perhapsitstimenowthatyouwanttogobecauseyouhave
learnedenoughofthisworld,andyoufeelthatthereisnothing
morethatyouwanttolearn,andyouaretiredoftraveling.You
wanttorest.GoHome,havearestfirst.Andthenseewhetheryou
wanttogoagainornot,onanadventurousjourney.ThatsallIcan
sayuptonow.
AndwhydoyouhavetogoHome?AndwhytheFifthandnottheSixth?Thatsuptoyou.AftertheFifth,youcango
anywhereyouwant.Therearemanymorelevelsupward.Butits
justmorecomfortable,moreneutraltostaythere.Itstoopow-
erful,furtherupward,maybelikethat.Youcangoforawhile,
butmaybeyouwouldntliketorest.
Forexample,yourhouseisbeautiful,buttherearesome
partsofthehouseareforrest-roomsandyouwouldntwanttorest
thereforever,eventhoughitsbeyondyourhouse.Itlookslikeup
thehillandthehigher,morebeautiful,butitsnottheplacetorest.
Orintheelectric-powerdepartmentinyourhouse,thegenerator
noisy,loud,heat,hotanddangerous.Soyouwouldntwantto
bethereeventhoughitisveryhelpfulforyourhouse.Thatsall.
TherearemanyaspectsofGodthatwecouldnotimagine.
Wealwaysimaginethehigherwego,themoreloving.Butthere
aredifferentkindsoflove.Thereisviolentlove,stronglove,mildlove,neutrallove.Soitdependsonhowwecanbear.Godwill
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giveusdifferentdegreesoflove.Right.Differentlevels,offersome
differentdegreesoflovefromGod.Butsometimesitstoostrong,wefeelwearetornintoribbons.
Q: Iseesomuchdestructiongoingonaroundmeenvi-
ronmentaldestruction.Crueltytoanimals.IjustwonderhowYou
perceivethisandwhatYoucanrecommendtopeoplewhoare
tryingtoreleasethemselvesfromthisworldinthespiritualfashion,
tohelpthemcopewiththeirsurroundingsandcopewithallthe
devastationthatisgoingonaroundthem?AnddoYouthinkthat
goingbeyondthisworldisenoughforustorecognizewhatweare
leavingbehind,ordoYoufeelweinthisplanehaveadutytotry
toalleviatethesuffering?Andwillitdoanygood?
M: Itwill.Itwill.Atleastforus,forourconscience,sothatwe
feelwearedoingsomethingandwehavetriedourbesttorelieve
thesufferingofourfellowbeings.Idoallthesame.Whateveryou
ask,Iamdoing.Idid,Ido,andIwill. I havetoldyoualready,our financesaredistributedto
differentorganizations, sometimes,ordifferentcountries,when
theyareindisasters.AndIwouldnotliketoboastmuchaboutit,
butsinceyouaskandforexample,wehelpedthePhilippineslast
yearforreliefoftheirMt.Pinatubo.Andwehelpedthefloodvictims
inAuLac,andthefloodvictimsinChina,etc.Andwearetryingto
helptheAuLacrefugeesnowtohelpwiththeUNsburden,pro-
videdtheUNwantsustohelp.Butwearetrying.Wehelpthem
withfinancialsupport,andalsowecouldrelocatethemiftheUN
letsithappenwiththeblessingoftheUN.
Yes,sowedoallthesethingsthatyouhaverequested
andalsobecause,sincewearehere,wemightjustaswellclean
ourenvironmentasmuchaspossible.Therefore,wehelpwiththe
sufferingandwehelpwiththemoralstandardoftheworld.Both
spirituallyandphysically.Yes.Becausesomepeopledontwanttotakespiritualityfromme.Theyonlywanttotakephysicalhelp.
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Sowehelpthemphysically.Andthatswhatwedo;thatswhyI
havetoearnmoney.ThatswhyIdontwanttoliveonpeoplescontributions.
Allmymonksandmydiscipleshavetowork,justlikeyou
do.Andthen,apartfromthat,wehelpspirituallyalso;andhelpwith
thesufferingoftheworld,helptorelievethesufferingoftheworld.
Wehavetodothis.Doesntmeanwesitinsamadhialldaylong
andenjoyourselves.ThatsaveryselfishBuddha(enlightenedbe-
ing).Wedontwanttohavehimhere.[Laughter]
Q: Youspokeaboutalevelwhereoneisawarethattheyhave
powersthatcomefromthatawareness.Nowwhatifyouareaware
ofthepowers,youdontknowthatyouhavethem,butyouare
awareofthem?Youmayevenfeellikeyoudo.Howdoyouaccess
itornotaccessit?Ifyoudontaccessit,howdoyounotbecome
impatientwiththeprocessthatsgoingonaround?Likeyousee
theprocesstakingaslow,mundanewaywhenyouknowyoucanjustprayordosomethingelsetobringaboutabetterorquicker
resolution.Whatdoesthatmeanandhowdoesoneaccessitwith
theblessingthatitwillcomeoutokay?DoYouunderstandwhatI
mean?
M: Iunderstand,Iunderstand.Whatyoumeantisthatwhenwe
havethepowertochangethingsandwhenthethingsaroundgoina
bureaucraticwayandaslowway,howwouldyouhavethepatience
tobearit.Right?Orwouldyoujustprayordosomemagicorpointa
fingerandpushit.Right?No,Ihavepatiencebecausewehavetowork
withthepaceofthisworldinordernottobringitintochaos.Yes.
Forexample,achildcannotrun.Notbecauseyouarein
ahurryoryouwanttorunthatyoumakethechildstumbleand
fall.Sowehavetobepatient.Eventhoughwehavethepower
torun,wewalkwiththechild,yes.ThatswhysometimesIamalso
frustratedandimpatientbutIhavetoteachmyselftobepatient.ThatswhyIhavetogoandbowmyheadfromonepresidentaf-
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teranotherfortherefugees,eventhoughwewanttoaddallthe
financialsupport.Wewouldgiveallwehave,everything,millionsofdollars,orbillionseven.Wehavetogothroughthebureaucratic
system.GiveCaesarwhatbelongstoCaesar.
Iamnotgoingtowieldmyheadortopointafingeratthe
UNevenmakethemrun.No,no.Wecausedisastersinthisworld
ifweusepsychic,magicalpower.Ithastogothewayitgoes.But
wecanelevatepeoplesconsciousnessbyspiritualhealing,byspiri-
tualwisdom,understanding.Imparttothemtheknowledgethat
theyarewillingtodoit,andcooperate.Thatsthebestway,notto
usemagicalpower.Ineverintentionallyusemagicalpowerinany
aspectoflife.Butmiraclesjusthappenaroundthespiritualpracti-
tioners.Thatsverynatural,butnotintentionally.Nottryingtopush
things.Yes,thatsnogood.Thechildcannotrun.Allright?You
satisfiedwithmyanswer?
Ifanyofmyanswersdontsuityou,pleaseletmeknow,
becauseIcanexplainfurther.But Itrustyouareveryintelligentbeingthemostchosenandintelligentpeopleofallnations.
ThereforeIdontelaborateverymuch.
ItsgoodthatwehaveUnitedNations,Ihavetosay,by
theway.Yes,yes.Weeliminatemanyoftheworldsconflictsand
wars,eventhoughwecannotcompletelyminimize.ButIreadyour
booksofUnitedNations.EveryoneisUnitedNations.AndIhavefol -
lowedsomeoftheUnitedNationswork.AndImustpraiseitseffort
andefficiencyinrescuinghostageswhereotherpeoplecannot
rescue.AllthepoweroftheworldcannotrescueandoneUnited
Nationscommissionerdidit.Yes,andmanyotherthingsconcern-
ingdisasterrelief,refugeeproblems.
Youhaveabouttwelvemillionrefugees,Iheardrespon-
sibility.No?Itsalotofwork,andthewarsandeverything.Soits
goodthatwehaveUnitedNations,yeah!Itsverygood.
Q: ThankYou,MasterChingHai,forsharingYourwisdomwith
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us.Ihaveaquestion.Itsabouttheescalatingworldpopulationand
itsaccompanyingproblemoffurtherenvironmentalabuseandthefurthergreaterdemandforfood.WouldYouliketocommentsome-
thingonthisescalatingworldpopulation?Isthisaworldkarma?Oris
thisgoingtocreatecertainkindofkarmainthefuture?
M: Tohavemorepeopleforthisworldisalsoverygood.Why
not?Morecrowded,morenoise,morefun.No?[Laughter]Itsnot
thatweareoverpopulated,really.Werejustnotspreadoutevenly.
Peoplejustcondenseincertainareasoftheworldanddonotwant
tomovetoanotherarea.Thatisall.Wehavesomanyvastareasof
wildlandthathavenotbeenused.Manyvirginislands,manyvast
plateauswhichareonlygreenwithforestsandnothingthere.People
justliketoconcentrateinNewYork,forexample,[Laughter]because
itsmorefunhere.Ifagovernmentoranygovernmentisabletocre-
atejobsandindustry,andemploymentofdifferentkindsindifferent
placesandpeoplewouldgotherealsotowork.Theyjustcondense
insomeplacesbecauseitseasiertofindemploymenthere,orsafety.Ifthesafety,securityandemploymentopportunitypresentsitselfin
thoseotherdifferentplaces,peoplewouldgotherealso.Theywould
goforsecurity,fortheirlivelihood.Thatsverynatural.
So,itsnotthatweshouldfearaboutoverpopulation.We
shouldbemoreorganizedtogivepeopleoftheworldmoreben-
efitofemploymentopportunitiesandhousingandsecurity.Then
everywhereisthesame.Wewouldneverbeoverpopulated.
Andabout yourquestionconcerningfood, youshould
knowbetter,becauseinAmerica,wehavesomuchinformation
concerninghowtopreservetheworld.Vegetariandiet isone
ofthebest,topreservetheworldsresources,tofeedthewhole
populationoftheEarthbecausewewastealotofvegetarian
food,energy,electricity,medicine,toraiseanimals.Wherebyit
couldfeedotherpeopledirectly.AndmanycountriesoftheThird
worldnations,theyselltheirprotein-enrichedvegetarianfoodforcheaperprices.Butthatisnotahelptotheotherworldnations
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populations.Ifwespreadallthefoodevenly,andvegetariandiet
willhelpthis,notonlyforourselves,notonlyfortheanimals,butforthewholeworld.
Oneoftheresearchsomething,magazines,theyalreadysaid
thatifeveryoneintheworldeatvegetarian,theworldwillnotbehungry
anymore.Andalsowehavetoorganize.Iknowsomeperson,hecan
makericebranintonutritiousfoodandmilkeven.Andwehavetalked
lasttimeaboutthat.Hesaidhespentaboutthreehundredthousand
dollarsandhecanfeedsixhundredthousandpeopleinCeylonthe
poor,theunder-nourished,themothers,andallthat.Itwasfantastic.
Becausethewaywedoitinmanypartsoftheworld,itsthatwewaste
thenaturalresources,notthatwedonthaveenough.Godwouldnt
putusheretostarve.Actually,westarveourselves.
Sowehave torethink,reorganize,andthatneedsthe
blessingofmanycountriesgovernments.Theyhavetoblessus
withtheirabsolutehonesty,cleanlinessanddignity,andthewillto
servepeopleinsteadofservingthemselves.Ifwehavethisblessingfromallthecountriesgovernments,wehavenoproblemreally.
Noproblem.
Wehavetohavegoodleadership,goodeconomicorga-
nizationandrulingtalentsandhonestgovernments.Butthatcan
comeaboutmorerapidlywhenmanypeopleormostofthepeo-
pleorallthepeoplebecomespiritual.Thentheyknowthediscipline.
Thentheyknowtheprecepts.Thentheyknowhowtobehonest
andclean.Andtheyknowhowtousetheirwisdomthen.Thenthey
canthinkofmanythingstodoandreorganizeourlives.
Q: ThatseemstobeverydifficultbecauseasIsee,muchofthe,
asIunderstand,muchoftheenvironmentalabusetodayhastodo
withagrowingpopulationsdemandformorelivingspace,forhomes,
forlivingthewaywe,inthe20thcentury,knowandwanttolive.
SaythejunglesinBraziltheenvironmentalabusethere.Thedestructionoftheforestthere,therainforest.Theland,itsbeing
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defoliatedandthatresultsinfloods.Andthesearenotunrelated
totheproblemofoverpopulation.M: Yes, everything is related toeachother, of course, in
thisworld.Andtheonlysolution is to solve it from the root,not
thebranches.Andtherootisspiritualstability.Understand?[Ap-
plause]
Soallwehavetodoistotrytospreadthespiritualmes-
sage;whatweknow,andkeeptothespiritualdiscipline.Thats
whatpeopledonthave.Itsokaytoplugyourselfintheelectric
machineandhavesomelightsandsomebuzzingmusicandget
samadhi.Butifyoudonthavemoraldiscipline,thenyouonlyuse
thepowerforbadthingssometimescantcontrolit.
Thatswhyweinthisgroup,wekeep,teachpeoplethe
guidelinesfirst.Guidelinesareimportant.Wehavetoknowwhere
wegoandmaneuverourPower.Powerwithoutlove,withoutcom-
passion,withoutproperunderstandingofthemoralvalue,then
itsnouse.Itbecomesblackmagicabuse.Yeah.Thatswhereblackmagiccomesfrom.
Soitseasytogetenlightenment,itshardtokeepit.In
ourpath,ifyouarenottrulydisciplinedandmorallyequipped,
theMasterwilltakeawaysomeofyourPowersothatyoucannot
abuseitanddobadthingstothesociety.Thatsthedifference.
Masterhascontrol.TheMasterPower,theMasterPower,okay?
Yes,Iamveryhappywithallofyourintelligentquestions.
Veryintelligent.
Peopledothesethingsbecausetheyarenotwiseenough,
likeabusingthelandthatyouhavesaid,ordoingsomethingjust
becausetheirlackofwisdom.Yes,sotherootiswisdom,spiritual
practice.Getenlightened.
Ithankyouforyourattention.Allthebest.
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Initiation is not really initiation... you just come here and let me
help you help yourself. I have not come here to make you disciples...
I have come to help you become Masters.
~ The Supreme Master Ching Hai ~
Everyone already knows how to meditate, but you meditate on
the wrong things. Some people meditate on pretty girls, some
on money, some on business. Every time you pay full attention,whole-heartedly, to one thing, that is meditation. I pay attention
only to the inner Power, to the Compassion, the Love and Merciful
qualities of God.
~ The Supreme Master Ching Hai ~
Initiation means the beginning of a new life into a new order.
It means that the Master has accepted you to become one of the
beings in the circle of Saints. Then you are no longer an ordinary
being, you are elevated. In the old times they called it Baptism
or Taking Refuge in the Master.
~The Supreme Master Ching Hai ~
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. Initiation: The Quan Yin Method
Initiation:Te Quan Yin Method
Master Ching Hai initiates sincere people longing to knowthe ruth, into the Quan Yin Method o meditation. Te Chinese cha-racters Quan Yin mean contemplation o the Sound Vibration.
Te Method includes meditation on both the inner Light and the
inner Sound. Tese inner visions have been repeatedly described
in the spiritual literature o all the worlds religions since ancient
times.
For example, the Christian Bible states, In the beginning
was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was
God. (John 1:1) Tis Word is the inner Sound. It has also been
called the Logos, Shabd, ao, Soundstream, Naam, or the Celestial
Music. Master Ching Hai says, It vibrates within all lie and sus-
tains the whole universe. Tis inner melody can heal all wounds,
ulll all desires, and quench all worldly thirst. It is all powerul
and all Love. It is because we are made o this Sound, that con-
tact with it brings peace and contentment to our hearts. Afer
listening to this Sound, our whole being changes, our entire
outlook on lie is greatly altered or the better.
Te inner Light, the Light o God, is the same Light reerred
to in the word enlightenment. Its intensity can range rom a subtle
glow to the brilliance o many millions o suns. It is through the
inner Light and Sound that we come to know God.
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Te initiation into the Quan Yin Method is not an esoteric
ritual or a ceremony or entering a new religion. During the ini-tiation, specic instruction in meditation on the inner Light and
inner Sound is given, and Master Ching Hai provides the Spiritual
ransmission. Tis rst taste o Divine Presence is given in silence.
Master Ching Hai need not be physically present in order to open
this door or you. Te ransmission is an essential part o the
Method. Te technique themselves will bring little benet withoutthe Grace o the Master.
Because you may hear the inner Sound and see the inner
Light immediately upon initiation, this event is sometimes reerred
to as sudden or immediate enlightenment.
Master Ching Hai accepts people rom all backgrounds
and religious aliations or initiation. You do not have to changeyour present religion or system o belies. You will not be asked to
join any organization, or participate in any way that does not suit
your current lie-style.
However, you will be asked to become a vegetarian. A lie-
time commitment to the vegetarian diet is a necessary prerequisite
or receiving initiation.
Te initiation is oered ree o charge.
Daily practice o the Quan Yin Method o meditation and
the keeping o the Five Guidelines are your only requirements
afer initiation. Keeping the guidelines prevents you rom harm-
ing either yoursel or any other living being. Tese practices will
deepen and strengthen your initial enlightenment experience,
and allow you to eventually attain the highest levels o awakening
or Godhood or yoursel. Without daily practice, you will almost
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certainly orget your enlightenment and return to a normal level
o consciousness.Master Ching Hais goal is to teach us to be sel sucient.
Tereore, She teaches a method that can be practiced by every-
one, by themselves, without props or paraphernalia o any kind.
She is not looking or ollowers, worshippers, or disciples, or to
establishing an organization with a dues paying membership. She
will not accept money, prostrations, or gifs rom you, so you donot need to oer these to Her.
She will accept your sincerity in daily lie and meditational
practice to progress yoursel towards Sainthood.
Te Five Guidelines
1. Rerain rom harming any living being*;2. Rerain rom speaking what is not true;3. Rerain rom taking what is not mine;4. Rerain rom sexual misconduct;5. Rerain rom using intoxicants**;
* Tis guideline requires strict adherence to a vegan or lacto-veg-etarian diet. No meat, sh, poultry, eggs (ertilized or unertilized,in cakes, cookies, ice cream, etc.) or any orm o animal derivedproduct. You can however eat all dairy products just make surethe cheese does not contain animal rennet.
** Tis includes avoiding all poisons o any kind, such as alcohol,
drugs, tobacco, gambling, pornography and excessively violentlms or literature or video games.
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A fully divine person is a fully-human being. A fully-human
being is fully divine. Right now we are only half a human being.
We do things with hesitation, we do things with ego. We dont
believe that it is God who arranges all this for our enjoyment,for our experience. We separate sin and virtue. We make a big
deal out of everything, and accordingly judge ourselves and
other people. We suffer from our own limitations about what
God should do. Understand? Actually God is inside us and we
limit Hirm. We like to enjoy ourselves and play, but we dont
know how. We just say to others, Ah! You shouldnt do that,
and to ourselves, I shouldnt do that. I must not do this. So
why should I be vegetarian? Yeah, I know. I am vegetarian
because the God inside me wants it.
~ The Supreme Master Ching Hai ~
When we are pure in our deeds, speech and thoughts, evenfor a second, all the deities, the gods and the guardian angels
will support us. At that moment, the entire universe belongs
to us and supports us, and the throne is there for us to reign
upon.
~ The Supreme Master Ching Hai ~
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The Benefits ofa Vegetarian Diet
A
lifetimecommitmenttoaveganorlactovegetariandietisa
prerequisiteforinitiationintotheQuanYinMethod.Foods
fromplantsourcesanddairyproductsarepermittedonthisdiet,butallotherfoodsfromanimalsourcesincludingeggsshouldnotbe
eaten.Therearemanyreasonsforthis,butthemostimportantcomes
fromtheFirstGuideline,whichtellsustorefrainfromharminganyliving
being,orThou shalt not kill.
Notkillingorotherwiseharmingotherlivingcreaturesisofobviousbenefit
forthem.Lessobviousisthefactthatrefrainingfromharmingothersisequallyadvantageousforourselves.Why?BecauseoftheLawofKarma:
As ye sow, so shall ye reap.Whenyoukill,orcauseotherstokillforyou,
inordertosatisfyyourdesireformeat,youincurakarmicdebt,and
thisdebtmusteventuallyberepaid.
Soinaveryrealsense,thekeepingofavegetariandietisagiftwhich
wegivetoourselves.Wefeelbetter,thequalityofourlivesimprovesastheheavinessofourkarmicindebtednessdiminishes,andweare
offeredentranceintonewsubtleandheavenlyrealmsofinnervision.
Itiswellworththesmallpriceyouhavetopay!
Thespiritualargumentsagainsteatingmeatareconvincingforsome
people,butthereareothercompellingreasonsforbeingavegetarian.
Allofthemarerootedincommonsense.Theyhavetodowithissuesofpersonalhealthandnutrition,ecologyandtheenvironment,ethics
andanimalsuffering,andworldhunger.
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Thecholesterolandsaturatedfatsinfleshalsocreatecardiovascular
disorders.CardiovasculardisordersarethenumberoneleadingcauseofdeathintheUnitedStates,andnowinFormosa.
Canceristhesecondleadingcauseofdeath.Experimentsindicate
thattheburningand roastingoffleshcreatesachemicalelement
(Methylcholanthrene),whichisapowerfulcarcinogen.Micegiven
thischemicaldevelopcancers,suchasbonetumors,cancerofthe
blood,cancerofthestomach,etc.
Researchhasshownthatinfantmicefedbyafemalemousehaving
breastcancerwillalsodevelopcancer.Whenhumancancercells
wereinjectedintoanimals,theanimalsalsodevelopedcancer.Ifthe
meatwhichweeatdailycomesfromanimalsthatoriginallyhavesuch
disorders,andwetakethemintoourbody,thereisagoodchance
wewillalsogetthediseases.
Mostpeopleassumethatmeatiscleanandsafe,thatthereareinspections
doneatallbutcheries.Therearefartoomanycattle,pigs,poultry,etc,killed
forsaleeverydayforeachonetoactuallybeexamined.Itsverydifficult
tocheckwhetherapieceofmeathascancerinit,letalonecheckevery
singleanimal.Currently,themeatindustryjustcutsofftheheadwhenit
hasaproblem,orcutsoffthelegwhichisdiseased.Onlythebadpartsare
removedandtherestissold.
Thefamousvegetarian,Dr.J.H.Kelloggsaid,Whenweeatvegetarian
food,wedonthavetoworryaboutwhatkindofdiseasethefood
diedof.Thismakesajoyfulmea