If you’ve watched the video of me in Japan, you’d have seen me eating vegan hot pot. Have you? (Yes.) They thought that I was enjoying worldly pleasures every day. I tell you, it was only one time, only that time. We ate until we were so full that for one month we didn’t want to eat anymore. Why is that? There were only three or four of us. I don’t know when they had already eaten stealthily. By the time I finished making this beautiful vegan hot pot, no one ate much. We couldn’t even finish it after three days! Such a small (vegan) hot pot. I won’t dare make it again. But since there are many of you here, there definitely won’t be any leftovers, right? (No.) We’ll prepare a little bit less. (OK.) So everyone will scramble for it. I’ll tell the kitchen to hide the food first, and give you just a little. Everyone will think that’s all there is, and will scramble for the food. Eh! But I’ve revealed the trick. Then it won’t work.
Each time you come, you are mentally prepared and expecting me to say something groundbreaking. I’m so scared. I have to spend the whole week preparing, and yet I still don’t know what to say. I have nightmares every night. Alright, I won’t tell any heavy or serious stories today. Let you have some fun. Such nice weather is rare. Is it OK? (OK.) Or if anyone wants to meditate, then go ahead… (The main hall.) In the main hall, they’re so noisy over there. You can meditate here. (OK.) It’s OK. (Here it’s OK.) (OK. We can meditate here.) (OK.) (Very comfortable.) Is it comfortable? (OK.) Yeah. The guards, go outside and stop people. Tell them to walk upward and not to walk behind us. Then it’s alright. (Yes.) Understand? (Understand.) You can meditate anywhere. Truly, it’s like that. Just get used to it. (Just get used to it.) Really.
Yesterday, I contacted someone in the US. There was one… He wasn’t American, but was from… He was American, alright. American. He used to live in “Gili” before. Is it “Gili”? A country near Argentina. (Chile.) (Chile.) “Chile.” Ah! I thought it was “chili.” Do you know what “chili” means in English? It means “hot pepper.” Yeah. That country really looks like a hot pepper, very long in shape. Yes or no? (Yes.) It is flat and very long. (Yes.) It really looks like chili. That’s why it’s called Chile. He went there to have fun. When he was there, one day, he went out and… I chatted with him, by the way, not intentionally. I was working, contacting people in New York about the Aulacese (Vietnamese) refugees. He happened to be there. He is a very good male initiate, and he likes me very much. So I said OK. He could talk with me for a short while.
He was telling his story about when he went to Chile. One time, he went out with a few friends who were not initiates, non-initiated friends. While he was in Chile, he personally printed my books in Chile and distributed them to many people. He did it by himself. Then, by the way, he told me yesterday that he did the same in America. Of course, not in large quantities. He did it alone. But wherever he went, he tried his best to distribute the sample booklets and introduce me. He said that now in Chile, many people are waiting for me. After people read the books and listened to his introduction, they asked him, “So, where is this Master? When will She come?” He said, “After listening to my introduction, if you’re interested, we’ll see.” They said, “If She doesn’t come, what’s the point? What’s the point of listening to you talk? When will She come?” They kept on asking him anxiously. I’m telling you this just by the way.
Then, he continued distributing the booklets. One day, he and some non-initiate friends made a trip to somewhere. They took the car; they drove there. There were two others in the car, and of course they were driving, he and the others, the three of them together. Eh? Oh. Yes. The three of them went together. Two of them were non-initiates. He was the only initiate. And, of course, he was meditating in the car. He said they had a car accident, but five minutes before that, he was meditating in the car. He closed his eyes and meditated for a while. Suddenly, he saw the inner Master. He said there was a very strong, intense loving power. Extremely touched, he cried and shed tears. He was struggling to hold back his emotions. If his two friends suddenly saw him, such a tall and big American, crying there, it’d look very awful! They had no idea what had happened to him; they probably thought he was out of his mind. So he happened to be struggling there, trying to control himself, not to shed tears, and not to cry out loud. He said that his friends didn’t know what was happening to him on the inside. How would they know that he saw the inner Master. And he could not tell others his inner experience.
He was struggling to control himself not to cry or shed tears. Suddenly, the car bumped into a big bus head-on. Oh, then the car was completely wrecked. But nothing serious happened to the people inside. (Safe.) He said that the police said they all should have been killed. No one should have been able to survive. But it turned out he came out of it with no injuries at all. The car was wrecked after bumping into a big bus head-on at high speed at that time. The driver was also fine. (It was like a sandwich.) Sandwich what? (Like a sandwich.) (Sandwiched.) Sandwiched. Yeah. It was a big bus and their car was small. But then no one was seriously injured. He was the only one uninjured. But the other two were injured and had to be hospitalized. He was fine. He said he wasn’t hurt, not even a scratch. But he also said, because of the situation, he could not go out to distribute booklets anymore. Then he returned to the US. It’s also a kind of demonic obstruction, no?
What I mean is, we can meditate everywhere. In that situation, the car was going very fast, plus, he was sitting inside with two non-initiates. His heart is very pure, so he could meditate, and could see the inner Master coming. He said he had never experienced such a strong protective power and loving power sent to him. He didn’t know a car accident was going to occur. So he thought that Master specially came to bless him. Wow! He was touched to tears. Before he even had time to be moved, he was in a car accident. Therefore, he said, fortunately, it happened this way.
What I mean is that we are forever together. You see, he was in Chile, 30 hours away from here by air. (Yes.) Roughly like that. He was in another corner of the world, very far. And I was eating and sleeping here. I didn’t know which road he was driving on. I’ve never been through Chile, never visited there. Also, I didn’t even know the roads there. You can’t say that I happened to pass by there and dropped in to see him by the way. I didn’t know. Therefore, we are forever together. If our hearts follow the Master, then we’re connected with the Master, not only the body. Of course, when we like one person, we love to stick to Her. We love to see Her more, from within is not enough, we also want to see from the outside. Then it could also happen.
Yesterday he told me, “People here, people in the US miss Master very much.” I said, “There are too few of you Americans; you’ve been swallowed up by the Aulacese (Vietnamese) and the Chinese.” It’s truly like that. I’ve been to the US to give initiation, and there are also Americans getting initiation. Later, fewer and fewer Americans went to group meditation. It’s all Chinese “Da-da-da…” And Aulacese (Vietnamese) “Di-di-di…” They felt they seemed to be… they’re what? (Sidelined.) They’re being sidelined. You know the Chinese and Aulacese (Vietnamese) love to speak their own languages and stick together. They don’t even want to learn English. They only learn a little, enough for use, enough for them to buy vegan pizza. They cannot communicate with Americans. When Americans come, there’s not much. I can also speak Chinese, and they also play Chinese videos for themselves to watch, ignoring the feelings of the neighbor with green eyes and blonde hair. They seldom take care of foreigners. That’s why American initiates become fewer and fewer. It is the same in Canada; they feel rather distanced. But they still practice at home.
Some Americans have Chinese friends or Aulacese (Vietnamese) friends, and they’re more used to our lively atmosphere and the atmosphere of ignoring foreigners. (Not really ignoring, just unable to communicate.) That’s why they don’t feel distanced. That’s why they like it. Like this man, he has a friend, not a girlfriend, just a female friend. They knew each other, so he’s used to that… He respects that Chinese person very much. Because from his female friend, not girlfriend, but female friend… Meaning just friends. (Just a friend.) Long-time friend. Then through her, he learned a little about Chinese traditions and culture, and he became very respectful. Thus, he became less resistant. Therefore, wherever he joins group meditation, whether it’s with Chinese, British, Americans, or Aulacese (Vietnamese), he just blends right in without a problem. And he even brought a lot of friends to get initiation, all of them are his good friends. They don’t feel any unfamiliarity toward Eastern people because they’ve already been acquainted. So, that is actually quite good. Some of the others are a bit distanced; if we don’t nurture them or take care of them, they’ll all “wither away.”
Every time they come for group meditation, they see a lot of Chinese. Then, Chinese videos are being played. Everyone is speaking Chinese, eating Chinese food, and using chopsticks, which makes it difficult for them to eat to their fill. The Americans tried hard to fish out some food. After fishing for half a day, they still couldn’t get anything. All the food was finished by you; and then you proclaimed, “Wonderful! We’re full! Thank You, Master!” And then went home. (They could drink the soup.) There might not be any soup. Yeah. We Chinese are quick in doing things. Since there’s food, they quickly deal with it, and whoever fails to deal with it, it’s his own business. It’s always like that. Aulacese (Vietnamese) are also like that. Aulacese (Vietnamese) are also like that. During group meditation, they do exactly the same as the Taiwanese (Formosan). They learned the same thing, all the superficial things. What do they do? They place my photo there, and in front of it, there’s a table and a chair. It doesn’t matter if I’ve never sat on it. And then, during group meditation, they place a picture on the chair, in front of which there is a pile of (vegan) cookies, (vegan) candies, or fruits, and whatnot. After group meditation, everyone rushes forward, and says: “Alright. Master has blessed it. Quick, eat them!” (Ah, You know very well.) A picture can also bless the food. Amazing. Even then, someone still has an inner experience; when they eat it, it tastes wonderful. Very good experience.
I’m telling you this story to let you know, since we have guests and children, of course, sometimes it’s very noisy. Some people complain. But it doesn’t matter. We can meditate anywhere. On the highway, with two non-initiates next to him, he could still see the inner Master. And don’t think that this man was stupid or something, or he’s more simple-minded, and that’s why it happened. No. He is a PhD. (Oh!) He has a PhD from America. He has also traveled around the world. He is not just living in a small corner of America. He also knows about many of those so-called masters. There are very few masters in America. I mean, those so-called masters are known by everyone. Understand what I mean? Because there are many translations and books there, if you ask about this and that master in America, everyone knows about them. Only the Chinese are sometimes less informed. In America, they have abundant articles or materials about spiritual practice, very abundant. They can buy them anywhere, and they like doing research. There are people, even though they are non-vegans, who still know the benefits of veganism. So, he isn’t the type of person who is foolish. He’s not someone who knows nothing and could easily be fooled. It’s not like that. He already knows a lot of people; he already knows many enlightened Masters. But after he met me, he didn’t want to look for anyone else.
He brought all his friends for initiation, and as for his friends in Chile, he said he wanted to go back and deliver them himself. Why? Because he had practiced other methods before. He didn’t say who his master was. But once his practice reached a certain level, he was able to give lectures like this. He could speak many words of inspiration, as if he had some kind of psychic connection from inside. It was as if someone was speaking to him, and he would just relay the messages. He used to be able to do it, and after a while, suddenly he lost his psychic power. His connection was blocked. But he continued to give talks. Because he used to have psychic power, people still believed in him and trusted him and continued to listen to his talks. Later, he felt, “No. I’m deceiving people. I used to have psychic power, but not anymore. I can’t continue doing it.” Later he stopped; he dared not do those things again. He thought that it was not right. He then continued his spiritual practice to find another path. And then he encountered me. Now he regrets deceiving those people before. He didn’t deceive them on purpose. He asked me whether his deeds would create any karma. I said, “No. That’s what you knew at that time; you didn’t purposely deceive them. And as soon as you realized it wasn’t right, you stopped. No problem.” That’s why he made a vow to return and deliver them, to lead them back to the right path. He said that what he was doing before was a deviant path. He didn’t know then. So, there’s hope for everyone, no matter where we come from.
Photo Caption: “The Small and the Big, Can Live Together in PEACE!”
