After we practice, because our level has been elevated, what’s inside of us internally… how do you say “awareness” in Chinese? (Awakening.) (Awareness.) (“Conscience” is better.) Our conscience! Our conscience has been elevated, so we can see our own good and bad points. Previously, we only saw the good or bad in other people, and not clearly even. Now, we can see ourselves more clearly. So, this illness is half cured. No problem. However, having an illness does not mean that we are bad. Our soul is always good. So, stop blaming yourself too much in that way. We should aim at the positive direction and continue to develop that way. Then, the other aspect, it’ll be bored, no one would care about it, and it’ll die on its own. If you keep paying attention to it, it will become more disturbing and developed. Because whomever you pay more attention to, that person will become nastier and trick you more. Is that right? Just ignore it.
You have many good aspects; for example, you are vegan, you keep the precepts, you meditate as much as you can. You are doing your best to improve yourself and be a better person. You can even speak some English. Though your Chinese is not too good either. And you help people as much as you can. Now, you are becoming better, your conscience is developing, your love is growing, and your wisdom is developing, then you can see your own shortcomings. This is a very good quality. Such a young man, so knowledgeable and so hardworking, looking for a Master so humbly, and begging Her to teach you. This is already very, very good! You have too many good qualities. And those minor bad habits, we rectify them slowly. As our quality improves, that kind of bad habits will become less. Don’t worry, and don’t blame yourself too much so that you forget your spiritual practice. I really treasure your level of diligence, I really treasure it. Because it is very difficult to practice spiritually in this world. There are so many people in mainland China, how many are like you? There are so many people in this world, not to say China, how many can practice so diligently and so hard? So… Obliging yourselves to a vegan diet, no alcohol, no tobacco, and no lust, no desire, all those things, that is very difficult. That is already very courageous, very courageous. The other minor things, don’t care about them too much.
(When I meditate on the [inner Heavenly] Sound, there is always noise from the left ear.) Alright, Hufa, if you’re tired, just sit down and rest. There’s nothing much to do. Don’t keep standing and tiring out your legs. (The noise is there at other times too, like right now if I bite my teeth, this side will have sound.) What sound? (Si-si sound… very high pitch.) Left or right side? (Left.) (If I lower my head, it’s very loud too. It’s been like this for many months.) Can’t you just ignore it? Every time the sound is there and catches your attention, pull your attention here, or to the right side. (Yes.) Always do this, and it’ll become a habit. (And when I meditate on the [inner Heavenly] Sound, originally, the [inner Heavenly] Sound on the right is very good, the level is higher, but slowly, it seemed to have been pulled down by the left. Become the same low-level sound.) Then you pull it back again. Fight with it, see who is more powerful. (OK, thank You, Master.) No problem.
Perhaps you have eaten something wrong, and you didn’t know it. Or, sometimes you might have been in contact with some people who are not very pure. Then we have to endure; no other way. Just meditate more and recite the Five Holy Names more. Before meditation, recite the Five Holy Names for a few minutes, recite loudly. When there are no people around, recite loudly, until it becomes better. (Thank You.) May be a few minutes, half an hour, or one hour. Or, when you meditate, play my tapes, softly.
Here. (Hallo. I feel that Master used to, for example, over a decade ago, in Hsihu, You said things in greater detail. Master would say, “Better not to do this, better not to do that.” Now it seems You speak rather briefly. I wonder if it is because, in recent years…) Since I have talked about it, there is no need to repeat, of course. Do I have to tell you every day “Don’t do this, don’t do that”? (So I have a question. I feel confused. Master, I read many of Your books, and in the books, You have always said it’s better not to get married. And then… Yesterday, You said that, “There are advantages in getting married, there are also advantages in not getting married.”) I was talking to those people at that time. That’s what they needed to hear. (Oh, it was not for me?) Right.
Each person has different needs. What I told those people in Taiwan (Formosa) doesn’t concern you. What I said is for certain people at a certain time; nothing to do with you. It is fine if you want to listen to what I said to them. If you don’t want to listen, it’s also fine. If you have a question, ask me yourself. (OK, thank You Master. Another thing is, Master has promised us…) I have said that. I have said that yesterday too, it’s best not to get married. Because you see, then you will have children, but you can’t manage your children, and can’t manage your wife, and you have to earn money. Understand? (Understood.) Lots and lots of troubles. If you don’t get married, you’d feel very lonely. No one to cook for you when you come home, no one to share good things, and so on. Each has pros and cons. You pay your own price.
(Speaking of loneliness, sometimes I do feel lonely when alone. One time, I was going to have a date with a girl. The day before, I flipped open a book, “The Key of Immediate Enlightenment Volume Four.” The last few pages all say, “Don’t get married.” And then… And then I flipped open another magazine, Master said another joke, “A man alone drinks a cup of coffee…”) You just listen to yourself, OK? Because… When Shakyamuni (Buddha) was alive on Earth, there were three people who asked Him the same question. He gave them three different answers. Do you remember? And His disciples asked Him, “Master, it is strange. For the same question, You answered with three different ideas. Why? The first one You answered this way; the second one You answered that way; and the third one You answered yet another way.” The Buddha said, “All the three answers do not concern you. Mind your own business.”
(Another question is: Master has promised that after we are initiated, we can transcend… and won’t come back to this world. But is it possible, for example, that I can reach the Fifth Realm in this lifetime? It seems Master didn’t say we can directly… Master did promise we will not come back to this world again. But is it possible to reach the Fifth Realm in this life? For example, if next time I have to stay in the Second or Third Realm. Every time I think about this, I feel scared. It’s…) No need to be afraid. If you continue to meditate and follow my instructions, even if you cannot reach the Fifth Realm, you can still continue to practice up there. No need to come back here. Only those people who do not want to practice, and want to come back. (But it’s not this lifetime.) You may reach the Fifth Realm in this life. I made it, why can’t you? For example. It’s possible.
(Hallo Master. I have a question and a request. The question is: I have been initiated for over two and a half years. I have very good outer experiences. When I do the [inner Heavenly] Sound meditation, my experiences are also good. But when I do the [inner Heavenly] Light meditation…) None? (A little bit. Each time when the Light just emerges, it would stop, and I couldn’t continue to see it.) Where did it stop? (When there is a little Light. It just stops, and I can’t see anything It’s been like this…) Stop at which level? (When a little Light just flashed by.) Then you lose it? (Then it stops, it’s gone. It just disappears. This has been going on for a long, long time, It has been happening for at least one and a half years.) Oh, I see. (Every time… I have heard Master talk about this before, about “try to relax.” I have tried that too. I have tried this, but the problem was not solved. Is there another solution? Besides meditating more.) There is no other way. It’s just that you are not stable enough. But it’s better than nothing.
But normally, when you do the (inner Heavenly) Light meditation, it doesn’t mean you can see the Light all the time for one hour or more. No. It’s not like that! It could last just for an instant, or sometimes a few minutes. Sometimes it comes and goes, on and off. This is very common. (OK. Thank You, Master. My request is that, in Missouri there are already six fellow initiates now. But, to the nearest meditation Center, we have to drive for at least six hours. It takes six hours to drive to the nearest Center.) Then you can organize another one. (Can we?) Yes, you can. (Thank You, Master.) (Master, this is my son-in-law.) Is that so? But why does he look so much like you? You can organize a Center over there by yourselves and be the contact person. Send your information to our postal box to inform them where you are. Then it’s convenient for you to contact or send information, and convenient for fellow initiates.
(Master.) Yeah. Who is that? (Master, I have a question.) Do you still have questions? You have questions when I tell you to meditate. (I suddenly have a question.) Give her the microphone. (Master.) Be quick. Say it simply. (Oh. Be simple. Simple. It’s always like that. When I try to concentrate on here, my Wisdom Eye would tense up.) You feel it’s tense? (Master asked me to concentrate on the Wisdom Eye, but…) No need. No need. Don’t be anxious, don’t be anxious. (It hurts so much here.) Just be natural and don’t be anxious. Don’t force yourself. (Don’t force myself.) Be natural, just like when you’re looking at me. Use your Wisdom Eye to look at the front. Don’t force yourself. (Yes. Sitting for ten hours. Meditating for ten hours.) Alright. (Yes. Ten hours. I meditate for about ten hours till I have improved…) Don’t push yourself too much.
(Originally my waist… I’ve seen a doctor… It couldn’t move. After initiation, slowly it improved a little bit. A little bit better. Originally it was difficult for me to come to America. I’ve been practicing with Master for four years.) Is it cured now? (It’d slowly improve. After it’s improved, this… was all crooked. My back and lower back became crooked. My back crooked. Here also…) You’re getting older. (Here also… It crooked from here to the waist. It hurts. Then, afterwards…) What do you want me to do? (About the Sound problem of the sister … Dang! Dang! Over here, the Sound was very powerful, Master, with Your full power, “Dang!” You firmly, “dang”! You “dang” “hit” me hard, very hard. And then my back…) I don’t quite understand you. (Then, I was so happy.) Do you understand her? Do you? Do you understand what she was talking about? (The question was about the Wisdom Eye.) (She was saying that she suffered from low back pain.) (Yes, yes.) (Then she heard a very good [inner Heavenly] Sound, with very strong vibration.) (The vibration was very strong.) (Then she said, “Master, please bless me more. I’m not afraid.”) (Yes.) Then your ache was gone. (I’m not afraid if Master gives it to me again.) It’s alright.
(Then I said that my waist had recovered… My lower back was healed. I was so happy. Now, since I’m so happy, I could no longer hear the “dang” sound. Originally, it was so loud, the vibration was so strong.) (What do you want to ask?) (Anyway, what I need is blessing. I was so overwhelmed by happiness that I burst into tears.) Does she have a hand pain or what? Is it too painful or what? (She suffered from lower back pain before.) We are all getting old. That’s why I told you, those older than seventy don’t have to meditate. No need. And then you were crying over there and making noise, saying “I want it. I want it!” And then you got lower back pain. Let me tell you, after getting old, I’ll definitely or perhaps become like that. I don’t know whom to tell. That’s what happens when we’re old. Rest more. OK? Meditate when you can. If not, get rest. Take more (vegan) vitamins, it might help. Can’t help it. Take more (vegan) vitamins. For those of you who have sore waists and aching backs, take more (vegan) calcium and vitamins. You tell her. (Told already.) You tell her to take more (vegan) medicine and vitamins, simple ones. Don’t take Chinese medicines which is so bulky, which could fill your stomach. (OK.) (Vegan) vitamins and calcium.
(Hallo Master. I’d like to ask a question for my husband who was initiated last year. In the first half of this year, he accidentally drank some beer. Then we… He drank beer.) Who? By accident? (My husband. But our contact person in Vienna refused him to [go to] group meditation and suggests him write a letter to Master.) Never mind, never mind. Forget it. (So, he can’t attend.) Don’t write. Don’t burden my office. Just a little mistake. Tell him don’t drink again. OK? (OK. Thank You, Master.) You’re welcome. He did it by accident. It’s alright. It’s just if we drink more, it’ll be bad for our body and spirit. It’s not that I control you or tell you what to do. No. I’m just telling you what’s not good for you. In case you accidentally take it, don’t do it again. It only hurts yourself. That’s all.
(Hallo Master. It’s been more than one year since I got initiated last year. But each time I meditate and focus on my Wisdom Eye, my breath would circulate in my body following my concentration. Is it correct or not?) Not correct. (Not correct?) Ignore it. Just focus here. Ignore the… (And when I concentrate here, I don’t see anything. No Light, nothing. I see nothing and hear nothing. But I only have one feeling… Your existence.) You probably have to repeat your grade, and couldn’t go to college. It’s up to you. (But I only had a… I can feel Master’s presence. Every time Master is there to guide me, but I just couldn’t see or hear.) Maybe you’re deaf and blind. Later, when people come in for initiation, you come in and sit one more time. (When I focus here, Master, do we look inward or outward?) Look forward, just like looking at the front. (Look forward? OK. Thank You, Master.) The Light will come later.
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