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[Audio Series] In addition to offering the perfect method for spiritual practice to the public, Supreme Master Ching Hai expresses Her diverse and extraordinary talents in life and the arts. For many years, Supreme Master Ching Hai has been invited to travel to all corners of the world to give public lectures, and participate in special gatherings as well as various artistic, religious, and charitable events. At every occasion, the Supreme Master quenches the inner longing for spirituality in people’s hearts with the truth that She represents and so recovers their inborn qualities of truth, benevolence and beauty.
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(Chinese) Enlightened Masters teach only the same thing - to save and liberate beings; they transmit the same method, the one and only method for liberation, that is the Quan Yin Method. Whatever it is called, be it Pure Land Method, Universal Gate Method, Prajnaparamita Method, or the Diamond Method, the name does not matter, it is all the same. As long as it leads to liberation, it is the Quan Yin Method. All methods are the same as long as there is an enlightened Master and the power of transmitting the ...
(Chinese) The enlightened Master can manifest blessings in different ways. Some can see Master appear in one form, and some can see Hier in another; some can see the light and some can hear the sound. All of these are Master’s blessings. Not everybody can see Master’s manifestations. It depends on their spiritual practice in previous lives, or their current degree of sincerity and effort. Many conditions have to come together in order for one to be able to see Master. We don’t have to see Master in ...
(English) Excerpts from Supreme Master Ching Hai’s lecture: I'm grateful to be here with you, among beautiful people. It's just that sometimes you don't know how beautiful you are. You try to pretend to be stupid, to be bad, but you're nice, you're really perfect. Nothing you do can change your perfection. One day you will realize that. Because we try too hard to be something else, to be someone else, and to please everyone else, we forget our perfection. I realize that and one day you too will ...
(Chinese) The blessing power of an enlightened Master should be kept in our bag, to be used for ourselves alone, and not to be leaked or hidden away. It should be digested. If you speak about it in public, it means that you cannot digest this power. Talking about your inner experiences will create a lot of maya hindrances for you. If you have any good experiences, you can write them down. Or you can talk to Master if you cannot digest them. You should still practice diligently and not rely completely on ...
(Chinese) The Himalayas are well-known as an area for spiritual practice. The weather is very cold there. There are many Gurus in India, so you can see their footprints everywhere. But it's very difficult to find them. Some spiritual practitioners dig an ice cave and live inside without wearing any clothes. Some don't eat anything. The air there is very clean. So by practicing their own methods together with an additional technique, they can go without eating nor do they feel the cold even in winter. Using ...
(Chinese) From the top of our head to the four extremities, there is one area that can be called dark which blocks our wisdom from passing through; even if it does pass through, it may change negatively. Therefore, it is probably that our mind is thinking of very good things, our wisdom is also thinking about very good things but when it is put into action, it turns out badly. That dark place is like a closed door which should be opened so that wisdom can flow down. The Wisdom Eye has two doors. The highest ...
(Chinese) What does it mean by being a Buddhist? A Buddhist is someone who is very kind and virtuous, practices spiritually, and at the very least keeps the five precepts: no killing, no stealing, no alcohol, no telling lies and no adultery. If he believes in Jesus Christ and also keeps the five precepts, he can be regarded as a Buddhist as well. One cannot become a Buddha by being vegetarian or vegan only; however, if he is not vegan, it’s also impossible for him to attain Buddhahood. Besides adopting a ...
(Chinese) When Shakyamuni Buddha, Jesus Christ, Lao Tzu and Confucius lived in the world, even though many people did not like them and attacked them, they still talked about the Truth. Truth can never be diminished. The Truth they spoke of is still well-known today and has influenced many people. Truth is never alone. They told the truth and didn't tell lies. Therefore, there must be enlightened people in the world who can realize their Truth. The students who had realized the Truth spread their ...
(Chinese) What does Great Master mean? It means Buddha. The word Buddha means a highly enlightened person with light and great wisdom in Sanskrit. So with respect, we call him Buddha, a great master, a true teacher, a great teacher, a great and benevolent advisor, or great bodhisattva-mahasattva, etc. They have more or less the same meaning. The highest respect we can give Master is by "practicing" diligently, knowing who we are and becoming the same as Master. These people are the most respectful sons of ...
(English) Excerpts from Supreme Master Ching Hai’s lecture: Only when we are sincere, will God bring us to the path that is suitable for us. After we have found that path we must be careful not to seek blessings from any other source, since they will lower our spiritual level. The Quan Yin meditation is the highest and best and through Master's guidance we can advance ourselves, by not struggling and by being patient. When we die, we will know at that time, what initiation means. Although our ...
(Chinese) To live a happy life, we should look at every place as Buddha's place, everyone as a Buddha, and every situation as a blessing and arrangement of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. The world is originally perfect and there's nothing to worry about. That's why Lao-tzu said, "There's nothing wrong with the world originally." Nothing needs to be changed except our mind and perceptions. No matter what we do, the purpose is always to know how perfect we are instead of our imperfectness. We will be greatly ...
(Chinese) We are great beings, not weak ones. Humans have the greatest status and can do anything. We can accomplish as much as we believe we can. Buddha said all beings are the same as Buddha. That is, beings have the same amount of merits, but they are unable to use them because they do not know they are Buddhas. We should believe that we have the power to change our fixed karma and our environment. The more we practice spiritually, the better our concentration will be and the more we can change the ...
(Chinese) In the eyes of an enlightened person, everyone is a Buddha. If you truly practice, some day you will realize this level and know that all beings are Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. There would be no sentient beings without Buddhas, nor Buddhas without sentient beings. Buddhas are the true sentient beings, and sentient beings are the true Buddhas. There's nothing else we can say except this. Sentient beings don't know they are Buddhas yet, so Buddhas and Bodhisattvas have to come and teach them in manifestations, ...
(Chinese) Why do people like to go to bright places? That’s because we love our inner Buddha Light, our own Light, which our soul longs for but cannot find; therefore, we grab something fake from outside in the belief that it will satisfy us. However, it gives us no satisfaction, and the more fake things we have, the more our longing grows. Our own Master likes the Truth and can find no satisfaction in the false stuff outside. Isn’t that so? Our soul knows what is true, so even children can practice ...
(Chinese) Our souls are originally peaceful. When the soul is peaceful, we can see the Light and hear the Sound, which means that our soul is free and has left this body; our mind and body are not controlling our soul and we are liberated from the physical world. This is what matters. It doesn't become pacified when the mind wants it to be. Whatever the mind thinks is not right. It perceives black as white and white as black. The Quan Yin Method is the best and most perfect method, which has been mentioned ...
(Chinese) Quan Yin practitioners will surely transform if they really follow Master's instructions in their spiritual practice. It is impossible for them to remain the same, because the power of the sound meditation is incredible and it will help us cleanse all our karma. Only then can we truly understand that karma does not exist in the first place. At that time, we will forgive ourselves and truly realize that we have no sin. The sound stream can comfort our minds. If the mind can be calmed down, the ...
(English, Aulacese(Vietnamese)) Excerpts from Supreme Master Ching Hai’s lecture: Kids, they are so innocent. They have no criticizing attitude, nothing like that in their minds. They just love beauty, whether inside or outside. They just enjoy whatever is pleasant to their eyes and their senses and their souls. They have no critical mind, and that is so wonderful. If all of us can be like that, half of the meditation process is already done. But we struggle because our minds have become so complicated. It's not our fault, ...
(Chinese) It is an Indian tradition that one becomes Buddha after a special ceremony in which a particular paint is pressed upon the place of the wisdom eye. After that, he is recognized as Master, Teacher, Enlightened Master and Buddha. This is the Indian way of enlightenment and wisdom eye-opening. After the wisdom eye-opening, one becomes Buddha. Initiation is also a time of enlightenment and opening of the wisdom eye so you can see the light. This is the true enlightenment and wisdom eye-opening. When ...
(Chinese) No matter what religion or sect they are in, people who are truly searching for the Tao and practicing spiritually must get liberated from life and death and go beyond the Three Worlds. We have to know how to get liberation from the Three Worlds-this is the most important issue right now. We don't have to concern ourselves with trivial matters such as which religion is good or bad; all we need to know is the "Way", the "path". The "Tao" is forever there; it is not that we have to find or develop ...
(English) Master said that the suffering of this world comes from our ignorance. Why? Why must we remember the purpose of our coming to this world? If the only difference between Heaven and this Earth is the vibration and the frequency; then what’s the relationship between the vibration of the Earth and disaster, earthquake and all kinds of eventful weather? How can we elevate the vibration of the Earth? In Master’s lecture, She specially emphasized, “Every day we must receive good information, positive ...
(English) Answering the sincere invitation of a heart-felt letter, our merciful Supreme Master Ching Hai decided to put an end to the war going on in Europe in 1999 by launching a tightly scheduled European lecture tour. Remembering this trip which stretched her to the extreme in emotional, mental and psychological aspects, Master lamented that she lacked a good helper by her side who could stay alert, focused, and clear-headed at all times, and who had telepathic communication with her. Master said that telepathic ...
() In commemoration of the 19th Anniversary of Supreme Master Ching Hai Day, a musical based on Supreme Master Ching Hai’s Silent Tears poetry collection, Loving the Silent Tears, premiered on October 27, 2012 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, USA. On one of North America’s largest stages of its kind, the audience was taken on a journey in search of inner peace to 16 countries across six continents, through the artistry of the world's best performers. May each one find his ...
(Chinese) Why do Buddhas and Bodhisattvas come to this samsara world without encouraging us to pray for worldly blessings? Will it bring immense merit if we make offerings, build temples and print sutras? Supreme Master Ching Hai explains that immense merits are only immense in this world; nothing is immense from the Buddha's point of view, because sooner or later everything within the Three Worlds will be destroyed, let alone your immense merits. Buddhas and Bodhisattvas have all kinds of merits which are ...
(Chinese) The Buddhist Sutra says that "troubles are Bodhi." How do we turn trouble into Bodhi? Supreme Master Ching Hai points out that we can easily find our Buddha nature with good methods of spiritual practice; there's no need to change anything. We just look for Bodhi and leave trouble behind; of course trouble still exists, but it is no longer our concern. Just like when we are focused on our work, we do not feel hungry. For example, on a road full of thorns and stones, as long as we put on a pair of boots big ...
(Chinese) Why doesn't Master teach the out-of-body method? What is the difference between the out-of-body method and the Quan Yin Method of ultimate liberation? The so-called out-of-body experience is our astral body going out of the physical body; this can be done without much high-level spiritual practice. The real Self is still locked in the astral body. It cannot be omnipresent. The high-level spiritual journey is the level of Tathagata. It can be present everywhere. At that time, it becomes the ...
(Chinese) Our souls are the true Prajñāpāramitā. Originally the soul is the same as Prajñāpāramitā; there's no difference. Hes has the same great wisdom. Hes himself is the great wisdom, the great Tao, the original Self, and Buddha nature. However, when hes comes to this samsara world, hes is enveloped by many things and forgets hirs original Self. A Mahasattva can help us to gradually take off the thick and heavy clothes on us layer by layer, then we can also see our original Self later. ...
(Chinese) If we do not use the creating power of the universe to realize our wishes, it will not be of much use, no matter what we pray for. The sound stream is the material and the creating power of the universe. We can use it to create both heaven and hell; therefore, we should be discreet and make use of this material to create good things, thus bringing peace to the world. There's nothing wrong in the saying "everything is created by the mind". However, without the material, we can only create fakes; ...
(Chinese) Why do we have enlightened Masters who descend to this world life after life to save sentient beings? Even though all beings have the Buddha nature, we wouldn’t be able to become Buddhas without being given the key to enlightenment from a living Buddha. Thus, Buddhas have to come back life after life. However, sentient beings experience many obstacles during their lifetimes. They bear not only their own karma, but also that of their ancestors and the collective karma of their families, districts, and ...
(Chinese) On this cheerful Sunday, Supreme Master Ching Hai encourages us to fulfill our daily duties and try our best to help others with her own experiences and inspiring Buddhist stories. Master says the secret for a successful endeavor is to do things without ego or any purpose, asking no rewards and surrendering to God’s will. Master also reminds parents to love their children more attentively, and develop their own inner cheerful, colorful spirit to bring vitality and happiness to this world, ...
(English) Is enlightenment related to a person's character, virtues or shortcomings? Why were there so many "Zen enigmas" exchanged between masters and disciples in ancient times? What is the hidden meaning behind these stories? What is the difference between "theoretical understanding" and "ultimate realization"? How does our spiritual practice benefit from the verbal teachings of an enlightened Master? Is language necessary to explain the teachings of Truth? What is the real meaning of "living in the present ...
(Aulacese(Vietnamese)) Excerpts from Supreme Master Ching Hai’s lecture: We live a life with no meaning, in darkness, lowly, not worthy for being a human being. Understand? So we have to reclaim our right being a human, regain our honor, our own power and wisdom. Meditation time is the time we...concentrate the treasures for ourselves, in order to nourish our body and mind as well...The most precious time of your day is meditation time. Everything in life whether good or bad, is created by us ...
(Chinese) Practicing asceticism can help one attain certain spiritual achievements, such as the abilities to see the past, present, and future, to cure people of their diseases, and to wield magical power, but it can never lead to eternal liberation. Shakyamuni Buddha attained great compassion through his practice. He even sacrificed his physical body and forsook his kingdom, courtly life, wives, and children, and yet failed to attain Bodhi (enlightenment) and liberation until he practiced the Quan Yin Method. Thus, ...
(Chinese) How can we observe our own subtle arrogance? If we serve the Master, listen to her teachings, and follow her instructions, do we acquire sufficient humility? We’re born as humans in order to become Buddhas and noble beings, but we often lack enough determination, faith, and power. We’re lured by the world and pulled by society. We’re influenced by our friends and polluted by meat and wine. Thus, it's extremely difficult for us to practice spiritually. In his lifetime, Bodhidharma practiced with ...
(Chinese) Can our karma be removed by prostrating to repent, worshiping mountains and waters, contemplating the Zenist cases, and practicing breathing? Supreme Master Ching Hai points out that Karma is invisible. It is the influence gathered and recorded in previous and current states of life existence, a kind of rough and invisible vibration. How can the worldly language help us cleanse this subtle and invisible karma? To remove karma, we have to use our inner vibration power. Only in this way can we cleanse our ...
(Chinese) No matter if we have a master or not, we must rely on ourselves, because the highest master is ourselves rather than the Master outside or the Master inside. However, before reaching a certain high level, we still need the guidance from a wise person whom we call Master or Teacher. Of course, before we achieve anything in spiritual practice, we still need to rely on someone who has more experiences than we do, just like we need a guide to lead the way, because we haven't treaded on that path ...
(Chinese) By focusing on the Wisdom Eye, our mind will become very happy and gain much understanding, and it can help us go beyond the Three Realms quickly. Once one has passed the Three Realms, the ordinary mind no longer exists. All that exists is our soul, original Self or our own Master. The Master is different from the mind. They are called Hun and Po respectively: Hun means the Master, and Po means the mind. We cannot practice without the mind's help, therefore we should practice with the body, speech and ...
(Chinese) Every human, animal, and being is illuminated by the Buddha light and enveloped by the power of great compassion. Therefore, we are all brothers and sisters. Each country is like one individual room, one here and one there. If we own the big mansion in which we live, then can't we freely run through all the rooms in our mansion? We wouldn't feel that Shakyamuni Buddha is Indian; we are all "earthlings". There wouldn't be so many wars if every country understood this principle. I hope that one day ...
(English) Excerpts from Supreme Master Ching Hai’s lecture: I prayed to God before I even came here, for your land and for the world, as always. I told Hirm: "Father, You know everything. You grant our wishes before we even make them. And whatever You arrange for us should be the best for our spiritual development. It doesn't matter how bleak it looks at the moment, Your will is supreme, Your will is always the wisest, the best, and the most compassionate in the end. And pray let us know this, pray let ...
(Chinese) We spiritual practitioners attract a lot of good atmosphere to ourselves, so we feel at ease and lucky after we practice. We meet good people and any problems we may have are quickly solved, or disappear or turn into small ones. Many spiritual practitioners are attached to the outside form of sitting cross-legged in meditation. We can attain the Tao only if we have the Tao. Otherwise, it would be useless even if we sit cross-legged for a hundred years. We should truly attain the realm of Buddha ...
(Chinese, English) In this joyous and festive occasion, Supreme Master Ching Hai teaches us that fun and relaxation are important in our spiritual lives. She also patiently and gracefully answers questions from disciples explaining that we have two choices in life: to stand up with firmness or to submit to our ego. We should be responsible for our own life and grow strong! All of us experience stressful moments, but we must try our best to use our wisdom derived from meditation. In this way, we will develop our potential and ...
(English) In this lecture the Supreme Master Ching Hai talks about the benefits of spiritual practice and how to overcome war and suffering. Here Master speaks about the potential war has to inspire people to seek God and peace. Master says: "Because after disaster, we tend to become more spiritual. It is sad, but at least in the thorny bush, we have roses. Similarly, in the late event, we have like war in Kosovo. And people tend to become closer together, more loving, more giving, more understanding. Also they have ...
(English) During the summer of Golden Year 10, the Supreme Master Ching Hai and Supreme Master Television staff gathered with immense joy at Loving Hut! The Supreme Master delighted all with her sense of humor and instant French lessons. She said, "The French people speak very elegantly. They are very proud of their language. Even if you speak brokenly, they like it." A staff member shared the story of her encounter with an amazing customer. While she was wondering how this person could be so kind and bright ...
(Chinese) When we enter the First World, we already feel incredibly happy. Each World has its own highest lord or god. When we meet the lord or god of this World (instead of his subordinates) we feel extremely blissful. And a thorough, radical change in our personality, thinking and way of life occurs. This change is unimaginable for us. Our power grows quickly, and our wisdom is instantly awakened. That’s why we think that we’ve reached the highest possible World. Many teachers don't require their ...
(Chinese) We should not be superstitious in spiritual practice, but should clearly understand why we practice this method. Many methods are claimed to be able to liberate people. How then can we distinguish the true from the false? All ancient religions and scriptures stress that people must find an enlightened master to know the way. How can we find a true master? Supreme Master Ching Hai analyzes all kinds of methods, explains the difference between the right way and the outer way, and points out the true path of ...
(Chinese) The Quan Yin Method is the simplest and the most natural method. To practice spiritually, we should go with the Tao. We can't use the body or the mind of an ordinary being to practice. We need to give up everything from the body, speech and mind of an ordinary being. The minds of ordinary beings are too used to complicated things, and that’s why very few people can practice the Quan Yin Method. The Quan Yin Method is the best method because to practice it, we don't need to use the ears, eyes, ...
(Chinese) Where do we find Heaven? Do we need to find a heavenly ladder to reach Heaven? Supreme Master Ching Hai says that being in either Heaven or Hell occurs just in a flash of thought, and that in Heaven there is no greed, hatred or ignorance. When we’re in the Samsara world, it’s just like being in Heaven if we feel no suffering. Thus, we hear teachings such as “Buddha is in our heart” and “the heavenly kingdom is within us.” If we practice well and have a good method and a great ...
(Chinese) We’ve read a lot of scriptures, and we think we understand them, but actually we don’t. In the scriptures, Shakyamuni Buddha says, "We have to meet a Buddha and learn from the Buddha in order to attain Buddhahood." However, it's not very easy to meet a Buddha. Only those with the most blessings can meet a Buddha. It’s not easy to hear about a Buddha or to see a Buddha, not to mention to become his or her disciple. What is “Buddha (Fo)”? You all know that “Fo” means “Fo Tuo,” ...
(English, German) What caused global warming to go unnoticed by humans? Why hasn’t this change of nature had enough attention paid to it? Supreme Master Ching Hai points out how to bring greater comfort and sustainability to our planet. How much people can receive depends on how they can overcome the negative waves of destructive media and destructive energy of the world. That's why we do as much as we can to spread the news. We hear of loving and heroic actions of noble human beings; we learn of animals that ...
(Chinese) Vibration is a kind of fine, subtle light. All scientists know that vibration is a kind of sound and light. If the sound is very fine, it turns into fine, subtle light that can be seen by our physical eyes. That's the basis of the working of television and radio stations: They send out microwave vibrations. All of the great spiritual practitioners emit such fine, subtle light, which is the so-called aura. The aura is a kind of fine, subtle light. It’s said, "The light emitted from the ...
(English) Excerpts from Supreme Master Ching Hai’s lecture: Everything I am teaching you here is just meant to satisfy your curiosity, your mind, and increase your diverse knowledge of different religions, and backgrounds. It has nothing to do with my teaching. Everything you hear has nothing to do with the teaching inside; and nothing to do with the job inside. Everything I say and answer, you can completely forget. Even if I can't speak at all and don't speak at all, if you are in my presence, you'll ...
(English) During these two videoconferences with Association members, Supreme Master Ching Hai emphasized on the importance of adopting a virtuous way of life by being vegetarian, going green and doing good deeds. She said, if we do not take care of our moral standards and live virtuously, things will always happen, be it disasters or the breaking down of our ecosystem, because nature has a way of balancing out the bad retribution that we have caused. She said, “We have to be compassionate again; we have ...
(English) Supreme Master Ching Hai arrived in the beautiful city Budapest, Hungary, to tell the public that the purpose of the soul coming into this world is to find God, and nothing else will make it happy until it finds God again. But when we are in this physical world and this physical prison of flesh, we forget our purpose of life. It is such an arrangement of the negative power that it will entrap us here with all kinds of pleasures and illusions, making us busy, making us suffer, and also making us cling to ...
(Aulacese(Vietnamese)) On the evening of Christmas Day 2001, The Supreme Master Ching Hai and fellow practitioners celebrate together in the Florida Center. During this special gathering, disciples share their inspiring stories of the immense blessings that God showers upon them, and how Master’s love and protection manifests in their lives, in so many different ways. Through positive actions, our environment is blessed and uplifted. Through meditation and sincerity, God gives us the power to improve the planet by ...
(English) Excerpts from Supreme Master Ching Hai’s lecture: Meditation on God, some people call it "prayers," some people call it contemplation," some people call it "going inward," some people call it "connecting yourself with God," etc. But meditation is a must. Without meditation, our life is not as complete, is not as happy, is not as fulfilled as we would like it to be. Every one of us can contact God because we are all equally Hiers children. When you've found the right key, the right ...
(English) Excerpts from Supreme Master Ching Hai's lecture: We always need protection because we're not at home here in this physical body. In this physica world we're not at home. That's why a lot of things happen to us. Sometimes people have negative powers possess them; sometimes disaster befalls them; sometimes other people abuse them because they misunderstand each other and they're all human together and haven't risen unto the higher level of consciousness. We always need protection, but the only ...
(Chinese) What is ego? Why does too much ego create a crisis for spiritual practitioners? Supreme Master Ching Hai tells the story of the Race between the Tortoise and the Hare, reminding us to control our egos and not become arrogant. Any time we practice with others with an arrogant attitude, and deliberately seek to be higher than our friends so that they’ll see how we practice harder than they do, maya's hindrance will emerge. Thus, we should always monitor our personality so that our greed, anger, and ...
(Chinese) We recite the sutras in order to understand the Truth; we also come to lectures for the purpose of understanding the Truth. We want to understand why we need to do spiritual practice, why we need to be liberated from life and death, and why this world is full of suffering. We want to find a place with eternal happiness, so we come to listen to the teachings. Originally, spiritual practice is nothing mysterious, but since we can't see or grab the universal power, we think it's very mysterious. In ...
(English) In traditional Indian philosophy, ahimsa, non-violence, includes three levels--the body, the mind and spirituality. In this video/audio, Supreme Master Ching Hai offers an in-depth, detailed explanation of each level, asserting that the worst form of violence is spiritual violence. Why is this so? If the perfect God nature encompasses every aspect of existence, including good and evil, why must spiritual practitioners only develop their positive power? What is “character adoration” and what impact does ...
(Chinese) Will the success or failure of our marriage have an impact on our spiritual path? What should we do to let our spouse feel that he/she is loved and respected? What can we do to protect our marriage and let both parties grow toward Truth, goodness and beauty? What can we do to save a failing marriage? Can we improve our marriage through the power of spiritual practice? Why should spiritual practitioners be financially independent? How can we appropriately take care of our appearance to improve harmony in ...
( English) Excerpts from Supreme Master Ching Hai's lecture: I have told you to be successful in the world, but not at the cost of the spiritual progress. Understand? Because after we leave this world, we have nothing. We cannot bring anything with us. So if we cannot balance our life between spiritual and material gain, we have to quit one or another. So the choice is yours. Anytime we should choose the spiritual progress before the material gain, of course. But I could not force you to make one choice or ...
(English) Excerpts from Supreme Master Ching Hai’s lecture: Each soul selects his own path to walk to God, with different levels of passion and with different timing. We who are here, those who are more experienced, who walk in advance, are ready, like the angels or the Masters of the universe who are ready to assist any soul. Should he or she wish to make a different choice at any time in his life, just like in a film, somebody has to be a murderer, somebody has to be a detective, somebody has to be a ...
( English) Excerpts from Supreme Master Ching Hai’s lecture: We will be very confused with so many teachings in the whole planet, and more in the astral level. And the upper level, there are also all the teachings. If you go and encounter some of the divas and heavenly beings, they’ll teach you something else. So if we have to know the basic, yeah, why we want to be enlightened, why we have to be more noble, be more God-like, because the other half of God is higher consciousness, is more noble, is more ...
(Chinese) Supreme Master Ching Hai graciously visited Formosa’s (Taiwan) Taipei Center, bringing boundless joy and happiness to the Association members there! Supreme Master cheerfully talked about a variety of topics: the Formosan (Taiwanese) traditional snack, “stinky tofu”; the diet of spiritual practitioners; the Muslims’ Ramadan; the reason why Buddhists eat one meal a day and no meal after lunch; and the price a Master has to pay. Supreme Master reminded Association members that although the nature can ...
(Aulacese(Vietnamese)) The Supreme Master Ching Hai received the Aulacese (Vietnamese) disciples and comforted them by wishing them advancement in their practice and the unification of their nation. As for the disciples who wish to liberate early and return to heaven, Master gently comforted and reminded them that even though this world is difficult, it is a good place for practicing. We should utilize our hard earned chance of being a human to practice diligently and spread the word on the Quan Yin Method in order to help other ...
(Chinese) Many religious groups emphasize learning doctrines and/or magical arts instead of searching for the Original Nature. Indeed, our Original Nature contains everything we need. We will gain all that we require in life as long as we inwardly connect with our Original Nature each day through the Quan Yin Method. We should rely on Hirm, because Hes can take always care of us. Anything that makes us forget our noblest, richest, original Self is Maya. Without great wisdom and a good teacher, we can be ...
(Aulacese(Vietnamese), English) Excerpts from Supreme Master Ching Hai’s lecture: “There are many levels in the universe, many beings with different levels. The life of one being is infinite, no past or future, we can experience all properties and knowledge of all levels in the universe at a given moment, but because of our choice in a certain role, to fulfill our responsibility or complete the mission we have chosen in one lifetime, so we are trapped in a certain circumstance. We have to experience for ourselves all the joy and ...
(Aulacese(Vietnamese), English) In a joyous intimate meeting, the Supreme Master Ching Hai advised us that as spiritual practitioners we should be flexible under any circumstances without blaming others. If we practice in quietness with sincerity and humility, our spiritual path will be less affected by worldly upheaval. As genuine practitioners, we should not be over-reactive, noisy, and boastful, but just let things develop naturally. As sojourners in this world, we should not attach to material things for everything is transient. ...
(Chinese, English) The good news is that we can all take part in bringing peace and beauty to the world! With the spirit of true compassion, we can be God’s instrument to elevate the world in a natural and selfless way. Helping others brings more meaning and joy to our lives, and reveals that unconditional love is the most precious thing in the whole universe. Our beauty can be expressed in many ways from within, be it through acts of kindness or graceful manners in our daily lives. All of us have to protect, ...
(English) During a European Lecture tour, Supreme Master Ching Hai accepted the invitation from sincere truth seekers to make a stopover in Madrid, Spain. In this wisdom-filled talk, the Supreme Master conveys in simplicity and clarity to the Spanish audience the way to know God. She describes how we can neutralize the balance of our material life and our abstract spiritual life to make a perfect life for ourselves. Being children of God we can choose whatever we want and still know God. We can choose to renounce ...
(Chinese) If a person uses means such as wealth, beauty, wine, meat, or fame to bind us to this world and hinder us from practicing and gaining liberation, that person is the subordinate of maya, or is probably himself the king of maya. Don't think that maya is only in hell. He’s in this world! However, those who bind us don’t look like the true maya. Charming individuals are also maya; those who give us a lot of money and like to cook meat and offer wine to us are all maya; those who don't practice spiritually ...
(English) We must remember that the child within us is the real God. "Except you become as little children, you can't enter the kingdom of Heaven." That's just a way of saying that we have to rely completely on God. That's the only way we can get everything we want, and when we just naturally encounter something it brings us joy and benefit. We don't even have to do any kind of work or exert any kind of effort. And the child that we should become is not an irresponsible one, but a wise one. And we become ...
(English) Excerpts from Supreme Master Ching Hai's lecture: Our life, our time here, is very short so we have to make the best use of it. Don't ask people to serve us. We have to ask how we can serve people all the time and we'll never go wrong. What do we need, that people have to serve us? We don't need anything! We have enough clothes, enough food, and that's all. And the rest of the time, we have to develop ourselves spiritually. And then we have to use our spare time to serve the world, both inside ...
(Chinese) Everything originates from the Sound. The Sound is God or the Buddha Nature. God is the highest level and the highest ideal. Hes represents the highest thought or concept, and is called Anuttara-Samyak-Sambodhi or the Buddha Nature in Buddhism. The Sound or Buddha Nature is eternal. Whether we become humans or animals, the Sound is forever within us and we can use it as long as we’re in a human body. Actually, the Sound is not sound. It’s a kind of subtle, rhythmic light or sound combined ...
(English) In simple terms, Supreme Master Ching Hai offers thoughtful comments on the nature of a Master's almighty power and its subtle connection with His or Her physical body. She also examines these questions in this video/audio: Why can the effects of two-and-a-half hours of daily meditation last millennia? Why does attachment, including expectations about spiritual achievement, hinder spiritual progress? What is a true saint? How can youngsters make the right choice between spiritual cultivation and academic ...
(English) This very insightful conversation between Supreme Master Ching Hai and disciples discusses the important topic of genetically modified foods and whether or not they are suitable for the vegetarian and vegan diets. Foods that are devoid of love cannot provide the nutrition that our bodies require, that is why it’s a good idea to eat fresh organic produce. Some of the genetically modified foods even contain certain strains of animal DNA; therefore they are not even vegetarian! Choosing organic also helps ...
(English) Excerpts from Supreme Master Ching Hai’s lecture: We humans look alike with some very basic instinct, but we develop differently even though we are all Buddhas, and we have Buddha nature. There's nothing but Buddha inside you and around you. Just like a cup put into the river--it just isolates some water in the river. That's all. As soon as the cup is removed or broken, it's the same like before. It has never been anything different than that. So now, the initiates are like the ones ...
(Chinese) Do you know why Shakyamuni Buddha, after attaining the Buddhahood, wanted to enter Nirvana instead of delivering sentient beings? We have heard that we will act selflessly without ego once we attain Buddhahood or the highest spiritual level. What kind of state is that? Why does Supreme Master Ching Hai say that delivering sentient beings is still within the realm of human emotions, and that there are no sentient beings to be delivered but, rather, beings should deliver themselves? We have to ...
(Chinese) After we die, we cannot go to heaven without great merit. With more merit, we can become heavenly beings. Only those with the greatest merit can become Bodhisattva. The case of becoming Buddha is very, very rare, so now we won't talk about it. Those who haven't earned much merit, nor committed big crime won't go to hell or become lonely ghosts wandering around after they die, but they will become low-level astral beings, and live in the astral realm which is the closest place to our earth. Heavens are a ...
(Chinese) How to recognize a real Master? People discriminate between Masters based on their own imagination. They are attached to the Buddha's name and bound the wooden Buddha, eagerly "searching for enlightened Masters". Supreme Master Ching Hai said: we have very rich imaginations. Each one of us creates a God or Amitabha Buddha of our own, and each creates the image of an enlightened master of our own; therefore, we can't find the ideal Master. The Supreme Master points out: enlightened Master will ...
(English) When we look at this world with our soul, all things are sparkling inside with love and wisdom. They are all doing their job, beautifying the world inhabited by human beings and at the same time blessing it. Supreme Master Ching Hai conveyed another meaning for "Tim Qo Tu," saying that it doesn't only mean "all worlds' beloved Lord"; it also means "the Lord who loves all worlds." Master said: "The love makes me stay here still, the love makes me come back life after life to help whomever I can." ...
(English) This video/audio collects fantastic interviews between Spiritual Awakening Radio, Environmentally Sound Radio in the USA and the Irish Independent newspaper, with the Supreme Master Ching Hai, featuring topics on spiritual practice such as: the NQ (Noble Quotient) of beings and the benefits of a vegan diet and organic farming. The Supreme Master explains that a vegetarian diet is nonviolence in the highest sense. If people choose a vegetarian diet, we can stop water shortage, world hunger, wars, and deadly ...
(Chinese) In the Lotus Sutra, Shakyamuni Buddha called the Quan Yin Method the "Dharma Lotus Method" or the "Lotus Method"; in the Diamond Sutra, he called it the "Diamond Method"; in Amitabha Sutra, he named it as the "Method of the Pure Land ". Perhaps because of these different names, it's quite easy for us to get confused Since sentient beings have different basis and levels, Shakyamuni used different names to explain the same method to them. Actually there are not so many different methods. ...
(English) How can one achieve more in life, meditation and work without food, or at least by eating lighter and more simply? Under what circumstances can one cease eating food? In the videoconference with our Association members in Auckland, New Zealand, Supreme Master Ching Hai shared her tips of “Going in the Noble Direction”, which are to rely on God’s Power, share the positive energy of Supreme Master Television with the world, plus one secret: the vegetarian diet - this encompasses the most ...
(Chinese) The environment of this world makes us regress easily and become more stupid and worse. This is a world of form, color and discrimination; therefore, when we come to this world, we will become an outward being. Our mind is frequently distracted by things we like, so we forget our own great wisdom. Gradually, we are more and more separated from the great power in the universe, and become a lonely person. We become weaker and weaker with less and less wisdom and no sense of security, so the thoughts of ...
(English) During this candid interview, Supreme Master Ching Hai reveals that countless animals are trying to help wake up the human race by sacrificing their lives. All disasters and meat borne diseases are warning signs, as Heaven’s last resort to sound the alarming bell. Thanks to the old and new members of the vegetarian population, who reduced the most karmic retribution in the shortest span of time. She says that two-thirds of the population must cut back on animal products, and be vegan, then we ...
(Chinese) What is Dharma? It is something intangible and hard to explain, at most we could talk only a little bit about it. Actually true teachings are not to be talked with mouth, and cannot be expressed with words. Therefore, it's not easy to teach the Dharma with this body or to spread it through physical means, because all physical things are already too coarse and do not belong to the level of wisdom. If we want to explain something that belongs to great wisdom with this non-wisdom vehicle, it is almost ...
(English) Supreme Master Television, the worldwide phenomenon of constructive news and programming and featuring programs promoting peace and love among human beings, animals and the Mother Earth, celebrated its 2nd Anniversary in September of 2008. Internationally renowned musicians and performers joyfully gathered together, honoring this special occasion with their exquisite performances, including some beautiful songs based on Supreme Master Ching Hai’s poetry. Supreme Master Ching Hai also graciously ...
(Chinese) Supreme Master Ching Hai hopes and encourages spiritual practitioners to have a positive attitude and to be optimistic. We should say positive and nice words instead of negative ones. If we want to improve our practice and avoid Maya's hindrance, we should have a positive attitude to scare ghosts and demons away. Then they dare not bother us even if they come. When our positive power is strong, they will be scared away. The vibration of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas is very subtle, while the vibration ...
(Chinese) It's dangerous to meditate on your own without a great enlightened Master, because there will be Maya's hindrance. Our souls are likely to get out during our meditation. Without the protection from the power of a great enlightened Master, the power of Maya, or lonely ghosts, Astral beings or devils of higher levels, will come and borrow our body. Our house will be occupied when we come back. If two or three persons are forced to live together, they may fight. That's why that kind of people will suffer a ...
() In commemoration of the 19th Anniversary of Supreme Master Ching Hai Day, a musical based on Supreme Master Ching Hai’s Silent Tears poetry collection, Loving the Silent Tears, premiered on October 27, 2012 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, USA. On one of North America’s largest stages of its kind, the audience was taken on a journey in search of inner peace to 16 countries across six continents, through the artistry of the world's best performers. May each one find his ...
(English) Under the efforts of Go Vegan Radio host Bob Linden, summer solstice was designated as “Vegan Earth Day” with the goal of raising public awareness of the vegan diet and encouraging people to join the rank of saving the Earth and protecting animals. On this first annual “Vegan Earth Day” was held on June 21st, 2009. Vegan Congress member Dennis Kucinich, sent a special message for the occasion and Supreme Master Ching Hai was invited as an honored guest. Even though she was not able to ...
(Chinese) We’re all originally Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, but if the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas were to come now, we could not recognize them, because we haven’t regained our worthiness of seeing them. It’s been a long time since we came down from Heaven and began to live on Earth, and we’ve been badly contaminated by the world of Samsara. Thus, we’ve forgotten our original Nature. We can’t see the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas because we’ve become spiritual beggars and ordinary worldly people and have ...
(English) On May 9th, 2009, Supreme Master Ching Hai was invited to attend the videoconference on global warming entitled “Be Organic Vegan to Save the World.” During the conference, the Supreme Master pointed out that the oceans play a major role in regulating the global climate. However, fishing has severely disturbed the complex ecosystems of the world’s oceans. Since global warming spares no one, each person is responsible to do their best in awakening noble qualities in themselves; that is to adopt an ...
(English, Korean) At this critical time of climate change, the timely event, “Save Our Earth Conference 2009”, was held in South Korea and attended by over 1700 citizens and dignitaries from various fields. Supreme Master Ching Hai was also invited to attend the conference to share her insights and perspectives about how to save the Earth from this predicament. According to the United Nation report, “Livestock's Long Shadow”, raising animals for food is very detrimental to the ecosystem. The Supreme Master ...
(Chinese) Enlightenment has the meaning of Ming Bai (clear and bright); there is sunlight and moonlight in the characters of Ming Bai. We will see Buddha's light and our own light when we get enlightened, which is our own Buddha nature. Buddha nature is different from the nature of ordinary people. It has no form or quality for people to catch, touch or smell. This light is very simple, clear and bright, but all things and all wisdoms are in this light; all things in the universe are clear and bright, and originate ...
(English, Mongolian) Taking place at Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia in January 2009, hear from the world’s leading experts, dignitaries, organizational leaders and concerned citizens on our urgent global warming issues. In this video/audio you can witness the full question and answer session held between conference attendees and Supreme Master Ching Hai on various environmental, health and spiritual topics. This live event was broadcast on Mongolian National TV and Radio channels, and covered by 22 media groups in total. It ...
(English) This videoconference in Thailand on August 15, 2009, gathered Thai and Aulacese(Vietnamese) experts from the environment, climate, nutrition and energy fields for a high-powered presentation and discussion. These experts explained and illustrated to the five thousand strong audience how human beings’ meat-eating habits had created the urgent situation of our planet today. They shared with the audience that the vegan diet is the best choice from the perspective of how human bodies are built, as well as ...
(English, Korean) Forty-nine non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on Jeju Island, S. Korea, co-hosted an International Conference entitled, "Children's Health & Sustainable Planet". Supreme Master Ching Hai, renowned scientists and doctors were invited to discuss children’s health and environmental issues especially related to climate change. It was concluded that an organic vegan diet is the best way to reduce global warming and improve children’s nutrition. Supreme Master Ching Hai provided us with five ...
(Aulacese(Vietnamese)) Aulacese(Vietnamese) initiates hold a strong faith and diligently keep up their spiritual practice they have experienced wonderful inner and outer upliftments and developed artistic talents in writing poems and songs dedicated to God. Even though they are apart from Master, initiates receive all the answers and divine teachings from the inner Master. In this loving congregation, Supreme Master Ching Hai encouraged them, “We don't need to be near the physical Master all the time in order to learn. We are ...
(Chinese) About birth, aging, illness and death, there are people to teach us how to give birth, and people to take care of us when we are old, like to prepare the old-age pension in advance or the endowment insurance, etc. And we also have doctors to treat us when we get sick, and medical personnel to teach us how to avoid or minimize diseases. But no one teaches us how to die. We are very scared for we don’t know where we would go after we leave this world. We never realized there are other realms, we ...
(Chinese) Supreme Master Ching Hai told us that once her great master and his disciples saw a living snake, from whose body many worms came out and ate the snake's meat and eyes. Her great master explained about the karmic relations between the snake and the worms. They used to be Master and disciples in their former life, but the false master prevented the disciples from liberation. That's why his disciples came and revenged him in this lifetime. The Supreme Master reminds us that before we become a master, we ...
(English) As a specially honored guest, Supreme Master Ching Hai answered various questions raised by the attendees of this video-conference held in October, 2008 in Thailand. The conference was attended by people from all reaches of society including distinguished scientists, scholars, government officials and media. Questions ranged from how to slow down global warming to whether there will be another planetary home for the earthly citizens should this one be destroyed. During the entire course of the conference, ...
(Chinese) In this world, no matter what we have, we should leave them behind when we leave the world, including our most beloved ones, the most cherished wealth and the best treasure, none of which can be taken away by us. At that time, we are very, very lonely. Nobody would like to go with us, even if they do, they are not permitted. For example, when our wife or husband passes away, it's not possible for us to go with them even if we want to. When we read Buddhist sutras, we hear Buddha say, if we recite ...
(Aulacese (Vietnamese)) “The Birds in My Life” is Supreme Master Ching Hai’s #1 bestselling book worldwide, which was recently translated into Aulacese (Vietnamese), German, and French. During the book release conference, the Author kindly answered questions, saying, “The animals that come here also obey God to remind human beings of the selfless, unconditional love, and to protect and care for humankind in many ways, materially and spiritually.” The Supreme Master further explained, “We hope that one day ...
(Aulacese (Vietnamese)) In response to the deep concern that Aulacese Association members have for global warming, Supreme Master Ching Hai generously agreed to have a video conference on this important topic. She encouraged the attendees to diligently spread the information regarding global warming, and in addition to “Be Veg, Do Good Deeds, and Be Green”, they also need to pray for the protection of Heaven. The Supreme Master emphasized if humans turn to the vegan diet due to their motivation to save the world, ...
(English) In light of the urgent situation of climate change, is there an effective way to immediately curb global warming? During the SOS International Conference on Global Warming held in Korea, Supreme Master Ching Hai emphasized once again, “The vegetarian diet. It’s the moral code of being a human. It is the mark of being a great human.” The Supreme Master said, “We create peace and then we will have peace. Peace not only among humans but among all co-inhabitants. … So, right now, ...
(English, Spanish) Held in Xalapa City, Mexico, this festive international conference features some very moving messages from prominent public figures from Mexico, Formosa (Taiwan), Philippines and the United Kingdom. All the speakers supported the green efforts of Supreme Master Ching Hai and agree that our days are numbered and we need to do something about the dire state of our planet. Supreme Master Ching Hai encouraged the public to take responsibility for themselves and set an example for others or even their ...
(Chinese) Would you like to know why invisibility exists? What kinds of invisibility are there? What is the high level invisibility? One can become invisible naturally after spiritual practice. What is the difference between this natural invisibility and the invisibility gained through deliberate practice? Please listen to Supreme Master Ching Hai's explanation of the principle of invisibility from a scientific perspective. The Supreme Master points out that the art of invisibility is related with our spiritual ...
(Chinese) Do you know the true meaning of the Mantra, “Om Mani Padme Hum”? If someone receives the experience from reciting the Mantra, “Om Mani Padme Hum”, can he/she be liberated? Supreme Master Ching Hai earnestly pointed out that the deep and subtle Dharma is difficult to encounter in hundreds of thousands of millions of eons. It’s not easy to understand the supreme method. If we do not understand it and practice it at random by ourselves, then it will just like we cannot make rice by boiling sand even ...
(English) Entitled “Humanity’s Leap to The Golden Era,” this unique climate change conference, held in Washington, D.C., USA on November 8, 2009, brought together some of the foremost international experts on climate change from the medical and scientific fields, to inform the public of the critical situation of global warming we are experiencing and the urgent need to address it. World renowned spiritual leader, Supreme Master Ching Hai wholeheartedly answered splendid questions raised by distinguished guests ...
(English) The global warming crisis is now urgently requiring immediate action. Supreme Master Ching Hai mentions in this videoconference that the climate change could accelerate to the point of no return, “Unless people change to a more benevolent lifestyle that is respecting all lives, then we will beget life and our lives be spared… The more vegetarian people joining the circle, the more chance we have to save the planet.” We are all connected on this planet, so we can really influence each other ...
(Chinese) There should be neither Yin nor Yang in the highest level, but most of the time we are either too Yin or too Yang. In Taoism, there is a Tai Chi Circle, half of it is black with a white spot in the center; the other half is white with a black spot in the center. That shows the situation of Yin and Yang. Most of us have too much Yin and very little Yang, and sometimes we are completely Yin without any Yang, but some people have too much Yang and hardly any Yin. We shouldn't like either Yin or Yang ...
(English) “The Birds in My Life” is Supreme Master Ching Hai’s #1 bestselling book worldwide, which was recently translated into Aulacese (Vietnamese), German, and French. During the book release conference, the Author kindly answered questions, saying, “The animals that come here also obey God to remind human beings of the selfless, unconditional love, and to protect and care for humankind in many ways, materially and spiritually.” The Supreme Master further explained, “We hope that one day ...
(Chinese) The kind of life we will lead has already been arranged. This is due to fixed karma. There is another kind of karma that is stored and will cause something to happen when conditions are right. After initiation, the enlightened Master erases the karma that we had created life after life, but does not erase the fixed karma, because without fixed karma, we cannot live in this world. Therefore, fixed karma cannot and should not be transformed; we have to remain in this world for some time in order to practice ...
(English) The first ever Middle East Vegetarian Congress was held in Dubai, with the public invited to engage in an interactive exploration of the plant-based lifestyle. Organized by the Middle East Veg Group (MEVEG), the event provided two days of seminars, workshops, and video telecasts with experts from around the world, along with rejuvenating vegan cuisine. Supreme Master Ching Hai was specially invited to speak via live video-link, followed by a question and answer session with attendees. The Supreme ...
(English) In her loving gesture to fulfill fellow initiates’ expressed wish to know more about her daily life and meditation, Supreme Master Ching Hai made a special phone call to Supreme Master Television to further share entries from her spiritual diary. Apart from the great news that all the developing regions in the Original Universe, called Tư, have been cared for and empowered by Tim Qo Tu, Supreme Master also revealed that she had started a new project for the universe. From the diary, we know ...
(Chinese) The Thirty-first Zen Patriarch Daoxin became a monk at the age of 14, after following and studying with Master Sengcan diligently for nine years, he was taught the ultimate Dharma. Since then, he practiced even harder day and night, often sitting for meditation instead of lying down. Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty invited Master Daoxin to the royal palace four times, but the Master declined each time with the excuse of his old age. After he passed away, Daizong of Tang confer him the posthumous title of ...
(English, Spanish) This event celebrates the Spanish edition of Supreme Master Ching Hai’s book, which received numerous congratulatory letters from many dignitaries, citing they are touched by her love to the canine friends. She reminds us that we humans have great love, wisdom and compassion, but all these good qualities are buried under the coarse pressure of harmful substances such as meat, alcohol, tobacco and drugs. The Supreme Master says, “We must change the way we live our life. We must return to our ...
(English) The 2011 Expo Ser, a leading international health forum, was held in Mexico. Supreme Master Ching Hai attended the event via video link as the honored guest speaker, sharing her wisdom on the world's most immediate and concerning issues, and discussing ways to attain world peace and safety. During the talk, the Supreme Master also lauded the Mexican government for its green endeavors while encouraging all in the world to adopt the organic vegan solution for halting climate change. The Supreme ...
(Chinese) Do you know what Maya’s work is? Maya likes very much to encourage people to argue, fight and commit suicide, to find others’ fault and to see only the shortcomings by covering all the good points. Whenever one is sad, upset, self-abased, tending to commit suicide, gossiping, looking at the less good side of others, critical of Master's actions, judging Master and fellow initiates with worldly mind, etc., it's all Maya's working. We should identify it immediately. Maya's working is very subtle. He has ...
(English) Is the maturing of more Tư Quơ the only way to restore balance to the universes? In this videoconference, Supreme Master Ching Hai again shed more light on the many mysteries of Ihôs Kư and the shining Pusu language. What are the classes of angels? What can we do to keep these guardian angels? Why is it that real practitioners don’t use miracles to change situations? Is there a way we can increase our love and purity quickly? What can we do to be humble and without ego? Is it possible for ...
(English, Chinese) Global warming is worsening and natural disasters occuring more frequently. Focusing on the subjects of LOHAS, organic, vegan and ecology, many experts, celebrities and dignitaries gathered to discuss the ways to curb global warming. Supreme Master Ching Hai pointed out that if we only adopted a compassionate vegan diet and encouraged others to do so as well, the future disasters could be stopped and Earth saved. It was the first time ever the Supreme Master disclosed the importance of Loving ...
(English, Aulacese (Vietnamese)) To awaken people’s love for all beings, two publications of the Supreme Master Ching Hai, The Dogs in My Life and The Noble Wilds, both the Aulacese version have been published in Thailand. The Supreme Master told us that she often teaches her ten dogs the concept of “family” and expects that humans and animals can keep harmony as a family as well. “Amoura,” originating from French, means love. The animals living near Lake Amoura live in a natural flow of love and noble qualities. ...
(English) During this interview with The Irish Dog Journal, Supreme Master Ching Hai asked sincerely the world leaders to provide subsidy for organic vegan farming to replace the destructive meat production practices. She also called for all the media to work together and spread this message so that we can quickly curb climate change and win more time to develop green technologies to solve the carbon dioxide issue. Everyone should stop using animal containing products that have caused various diseases and ...
(English) In late 2010, Supreme Master Ching Hai granted a press conference with members of Mexican media in which Master revealed the single most effective solution to protect and preserve our beautiful earthly home: We must help to end livestock farming! Because the mass killings of the tens of billions of animals a year. The “product” is hunger, war, death and destruction, and even destroying the whole planet, and all lives on this planet. To end livestock farming is not only to stop catastrophic ...
(English) On November 3, 2010, British non-profit World Preservation Foundation co-hosted with Dods Parliamentary Services, a unique gathering at the historic Central Hall at Westminster in London. With speakers from government, science, media and advocacy organizations from around the world, discussing the increasingly evident effects of climate change, they explained how the production of food, and in particular livestock raising, is seriously impacting global warming. The highlight of the meeting ...
(Chinese) Vegetables also have consciousness, but that consciousness is very, very little. Humans have the highest consciousness. The next is big animals, and then smaller ones. Therefore, killing humans are the biggest crime. The greater consciousness of beings you kill, the greater karma and sin you will have. Eighty or ninety percent of the plants or vegetables is made up of water and with very little consciousness. They will not suffer so much as humans, big and small animals, therefore, one does not commit so ...
(English) After the COP16 Climate Change Summit in Cancún Mexico, Supreme Master Ching Hai graciously accepted an interview by El Quintanarroense Newspaper. In the harmonious atmosphere created by delicious vegan dishes, cakes and non-alcoholic champagne, the Supreme Master shared with journalist Mr. Ballesteros her own vegan loving lifestyle which was refreshing and amazing to him. At the same time, Mr. Ballesteros came to realize that living a vegan lifestyle would bring more into one’s life, instead of ...
(Chinese) Shakyamuni Buddha talked about "the outside teaching apart from tradition". Since the teaching is not in the scriptures and the Buddha nature can't be found there either, where could we find the Buddha nature? Supreme Master Ching Hai points out: reading and reciting Sutras does not make a Buddha; worshiping Buddha does not make a Buddha either; let alone worshiping mountains and rivers. Worshiping mountains can make you a mountain, worshiping rivers can make you a river, and only worshiping Buddha nature ...
(English) This video/audio features a very special message from Supreme Master Ching Hai to the world through video conferences with the staff of Supreme Master Television during the 2012 New Year period, when she also bade farewell to the audience. During the conference, Supreme Master Ching Hai emphasized: “Life does not start here when we are born, or end when we are dead, and enlightenment is only the beginning.” She also urged people to meditate deeply for world peace. At the farewell ...
(Chinese) When Huineng came to follow Master Hongren, he was ordered to the kitchen to cut woods and husk rice for 700 monks. He was skinny, but he tied heavy rock to his waist to increase his weight and strength. During this period, the Master taught him nothing, but he always concentrated on his work and never complained. Touched by Huineng's selfless spirit for seeking the truth, the Master secretly passed the legacy to him, reminding him not to spread the Dharma publicly at that moment. Supreme Master ...
(English, Spanish) On November 16, Golden Era 6, an international global warming conference entitled “SOS－A Quick Action to Stop Global Warming” was held in sunny and ardent Mexico. Supreme Master Ching Hai was invited as an honorable guest and kindly answered questions from participants via video conference. Supreme Master Ching Hai once again emphasized the critical effect and threatening consequences of climate change. She pointed out that animal farming is the number one contributor towards global ...
(English) The host of Spiritual Awakening Radio, James Bean, sincerely invited Supreme Master Ching Hai for an interview after he read her book "From Crisis to Peace: The Organic Vegan Way is the Answer." During the interview, Supreme Master Ching Hai calls upon all governments to implement Vegan Law in their countries, she encourages leaders to become vegan examples, save the planet and bring about peace through vegan diet. If humans stop killing animals, they will stop killing man, if everyone adopts benevolent ...
(Aulacese (Vietnamese)) Supreme Master Ching Hai encourages the association members to be a diligent and righteous spiritual practitioner. When doing any work, we should be honest to our own conscience, don't use that kind of cleverness, then we can move higher on our spiritual level. Master says, "Live in a way so that people can love you. We should be patient and endure. And especially, “when in Rome, do as the Romans.” “Go with the flow of the river.” No matter where we go, if we’re arrogant and do things ...
(English) Supreme Master Ching Hai unveils the mysteries of Bermuda Triangle, describing how it is a portal to a lower world and it belongs to the negative force. The more hell and lower world portals in a country, the more wars and turmoil it has. Fortunately, the portals and roads to Heaven are far more than those to hell and the lower worlds. The portals and roads to Heaven will bless good and virtuous people, and the saints use these portals connected to higher worlds to travel back and forth from the ...
(English) If everyone becomes vegan, what will the world be like? Supreme Master Ching Hai shared her valuable insights, saying, “It will be Heaven. The atmosphere of the world will change - the energy will be positive and benign. Everybody will feel different. The leaders will also be more clear in their thinking and better in decisions, and they benefit everybody.” “We’ll invent many other things that you cannot imagine. We can visit galaxies that are millions of years apart… If we ...
(Chinese) Do you know the story of the Thirtieth Zen Patriarch—Sengcan? He was extremely sick with leprosy; moreover, he had little knowledge and didn't learn much about Buddha’s teaching. He knew nothing at all, nor did he have any grand family background. Why could even such a poor, stupid, sick and humble person like him become a Zen patriarch? Please listen to Supreme Master's excellent explanations about the reason behind this. Do you know the story of the Thirtieth Zen Patriarch—Sengcan? He was ...
(English) In the beautiful Korean summer, Supreme Master Ching Hai received contact persons from around the globe during a retreat at Yong Dong center, and conversed on many topics. Master and the disciples shared stories and insights about the spiritual path and a number of remarkable experiences that made this daring journey interesting and faith renewing. Supreme Master Ching Hai also spoke of the trials and tribulations in her daily life and the adventures she had during the lecture tour. In addition, the many ...
(Chinese) Do you want to know how the Thirty-Second Zen Patriarch—Hongren chose his successor? Why didn't he choose Shenxiu who was knowledgeable about the scriptures and why did he pass the legacy to Huineng who could not read even a word? Why did Supreme Master Ching Hai believe Huineng is the truly worthy one and that Master Hongren was fair not to pass the legacy to Shenxiu even though Shenxiu had followed and learned from him for 30 years? Please listen to Supreme Master Ching Hai's indepth analysis of the ...
(English, Aulacese (Vietnamese), Chinese) In light of the dire situations of our Earth such as global warming and animals’ suffering, Supreme Master Ching Hai encouraged our Association Members to contribute our efforts by utilizing the wisdom, courage, and love gained from spiritual practice to save the planet. God blesses us so that we can help others. We should translate the selfless love into actions, set good examples, and try our best to awaken people. As the Supreme Master said, “We devote ourselves unconditionally, then ...
(English) What different kinds of breatharians exist and what is a true breatharian? What can we do to become a true breatharian? During this international seminar, Supreme Master Ching Hai reveals the secrets of breatharians and shares with association members Her own journey into breatharianism. The Supreme Master also explains the source of true and lasting healing power and warns us of the consequence of using astral power. True healing power comes from compassion and pureness within and heals without ...
(English) "We are all from love, we must be love, and we must act in love." During this special teleconference, Supreme Master Ching Hai imparts her wisdom with Supreme Master Television staff. She reiterates that all living beings are connected; all religions should represent love, and only love should be upheld. Meditating on the light and sound can connect us with God. When we are lighter in our consciousness, we can be in tune with other living beings. In contrast, violent thoughts, actions, and especially ...
(English) In this 2011 New Year’s Eve video conference, Supreme Master Ching Hai shared her precious spiritual diary on how to be closer to God with the world. Also, she disclosed her great plans in saving the Earth, i.e. plans B, C and D. She said that the most important thing is to save the souls, and then to save the planet and then to achieve total peace on Earth. Also, the Supreme Master bestowed special grace upon those who are not practicing light and sound meditation, i.e. by deep breathing, one ...
(English, Mongolian) Supreme Master Ching Hai's book premiere for the Mongolian edition of “The Love of Centuries” coincided with the 2011 Earth Day, lending a special meaning to both auspicious events. Mongolian scholars, scientists and dignitaries shared with participants from different angles the urgency of acting on Global Warming and the positive influence of vegan diets to this situation. A prestigious Mongolian author also recited some of the poems from “The Love of Centuries”, speaking very highly of ...
(English) During the period when she attended the COP16 International Conference on Global Warming held in Cancun, Mexico, Supreme Master Ching Hai accepted interviews with a journalist from Televisa TV, Mexico. While non-alcoholic beer and delicious vegan food were shared, the Supreme Master explained in great detail on how becoming a vegan changes lives and her vegan organic vision for the world. She also revealed an incredible secret how she’ll save all the souls in the world! During her interview ...
(English) In this video/audio, Supreme Master Ching Hai emphasizes the importance of “being strict and correct in moral standards”. She said, “We should not take, we should just give. You have to remember the five precepts.” The motive of our action has to always be very pure and unconditional. The more you share, the richer you feel. We have to first check ourselves: Have we contributed anything? Are we worthy, or in a position, to criticize anyone at all? Do we do anything better than that ...
(English) What is the “critical mass of a vegan population”? What will happen when it’s reached? What kind of attitude should we have when facing the urgent situation of climate change? During an international gathering with Association members, Supreme Master Ching Hai spoke of the significant influence of reaching this critical mass in being able to save the Earth by giving the example of the “100th monkey effect.” She also lovingly answered the questions of fellow initiates about spiritual ...
(English, Spanish) Peru owns 70% of the tropical glaciers of the world and is famous for its diverse geographical features. However, global warming is causing the glaciers to melt rapidly with huge impacts on the environment. On Sep 12, 2009, the video conference, “Global Warming: Yes,There is a Solution!” held in Lima, Peru, government officials and celebrities were invited to share their concerns on this emergent crisis with the distinguished guest, Supreme Master Ching Hai. In order to reduce the ...
(English) Why do enlightened Masters descend to this world all the time? Why should we follow the teachings of the Masters? In a gathering with Association members, Supreme Master Ching Hai explains that even if we come down to help the world through good deeds or spiritual upliftment, we still have to balance our Earthly existence by taking on some karma from our previous lives. However, if our actions are based on the Master's teachings, we will not do wrong or go astray even when faced with our past ...
(Chinese) Heaven and hell are actually reflections of our understanding and attitude toward spiritual practice. Coming into this world, we should strive to help with the spiritual upliftment of others by walking on the right path and beautifying our own hearts. This way, we would change the atmosphere even globally, creating Heaven on Earth.
(English) Supreme Master Ching Hai reminded us that when we are attached to this world, we have already fallen into the trap of illusion, or maya. People compete, make pressure and even wage war against each other to attain materialistic comfort. Many Masters throughout the ages never used force to gain anything. Yet after their death, they continue to be revered by future generations. This is due to the power of love. Supreme Master also reminisced about the outstanding contributions and leadership of the ...
(English) Why do enlightened Masters descend to this world all the time? Why should we follow the teachings of the Masters? Good news makes people feel happy; bad news makes people feel heavy. Because of this, the Supreme Master Ching Hai offers an oasis in the news world, like a refuge in the desert, which will allow everyone to bathe in positiveness, where they will feel good; that is the idea behind the Supreme Master Television. In divine love, the Supreme Master met with association members ...
(Chinese) The Twenty-Third Zen Patriarch Haklenayaśas, named as Little Saint and Little Bodhisattva by many, became a monk at the age of 20, and practiced diligently in the mountains forests for nine years but didn't attain anything. He didn't attain the Tao until he met an enlightened master. Therefore we know that we don't need to practice hard or go retreat for many years in order to attain Buddha nature. We should have an enlightened master to get the key. It's no use no matter how many years or what method you ...
(Chinese) Through the story of "Imaginary Plum to Quench Thirst" and many other penetrating and meaningful stories in the book "Three Kingdoms", Supreme Master Ching Hai vividly explains for us the wisdom of spiritual practice. Many so-called spiritual practitioners are attached to arguing about Zen and talking about the Tao, and some even like to exercise magic power. The Supreme Master points out that, mostly when we pass by a Buddha or a great Bodhisattva, we won't know who he is, nor can we smell the ...
(Chinese) Why do some initiates, who had practiced some very well-known methods before, appreciate so much, so much the Quan Yin Method taught by Master? Supreme Master Ching Hai points out that it’s because we talk from our heart, from our own realization of the Tao. Even if they talk the same, for example, about the five precepts and vegetarian diet, but the effect is different from ours, because they don’t have the power of enlightenment to back up the talk, or the power of their own experience. Therefore, ...
(English) Supreme Master Ching Hai reminded us that when we are attached to this world, we have already fallen into the trap of illusion, or maya. People compete, make pressure and even wage war against each other to attain materialistic comfort. Many Masters throughout the ages never used force to gain anything. Yet after their death, they continue to be revered by future generations. This is due to the power of love. Supreme Master also reminisced about the outstanding contributions and leadership of the ...
(Chinese) Reverend Milarepa went through a lot of hardships to seek the Tao. Most people in this world praise his sincerity, but why does Supreme Master Ching Hai sympathize with his Master? An old man starting to search for a Master in his 70s, how did he become the keeper of the Master's true teachings ten years later? Why was the king not able to receive the grace from the enlightened Master when he came late at night to seek the Tao? The Supreme Master explains to us the importance of an enlightened Master ...
(English, Aulacese (Vietnamese)) Drugs, violence, killing and so on, most of which derive from ignorance and poverty, are the reasons of much suffering in this world. To stop this vicious cycle, governments should take their role in helping its people get rid of poverty, and family education is of utmost importance here. Supreme Master Ching Hai encouraged all parents, and even grandparents, using their inner wisdom, to guide their off-spring to live an independent and virtuous life. In addition the Supreme Master also explained ...
(English) In this gathering with International Association members, Supreme Master Ching Hai tells the story of Princess Zeshan. To uphold a principle of truth, the princess would rather be imprisoned than yield to her father the king. The story illustrates how Heaven decides our fate. Even a king’s power cannot determine the future of a person. Supreme Master said, “I think we can decide something. Everybody is a king in a way, and can decide to save the planet or not.” The Danish ...
(Chinese) The Twenty-fifth Patriarch Vasiasita travelled around many countries in India to take refuge. He won all the 50 debates with people from outside school about Buddhist sutras and teachings, and he kept calm in face of reproaches and challenges from King Desheng. In this lecture, Supreme Master Ching Hai talks about what Zen Patriarch Vasiasita had gone through, from the death of the Twenty-fourth Patriarch Simhabodhi to the conversion of Prince Funyomitta, and reveals the profound meaning of cause and ...
(Chinese) Mulian, as one of the great disciples by the side of Shakyamuni Buddha, could not save his stingy and greedy mother from hell even if he had a great magical power. Buddha was able to transform and help her only when she longed from her heart and prayed for Buddha’s help inside. Buddha said, “One can only be saved by himself, not by others.” Supreme Master Ching Hai also often says to us, "The help comes from ourselves. Master hasn’t done much to help you. Master can’t do anything ...
(Chinese) One must meet many criteria in order to become an enlightened Master. Sometimes ancient Masters could only teach one or two people because they could not attract the masses. If they went out in public, people did not always like them. The Masters might not wish for that either. The issue is about affinity, eloquence or attraction. Otherwise, it’s not enough to just have the power. That’s why it’s mentioned in the Scriptures that if we spiritual practitioners, don’t have virtues, we’ll become ...
(English, Korean) In this delightful video-conference between Supreme Master Ching Hai and the Seoul, Korea Center, Master emphasizes throughout the lecture the importance of spreading the vegetarian way of life to save our planet. The Korean people were very optimistic concerning the global climate crisis and offered their comments and questions related to saving our beautiful planet. Supreme Master Ching Hai assured everyone that if goals are met and the humans on the planet change to more compassionate and sustainable ...
(Chinese) Most people usually get what they pray for, depending on what type of power they are connected with, such as the Saints in all directions, the angels, or the Bodhisattvas. It is just like the situation Master mentioned about her working staff. The lifesaving system or web is with us all the time, but the negative power and low-level beings are around us as well. So how our prayers are answered depends on which side we are connected with to receive the power. Most people receive the lower-level blessing ...
(English) Excerpts from Supreme Master Ching Hai's Lecture: We can make Heaven on earth all the time. People really don’t know that. Yes, really, Heaven is here anytime, anytime we want. And we can be in Heaven all the time. It’s getting better and better every time and at every retreat. Isn’t that true? Yes, do you feel it? So you see, not only are we better, the whole population is becoming better, and the whole planetary atmosphere is becoming better. It really works. Thank God. Please ...
(English) In this video/audio, Supreme Master Ching Hai shares the ancient wisdom of different cultures while reading a Chinese tale, “The Immortal in Sheep’s Clothing.” According to the story, Zho Chi is an immortal who has mastered magical arts. However, Cao Cao, the ambitious Prime Minister, is jealous of Zho Chi and tries to get rid of him. Why is Cao Cao afraid of Zho Chi? Will Zho Chi be able to help himself get out of this situation? Please listen to the story and explore human beings’ subtle ...
(English) Sharing a reading of the last letter from past Sufi Master Mirza Abdul-Hadi Khan of Bukhara wrote to his disciples, Supreme Master Ching Hai illuminates the truth of the higher duty that enlightened Masters fulfil in their lives. An enlightened Master does whatever she does according to the proper situation and the proper handling of the Universal Law which depends on a person’s sincerity and merit although this is not always immediately visible to observers. How important is the presence of a ...
(Chinese) If we want to go to Heaven, we should know the law in Heaven and respect it by keeping our body, speech and mind clean. Body means we purify our body by avoiding eating the dirty meat of animals. This is the most important. Heavenly beings are so kind that they cannot bear to see us eating meat and killing cows and pigs. They don't like to have that kind of people in heaven. In our speech, we do not talk about right and wrong, or garbage or bad things. Mind means that we think about higher worlds, great ...
(Chinese) In order to search for the Truth, the Twenty-ninth Zen Patriarch Huike read all the Scriptures and looked for Masters everywhere when he was young. Later, he was guided by a celestial being to go south to the Shaolin Temple to get initiated into Bodhidharma’s lineage. At the Temple he disguised himself as an ordinary person and did all kinds of hard labor in order to teach sentient beings who had an affinity with him until he was executed after being falsely accused by an abbot. Why did Zen Master Huike ...
(Chinese) What is the “silver cord” and how does it relate to the fact that most people suffer at the time of death? How can one keep the silver cord unbroken forever? Why do initiates never die, and why are people are really dead only when the cord is severed? Why are people who practice the Quan Yin Method so happy when they die while knowing their time of death in advance? Please listen to Supreme Master Ching Hai's explanation of how to become free forever and connect with the highest level and real living ...
(English) In response to the deep concern of Australian Association members on the incessant natural disasters around the world caused by global warming, Supreme Master Ching Hai comforted them via a videoconference saying, “If human beings could regain the memory of their great true self and live along with it, all the disasters would be reduced to minimum, almost zero.” She further emphasized, “Right now, the most important thing is to encourage people to live a virtuous life, adopt a vegetarian diet and ...
(English) At a video conference held in Feb. 9, 2011 with Supreme Master Television staff in Los Angeles, USA, Supreme Master Ching Hai reveals that humans originally had 100% of God Quality (GQ) and why man is created in God’s image. However, the majority of humans still live in spiritual poverty and have been degraded into the level of around 50% GQ only. The Supreme Master discloses the top 12 animals in terms of God Quality and what the only way is for humans to quickly regain GQ. In addition, She talks about ...
(English) In Cancun, where several spiritual blessing lines cross, Supreme Master Ching Hai speaks of the benefits to our body of eating fruits. She says that fruits are more acceptable to our body's defense system than vegetables and helpful to us to move more easily toward breatharian. She especially emphasizes we should always listen to the demands of our body, and should not go extreme and change too fast, more safely allowing the body more time to adjust. The Supreme Master reveals that the simpler we ...
(English) At a gathering of disciples during the Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico, Supreme Master Ching Hai encourages us to contribute unconditionally and selflessly at all times. Such is the way of the universe. The moon, stars, trees, and air – they always give and never ask for anything for return. The more grateful we are, the more we are one with all beings. The more we are in contact with God, the more blessings we receive. She mentions that if all humans and animals become vegan, ...
(English, French, Aulacese (Vietnamese), Chinese) Excerpts from Supreme Master Ching Hai's lecture The best thing is that you meditate, all of you. And if we have a connection inside, every time you ask a question, if you really sincerely concentrate inside, the answer will come right away. Before you've finished your question, before you've finished writing a letter, you get the answer already. Has anybody had this experience? (Yes.) You see, I don't tell you lies. I tell you everything that's the truth. Except you always make trouble for ...
(Chinese) Do you want to know the interesting stories of the spiritual practice of the Twenty-Sixth Zen Patriarch Punyamitra and the Twenty-Seventh Patriarch Prajñātāra? They are fellow practitioners up there, and both could teach Prajna Paramita and sutras, but why was one of them born in royal palace while the other lived on mendicancy? Do you want to know why the Twenty-Seventh Patriarch remembered the past life affinity with the Twenty-Sixth Patriarch? Please listen to the wonderful lecture by Supreme Master ...
(Chinese) Why can we become Buddha? If we guide our mind to the magnetic field, thinking, manner, precepts and life style of a Buddha, then of course we can become Buddha in future lifetimes. As long as we control our action, speech and mind, having the same virtuous heart as the Buddha, Bodhisattva and celestial beings, the same uplifted thinking and compassionate deeds, we will attain the status of Buddha. This is the precepts and standard of Buddha's land: stay together with Buddha's power, keep Bodhisattva's ...
(Chinese) After reading the historical records of the Twenty-eighth Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma and seeing his pictures, do you think Bodhidharma is a cold-hearted and harsh person? He was not moved even when Huike waited in snow for a whole night for his teachings; he passed on the Dharma to him only after Huike cut off his own arm to show his determination. This behavior seems to be cold-hearted, but despite all the hardships, Bodhidharma travelled for many years on the sea and reached China. Then he sat facing the ...
(English) In a joyful gathering and New Year celebration with international Association members, Supreme Master Ching Hai shared jokes and other meaningful stories. Through Master Rumi’s tale about a person who wanted to learn animal languages, Supreme Master reminded us that we human beings must be careful with free will when seeking to achieve something. Whenever the opportunity arises, we should strive to learn discipline and devotion, forsaking comfort and serving others wholeheartedly. ...
(English) On a beautiful summer's day, Supreme Master Ching Hai listened as fellow practitioners shared their miracle experiences. A five-year-old saint who saw Master’s manifestation body applying medicine to his wound assured his mother that she could go to an upcoming retreat with peace of mind. Fellow initiates who had trouble getting air travel tickets to the retreat were suddenly successful just before the flight’s departure time. When we are frustrated and even hopeless, the manifestation Master holds us ...
(English) During an international gathering with Association members, Supreme Master Ching Hai shares the poem, “As the Orchard Is with the Rain,” by Sufi Master Rumi. In this poem, Noah compares his longing for God to the need of the orchard for rain. The Supreme Master encourages us to follow Noah’s example of always seeking God's comfort and refuge in case of any emergency, and trusting and obeying Hiers will. Supreme Master also emphasizes that saving the planet is not just to save physical ...
(English) This audio is a collection of three international gatherings between Supreme Master Ching Hai and Association members. The Supreme Master revealed that animals were inherently good, and each had its own personality. She gave examples of how to interact with dogs so as to make them be good and obedient. The Supreme Master emphasized that even dogs who had so called “problems”, can also bring happiness and pleasure to their caretakers once properly trained. All animals have their own ...
(Chinese) Provincial Governor Yang Xuanzhi begged Bodhidharma not to leave the world and to continue to transform sentient beings universally; the Patriarch, however, did not want to stay in the mundane world and cause ordinary people to be jealous and hate him which would increase their own karma. Later some people saw the passed Boddhidharma appear in Pamir Heights and returned to India, leaving behind only an empty coffin and a pair of straw shoes. In the Dharma-ending Age, evil things are more than ...
(English) Is it suitable for everyone to become a breatharian? How did it become a habit that humans need to eat? Supreme Master Ching Hai elaborates the difference between the Quan Yin Method and breatharianism, and also speaks of the situation and symptoms one may go through when transiting to a breatharian. She repeatedly emphasizes that if one wants to become a breatharian, you must follow the rules strictly and ask an expert for guidance, going through the three-week process step by step. In addition, ...
(English) With a deep yearning for the world’s conflicts to subside, Supreme Master Ching Hai made urgent announcement and appealed to the world’s peace-seeking leaders and concerned fellow citizens, informing them of the auspicious places to re-locate their headquarters, presidential palaces and military headquarters, which are situated on the negative sites, so as to avoid negative effects on leaders that have fueled world’s conflicts and other troubles. The Supreme Master shared freely this ...
(English) Why do enlightened Masters descend to this world all the time? Why should we follow the teachings of the Masters? Good news makes people feel happy; bad news makes people feel heavy. Because of this, the Supreme Master Ching Hai offers an oasis in the news world, like a refuge in the desert, which will allow everyone to bathe in positiveness, where they will feel good; that is the idea behind the Supreme Master Television. In divine love, the Supreme Master met with association members ...
(Aulacese (Vietnamese)) This Video/Audio contains three different gatherings between Supreme Master Ching Hai and Association members in 2008. Spiritual stories, jokes and practical advice given by the Supreme Master on how to spread the vegan message create a very relaxing and loving atmosphere for the gatherings. Stories told include a Sikh boy whose faith made him fearless in the face of death, and a past Sikh master who found the right spiritual path and gained enlightenment when he became humble. Another story is about three ...
(English) This Video/Audio contains three different gatherings between Supreme Master Ching Hai and Association members in 2008. Spiritual stories, jokes and practical advice given by the Supreme Master on how to spread the vegan message create a very relaxing and loving atmosphere for the gatherings. Stories told include a Sikh boy whose faith made him fearless in the face of death, and a past Sikh master who found the right spiritual path and gained enlightenment when he became humble. Another story is about three ...
(English, Spanish) This video/audio covers two of Master's video conferences with disciples. She kindly answers fellow initiates' questions on spiritual practice. How can one control his/her mind and overcome obstacles on the spiritual path? How can we avoid unpleasant interactions with others? She also reveals secrets to spiritual progress. Other than through extensive meditation practice, when is the best time to exercise your free will? How do we love animals? How can one become a tool for God? Her warm encouragement ...
(English) At a gathering of disciples during the Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico, Supreme Master Ching Hai encourages us to contribute unconditionally and selflessly at all times. Such is the way of the universe. The moon, stars, trees, and air – they always give and never ask for anything for return. The more grateful we are, the more we are one with all beings. The more we are in contact with God, the more blessings we receive. She mentions that if all humans and animals become vegan, ...
(English) Billions of years ago, Venus was once a lush, beautiful, Earth-like planet, full of life and hope. However, the Venus that we see today is trapped in extremely dense layers of carbon dioxide; the concurrent global warming activities giving rise to surface temperatures of up to 500 degrees Celsius, which make for an uninhabitable and lifeless planet. In this intriguing discussion with Supreme Master Television staff, Supreme Master Ching Hai revealed the history of Venus, sourced from the hidden ...
(English) Excerpts from Supreme Master Ching Hai's Lecture: The brain sometimes cannot get the full message from the soul because the brain is like a filter. Sometimes the filter is not very effective, and all the orders from the soul become distorted so we do things wrong, we do things not in the right way. That’s why we’re frustrated with each other because we cannot be like one. Without the body, without the mind, we understand each other perfectly. We don’t need to speak at all. All the problems in ...
(Chinese) This 7-day retreat was held in a secluded river valley—Sandimen. Supreme Master Ching Hai makes use of the silent influence from nature, and lets the initiates relaxingly saunter among the river and mountains. The initiates enjoy water games, hammocks, barbecue, performances, and meditate. With the loving blessing from Master, each one returns to their simple and innocent child life, and truly experiences the state of extreme bliss of being in Nirvana. The Supreme Master says, some people think the 7-day ...
(English) At a video conference held in Feb. 9, 2011 with Supreme Master Television staff in Los Angeles, USA, Supreme Master Ching Hai reveals that humans originally had 100% of God Quality (GQ) and why man is created in God’s image. However, the majority of humans still live in spiritual poverty and have been degraded into the level of around 50% GQ only. The Supreme Master discloses the top 12 animals in terms of God Quality and what the only way is for humans to quickly regain GQ. In addition, She talks about ...
(English) During an international seminar in Europe 2009, Supreme Master Ching Hai told stories of Buddhism, Sufism and Islam, which all remind us that the biggest obstacle of one’s spiritual practice is our ego. As long as one still attaches to the fame and wealth of this world or to the expected benefits of spiritual practice, then even if he becomes a world champion, he cannot realize his true self. Therefore, we should truly renounce everything, including the ego, so as to be great. Master compared ...
(English) Why do we lose spiritual merits when we engage in animal-related careers such as meat, dairy and egg producing industries? How does this affect our present and future lives? What are the merits of working in jobs involving food, clothes, architecture and transportation? What are good merits? What is deep quality (DQ)? How many merits do we need to be free from transmigration? In this Video/Audio, Supreme Master Ching Hai reveals how the merits gained and lost in daily life and specific careers ...
(English) Why do we lose spiritual merits when we engage in animal-related careers such as meat, dairy and egg producing industries? How does this affect our present and future lives? What are the merits of working in jobs involving food, clothes, architecture and transportation? What are good merits? What is deep quality (DQ)? How many merits do we need to be free from transmigration? In this Video/Audio, Supreme Master Ching Hai reveals how the merits gained and lost in daily life and specific careers ...
(English, Chinese) On the topic of today’s global climatic crisis, Supreme Master Ching Hai points out, “Our action, no matter on purpose or not, always reflects the inner consciousness and the subconscious also. The subconscious is always visible to all beings and all the universe. So, if we do things not according to our status, then life will change. Situations will change to suit our new action, new choice.” Therefore the Supreme Master reminds us that we must be vegan, be compassionate and show kindness ...
(English) Meeting with fellow initiates, Supreme Master Ching Hai reminded that honesty, virtue, beauty and kindness are all human qualities. However, the quality of a saint is determined by our level, not outer appearance or behavior. To achieve the saintly level, we have to first be a good human being by being honest, kind, helpful and selfless. Unconditional love is a very uplifting power. Every time we do something really unconditional that is just for the recipient's benefit, we get an immediate ...
(English, Aulacese, Chinese) In this international gathering, Supreme Master Ching Hai happily said that the world has become more wonderful and loving. More people have noble ideals and have tried to save the world whole-heartedly. Noble and selfless thoughts or actions always yield positive results because we are one with Heaven when we think and act like this. We have the power to influence the world and even the universe. The Supreme Master said, “Truly, you are on the path of miracles.” With one more saint, the ...
(English) In this audio, Supreme Master Ching Hai tells stories of the Chinese saint and sage, Meng Tzu. The King of Qi modestly asked advice from Meng Tzu about virtue, diplomacy, how to win people’s hearts, and courage. Meng Tzu pointed out that compassion and wisdom are the golden rules. Compassion should start from the king and spread to the people. Knowing how to share happiness and sorrow with one’s citizens will earn their trust, love and esteem. The king must consider the people’s well-being ...
(Chinese) The Eighteenth Zen Patriarch Gayasata once travelled to the country of Yueshi. There was a Brahman, Kumāralabdha, who had questions because of the peculiar behavior of his dog, and wished to obtain answers. This desire led him to meet with the Patriarch and he eventually received enlightenment from the Master. The Supreme Master Ching Hai explained: "The Buddhas and bodhisattvas will use all kinds of methods to liberate sentient beings. Our husbands and wives might also help us to become Buddha. Because ...
(Chinese) How do we determine if one is an enlightened Master? Do the appearance and clothing of a living Master represent his level? Supreme Master Ching Hai pointed out that wearing certain clothes or not doesn’t decide whether he is a Master. We should look at his quality, power, the capability of giving initiation and the inner experiences of the initiates. A living Master is truly different from others, no matter what his level is. They have practiced spiritually and their inner level is different from other ...
(Chinese) Since ancient times, all masters have exceptional endurance for all things that are unendurable to others. Supreme Master Qing Hai explains that every move of an enlightened Master attracts public attention, which will cause misunderstandings, doubts, demands, criticism, or even loss of privacy. The body of an enlightened master is very sensitive, and unlike ordinary people, his cells have already changed, and their frequency is close to that of the higher world. That’s why he can’t bear the ...
(Chinese) Where does black magic come from? It comes from our complex mind, bad intentions, and bad thoughts. Originally there was no black or white, but since our thoughts haven’t changed, the power changes to black; if our thoughts change, it will become white. If we train ourselves well, keep our body, mind and speech clean, keep our moral standards, always think of others’ goodness, pray for others’ safety and happiness, and never think about bad things, then our power can benefit others immediately, ...
(Chinese) Do you know how many enlightened Masters there are in the universe? What merits can one gain by keeping the Precepts? Most chosen enlightened Masters are Buddhas from ancient times. There are just a few even if they are chosen multiple times. Others seem to have less power. When the time is up, one is chosen, is reborn in this world, and goes on to transmit the Dharma. When that one is gone, another one is chosen. There are a dozen ancient Buddhas like this who specialize in teaching sentient beings; ...
(Chinese) When we attain great enlightenment, we will clearly know that this world is like a dream. At that time, it will be as if we have just awakened from the dream. The dream we have every day is just a small dream, while this world is a big dream that is not easy to wake up from. So we need an enlightened Master to come and remind us. Only through spiritual practice will we wake up some day, knowing that the mundane world is just a big dream; otherwise, we will never wake up, just running from one dream to ...
(Chinese) After being “offended” by his disciple Lin-Ji, Zen Master Huang-Po burst into laughter instead of getting angry. Do you want to know about the deep meaning in this? In this lecture, Supreme Master Ching Hai will reveal the Zen meaning behind the laughter of Zen Master Huang-Po. The Supreme Master points out, if a highest level Zen master doesn't smell any air of Zen and is able to let his disciple beat, scold or talk back to himself, it means that Zen master is very ordinary and has attained the lowest ...
(Chinese) Do you want to know which two saints appeared in the country of Nādikā one thousand years after Shakyamuni Buddha entered Nirvana? Why did King of Gotama give up his throne to follow Reverend Manorhita and become a monk? Why could he, even at such an old age, attain enlightenment soon after he became a monk? Why were the disciples of Bhiksu Haklenayaśas reborn as white cranes? What did Haklenayaśas do to free them from this karma? Though the king of Gotama had the whole country, the moment he ...
(Chinese+German(German for about 4 minutes)) Why do we sometimes meditate and struggle for hours but still get no experience? It’s all because we meditate with our ego and mind, trying too hard to concentrate, forcing ourselves too much and being so attached and pressed! That’s why we get no experience. That is not meditation, it is only practice. True meditation should be in every situation, including walking, standing, sitting and lying down. That’s why you get good experiences sometimes when you fall asleep. When you look at Master with ...
(Chinese) When you say something is ‘good’ but can not make it, you are controlled by the mind. You listen to it all day long. Whenever the mind tells you to do something, you do it right away. That’s why you are enslaved life after life and couldn’t become Buddha or become your own Master! We have Master inside. ‘Master’ means our own wisdom. Since we don’t make use of ‘Him’, so we do not know ‘Him’. We listen to our mind all day long! The mind is just a tool which can not distinguish good ...
(Chinese) Supreme Master tells a story of the first Zen Patriarch Mahakasyapa, one of the ten great disciples of Shakyamuni Buddha. Without him compiling and organizing the scriptures, there would be no Buddhism today, and we would not know who Shakyamuni were. We should be grateful to him and Ananda because we are in deep debt to them. That’s why we are telling the stories about them, and hopefully we will make up our minds to start spiritual practice through these stories. One day, Shakyamuni Buddha was ...
(Chinese) The Story of Water Margin (All Men Are Brothers) helps us see ourselves: we might originally be Bodhisattva or angles, but if we do not practice spiritually, we could still be very coarse and ferocious and destroy everything. We could not distinguish good from bad; sometimes we are so angry and ferocious but sometimes more reasonable and virtuous, all because we still haven't practiced the true Dharma, or we have not yet cultivated and trained ourselves well; we haven’t got rid of Maya’s qualities and ...
( English, Chinese) Supreme Master Ching Hai earnestly reminds fellow initiates to take good care of themselves because only when Her disciples are free and happy is She free and happy. Other brilliantly analyzed topics include the results of clinging to the world in one's dying moments, the purpose behind Master's request that initiates wear classical or traditional costumes on certain occasions and ways in which the "ego" hinders spiritual practice and prevents us from becoming one with Master. Master also teaches about ...
(Chinese) Do you want to know the story of the nineteenth Zen Patriarch Kumaralabdha? Why was his father reborn as a dog after death? Why did he, after attaining the key of the Dharma, run all the way to a place three thousand kilometers away just for one of his disciples? Please listen to the story of the nineteenth Patriarch told by Supreme Master Ching Hai. The magic power, no matter black or white, originally came from a good place, but it turned into black magic because of the degrading power of the ...
(Chinese) When the twentieth Patriarch Jayata met the diligent ascetic Vasubandhu during his world travel while transforming sentient beings, Vasubandu was already very famous in that local area and had many followers. Why did the twentieth Patriarch say that Vasubandu was still far away from attaining the Tao even if he practiced ascetic? Hearing that, why did Vasubandu felt happy instead of angry? Supreme Master Ching Hai explains that practicing ascetic doesn’t necessarily mean one can attain the Tao, ...
(English, Chinese) what is the life-shortening process, maybe you want to know.In the beginning when men were first appeared on this planet,they did not need to eat anything. And then afterwards,...And they lived in glory and light, and heavenly music, that's their food. And then afterwards, they live for a long time, then they have seen something appear on the earth, like foam on the sea, something like foam appear on the sea. And then after sometime, they keep eating these things, and latter they have no more these ...
(Chinese) Why do humans have so many sufferings? Why do we still feel lacking something, even if we have lots of money, very high status and a comfortable life? Supreme Master Ching Hai points out that it’s because we haven't found the inner happiness or treasure. Our inner Buddha nature or inner heaven can give us the highest level of happiness, that’s why we call it treasure, Cinta-mani or wish-fulfilling jewel. We all heard that Buddha Buddha is within us, all sentient beings have Buddha nature. or ...
(Chinese) Highlights: It happens to be Teacher’s Day. Master expresses her gratitude to the past, present and future teachers coming from all times and spaces, for their tireless guidance which has made our earth a better place. Master also comments on the story “The King Covered by a Jeweled Canopy ” and points out: it’s not our wish to become a king or master to make us one. It takes enough merits to distribute to the disciples, citizens or subordinates… We spiritual practitioners should not be ...
(Chinese) He Xiangu, one of the Eight Immortals, once heard the jingling sound of flute; Sakyamuni Buddha mentioned in the Lotus Sutra about the sounds of bell, drum, thunder and lion’s roar; the Bible also mentioned God's voice like the sound of thunder and flood, and when God appears, the bight light shines like a great fire. Thus we know that the teachings from the East and the West are the same. They both talk about inner experiences of light and sound. We will easily misunderstand if we don’t study it ...
(Chinese) We have two beings in ourselves. Originally there is only one, but we believe the mind is us, thenthere seems to be two. What are they? One is the person who is doing something in this mundane world, for example, eating, working, driving, getting married, having children, protecting the country, taking care of family, governing the country and pacifying the world, etc. The other is the one in another level or another world, who does many things, but nobody knows it, including us. The latter one is our ...
(Chinese) Master says: Don’t come here and complain that your husband is bad-tempered or your wife is not nice. Spiritual practitioners should be better than them, but you always end up quarrelling with them and forcing them to let you go to the 7-day retreat. One of your brothers from Yilan is a good example. He talked with his wife in a sincere, determined and humble manner about his going to the 7-Day retreat, and proceeded softly and slowly. This is the right way. We do not suppress other's feelings or make ...
(English) During this gathering, the Supreme Master Ching Hai explained the differences between human and Heavenly worlds. As Master could not bear to see sentient beings suffer, She negotiated wholeheartedly with Heaven to save the Earth and her beings, sharing with fellow initiates the details of how She fought to extend the life of our planet. Apart from inner experiences during meditation, how can we know if we are making progress? "If you see a person become happier, more tolerant, more loving, more ...
(English) Highlights~ Any time one of our spiritual people has a child, welcome him, help him, help her in any way you can, with no criticism, no black thinking, or it will be very bad for you, because you're going to encounter that kind of situation yourself very soon if you criticize that kind of person. Also that means your level is not high enough. You don't understand the spiritual implications of the circumstances. You think like worldly people: "Oh! She's bad. She's bad." ...
(Chinese) When we have a chance to be independent, we will know what ability and wit we have to make quick and decisive decisions. Otherwise, our wisdom will go moldy and become useless. So any hardships, , uncomfortable or undesirable situation is the best situation for us. Anyone who practices the Guan Yin Method will be liberated, regardless of his goodness or badness, big ego or small ego. The sutra explains, ‘For only one life time of yours, when you listen inwardly to your self nature for the first time, ...
(Chinese) Highlights: Supreme Master Qing Hai reveals her secrets of spiritual practice in this lecture: in fact, I have no secret method. Perhaps the only secret is my utter innocence. God will take care of the innocent because they are so helpless like an infant, so everyone wants to protect him . I used to leave everything of myself to Buddha and Bodhisattva. When my master was alive, I let him take care of everything; when he's gone, I regard everyone as my Master. Since I firmly believe that my master will ...
(English) Q: How can we help others to overcome their addictions? M: Oh! Like drugs and alcohol? Well, just encourage them if they want to stop. Most people drink because they have been habituated. Also, they feel life is so boring that they keep drinking. And the more they drink, the less activity they have. The less activity, the more they're bored. And so it continues like the devil's circle. Now, they have to substitute this habit for ...
(Chinese) Content: Those who practice Quan Yin Method must have merits. Some become initiated just for forming affinity. It doesn’t matter whether they practice or not. It’s not that we don’t try our best to help them. We know that we have helped them, but they still don’t come. Some people keep on coming even though we drive them away instead of helping them. It is because of their own karma. When it is time to go home, they won’t leave no matter what. The Buddha will screen their disciples; not ...
(Chinese) A fellow initiate, who had practiced nadi tsa (Qi Mai), is sharing his spiritual experience with the proof from nadi tsa practice that the Guan Yin Method is all-inclusive and covering all aspects in psychic, physical and the Qi realms. Supreme Master comments that: it’s so easy to practice the Guan Yin Method! But practicing nadi tsa is a hard job; in this complex system, one should work really hard. Practicing well, one may get some supernatural power and uplift morality, lessen sexual desires and ...
(Chinese) Highlights: Master trains disciples to be hard and soft and uses scolding method sometimes to help disciples free from and break through their preconceived ideas. During the seven-day retreat, a fellow initiate blamed master for scolding him. But the next day when he turned happy, he saw Master’s light, felt Master’s loving power, and was grateful to Master. Master explains that it's not that Master showed the light to him after he turned happy, but that he got enlightened after regaining happiness, ...
(Chinese) We meditate to train ourselves to concentrate, and when we’re able to concentrate, even our memory improves. Supreme Master Ching Hai gets tired when she works with the disciples because, as she says, they “can’t concentrate well, and then they can’t remember well; they don’t have enough intelligence; and their wisdom is not open. That’s why I can only use half or even one-third of their ability. To me, it’s not good enough. When I talk to them, it’s like talking to children; I keep ...
(Chinese) We should observeour inner Light and listen to our inner Sound because the Light and Sound contain the highest compassion and love. The more we communicate with the Light and Sound, the more compassionate we will become. It's not because the Light and Sound are beautiful that we should connect with them; it's because they nurture our compassion and universal love, and help us get rid of our intellectualism, arrogance, and unkindness. Without such high-level healing power, we can't divest ourselves ofour ...
(Chinese) Content~ How to choose from so many different spiritual methods? Which method is the safest and quickest to attainment? Master said there was one method that would never let you be possessed by evil spirits, and that is the Quan Yin Method. With this method, there’s no way you can be possessed, even if you want to. There are many different methods, and each of them has its benefits, but the Quan Yin Method is the fastest, safest and without any side effects. It’s the freeway method, fast and ...
(Chinese) Highlights Life after life, we have been cheated by Maya by keeping falling into the traps he set, thus losing many lives. We are bound not only by our karma, but also by our indiscreetly made blessings too. Because when born into this mundane world again without enlightened masters to remind us, we can be immediately cheated by maya both for our life and soul. Besides, we owe this world a lot, even if we do all benevolent things. The air seems to be free, but actually is not; water comes from ...
(Chinese) Highlights: How time flies! 7 days of heavenly expriences, which brings us boundless inner joy, soon comes to an end. Before the closure of this retreat, Supreme Master Ching Hai tells a story about a Korean Monk, who lived a householder’s life to save people. Then how did he attain the Tao by living a layman’s life and worshiping the Buddha? Supreme Master reminds the householder disciples to apply spiritual practice to daily life and to bring light to this world and bless this world, turning the ...
(Chinese) Highlights: Will there still be tests when one has attained Buddhahood? And what are the conditions to become a Buddha? Supreme Master Qing Hai talks brilliantly about Buddhahood to break our illusions. She says that: don't think there will be no test after becoming a Buddha. There is tests everyday! The more the disciples you have , the more tests there will be. But just because of the tests from them, you know what level you are. When occasionally some mundane thoughts pop , we’ll be amazed how we ...
(Chinese) Highlights: Liang Yuan was the wild animal trainer for King Xuan of Zhou Dynasty. He was well-known for keeping and training wild animals; even the fierce ones like tigers, lions and snakes would be tamed under his management. Those wild animals were very cooperative when Liang Yuan fed them and never hurt him. They generated a peaceful atmosphere, and loved their keeper very much. So the reproductions were on time and the herd kept growing. Supreme Master Qing Hai reminded us through the story of Liang ...
(Chinese) What is it like to be enlightened? Through reading the scriptures, we get to know what kind of experiences an enlightened person may have. So if we have the same kind of experience, then we are enlightened too. As I mentioned just now, according to what Buddha said in the Lotus Sutra, a non-regressing Bodhisattva, or a great saint, can hear a sound from the inside, not outside. If we can also hear this sound, it means that we are enlightened as well, at least to a certain degree. It's because this sound ...
(English) Highlights During this international seminar, Supreme Master Ching Hai recites beautiful readings from the biblical Psalms of David in celebration of Christmas. The message is clear: trust in God to provide us with what we need. Whatever situation we are given, we should accept and trust that it is the best for us. We also need to be patient, because things will change. The Supreme Master says, “There ...
(Chinese+English) Highlights During the 2009 international gatherings with Association Members, Supreme Master Ching Hai said that in this critical time, technology and inventions alone would not save us. If we want to live, we have to be awakened and enlightened. We don’t harm anyone, any animal. If every country is so kind, then the whole world will be kind and in peace. She reminded us that before we came here, we all ...
(Chinese+English) Highlights The Supreme Master reminded us that everyone has an aura around and the aura changes. It has to come from a mental change. A concept that “now I am going to live a life of a real human. I don’t want to harm anybody. I don’t want to harm any animals. I will live a very virtuous life, very peaceful life.” and then you direct your whole body’s DNA to go in that direction.
(Chinese) Master tells two Buddhist stories, “Viper and Gold” and “Seven Pots of Gold”. The story tells about the previous lives of Shariputra who had been a snake for many lives, reincarnating in the same place for thousands and millions of years, in order to protect his gold. In the end, he was tired of and fed up with it, and realized that his greed for the gold had degenerated him to such degree. He thereafter offered the gold to spiritual practitioners for blessings and merits. Therefore he ...
(Chinese) Highlights~ If you are a story lover, you must not miss the wonderful story of “Butterfly Collector”. Why does a woman who was locked up all day long and lost her freedom appreciate a man who imprisoned her for a long time? Please listen to the story and learn how Supreme Master Ching Hai addressed the ridiculous logic of mankind. Some people are not very good to us and bind us so tightly. If occasionally they treat us a little better and let us go for a retreat, then, we worship them when we ...
(Chinese) Does spiritual practice require forsaking marital relationships? Why do spiritual practitioners need to restrain from sexual desires? Supreme Master Qing Hai points out: for most people, it’s not that they are not free or not liberated, but rather they bind themselves too tightly; it is not husband, wife or sexual desire that binds us . We can also do our spiritual practice while enjoying sex , as long as you know it and are not attached to it, there will be no problem. It’s only we cannot be ...
(Chinese+English) Through a story of loyalty dedicated to King Rama from his younger half-brother, Supreme Master Ching Hai once again kindly reminds us not to wish for things that belong to others nor ask anyone of anything under any name. Since we long for a society of goodness, we should pioneer to be a person of good virtue. She said, “Charity begins at home – here. Yes, we do it first before we can expect any neighbors to do it.” What is the Loving Quality (LQ) ...
(Chinese) Highlights: Why is saints' wisdom sometimes regarded as a kind of disease? In the old time, a man named Longshu got a strange disease. A famous doctor named Wen Zhi diagnosed it as “saint disease". What are the symptoms of this disease? Supreme Master Qing Hai points out that maybe Longshu had been practicing spiritually during previous life times and merely came back this life to practice that little bit left. Would you like to know what remedy Master gave for this type of disease? Many of us ...
(Chinese) A poor woman sincerely offered to the living Buddha the only piece of cloth she and her husband shared to cover themselves and. After that, she was born into a wealthy family with a piece of silk on her body for 91 eons. But why couldn’t she be liberated from the circle of life and death until Sakyamuni Buddha came to this world ? Through this story, Master Qing Hai explained to us about the trap of giving and reminded us that we should directly advise people the way to liberation instead of ...
(Chinese) Highlights At a gathering with Association Members, Supreme Master Ching Hai frankly said that people can be saved if only they become vegans. She also reveals that dogs fed with vegan food have become kinder. The longer they are vegan the kinder they became. A survey found that most dogs who had been vegan for 5 years or more were in good or excellent health as vegan foods have been found to have fewer infections.
(Chinese) 1.Sometimes there are several kinds of obstacles in spiritual practice -- obstacles from oneself, others and uncontrollable emotions. When we think of Buddha, brimming blessings come rushing to us; if we think of Maya, whether we sympathize with him, agree with him or help him in any way, the blessing of Maya also comes. No matter what we do to him, good or bad, we will be contaminated with their character, power and became their subordinate unknowingly . Like attracts like. From then on, we ...
(Chinese) Highlights: Why is that most people cannot accept the coming of a living Buddha? Supreme Master breaks our stereotyped misconceptions about Buddha with her wise insights and words: my profession is Buddha. If all Buddha are afraid to admit their status for fear of criticism , who should the sentient beings follow? For example, I am Buddha, but I don’t feel anything to be proud of or arrogant about. It's just a job, a profession or a level. If we can not attain Buddhahood, then there is no need to ...
(Chinese) While traveling abroad, I often attract a lot of attention from strangers, which makes me very uncomfortable and embarrassed. Even when I wore ordinary and inexpensive clothes bought from street vendors, I was still referred by people: Which country is that Queen from?” So now I am in trouble. I cannot even go out for a cup of tea. No wonder all movie stars hide away, not letting people know where they live. I understand it now. It’s really tiring. So there’s nothing to be proud of being noted by ...
(Chinese) While in Hong Kong, Master cleaned up a cave that used to be a bullpen. Master built a fireplace in the cave with cement and stones, turning it into a warm and comfortable living room with a few straw mats and coushions . Master knows how to turn a dark and dirty place into a beautiful one through her arrangement and design . This is a good hobby, Master’s way to balance life in HER spare time. We often hear Master say that as spiritual practitioner, we should be honest and upright and clean. We ...
(Chinese) Highlights: The world is everything but perfect, so we’d better be independent. Actually when we are alone, we do not need too much. But when we are with others, the degree of necessity increases because we need to exchange with others. Master explains that she sometimes, due to the interpersonal relationship, also thinks she needs this or that to help her out of trouble. But in the end, the more help she gets, the more troubles she will have. In fact, living alone is very, very comfortable. Master ...
(Chinese) To God, this world we live in is like an opera. Neither peace nor happiness is eternal. Master says: we try our best to help and alleviate the sufferings in this world, not only in the spiritual way, but also in the material aspect. But disasters are too many for us to help. When we just finished with the relief work in Philippine, Midwestern USA was hit by flood, followed by earthquake in California. As soon as we had done with the relief work, we need to rush to Vietnam for flood relief…and then to ...
(Chinese) The world is not a perfect place; for example, it is home to countless mosquitos. But Supreme Master Ching Hai says that when a mosquito bites you, it gives you a chance to achieve Paramita, or perfection. That’s because such an event helps you keep the Five Precepts, meaning you tolerate the mosquito, and avoid cursing it, hitting it or chasing it away. Even though you suffer from pain and itchiness, you still sit motionless, continue to meditate, and force yourself to concentrate until ...
(Chinese) Master told a story about initiation. A spiritual seeker named Tina met a Muslim monk by chance and journeyed with him. This well-known fable allows us to understand it’s not that the Master doesn’t want to help us to reach the highest level, it's that the disciple sometimes doesn’t listen, misses many opportunities, and wastes a lot of time. It’s a pity. However, Master continues to teach us nevertheless. If we really want to find an enlightened Master, we have to be sincere and look inside, ...
(Chinese) If we can make people happy, it’s a great, meritorious act, because we have performed with great sincerity. This is also a method of spiritual practice and a way to gain merits. All spiritual practitioners love to be happy and carefree, andonly when a person is carefree can he be happy. Even when a person doesn’t practice, or doesn’t practice well, if he can laugh, at that momenthe is free. He is able to forget all the worries, sadness and challenges in his life. While he is laughing, he can forget ...
(Chinese) Highlights: What’s the difference between the magical power, which can summon the wind and rain and the Quan Yin Method? Supreme Master Qing Hai points out that there are many methods for spiritual practice, it takes a long time for the practitioners to be able to summon the wind and rain. It’s not that easy. All methods need painstaking-practice, except the Quan Yin Method which does not need too much effort, but can help us get the greatest power. Magic belongs to the Three Worlds, and needs ...
(Chinese/ Cantonese Translation) The Guan Yin Method is the best method; it is the method to become Buddha, and the method to get liberation in one lifetime. But many people do not want to learn the Guan Yin Method. They do not like to be vegetarian, meditate, seek wisdom, or attain Buddhahood. So Supreme Master Ching Hai also teaches the methods to obtain blessings, thus to reduce their karma and make their lives more pleasant. Supreme Master Ching Hai pointed out that there are a couple of ways to obtain blessings. The easiest ...
(Chinese) We all think that women are more affectionate than men. But is it true? In this lecture, Supreme Master Ching Hai talks about men’s affection, revealing the more affectionate aspect of the male. Supreme Master pointed out that men have more affectionate feeling. It’s just that they do not speak out but keep it deeply and concentrated inside. Men’s love is not as bustling as that of women’s, who would overstate it even if it’s just a little love. The love of a man is very steady and common; even ...
(Chinese) Sakyamuni Buddha said “Sila as Guru”, but the precepts were set more than two thousand years ago in India. Are they still relevant today? Supreme Master Ching Hai pointed out that Sila Observance alone won’t get us Buddha-hood. It’s to understand the precepts that is important. Any precept is set for a particular situation at a certain time and space. If we do not violate any rules, or hinder anybody, we don’t have to cling to precepts. Therefore to talk about “Sila as Guru” all the time is ...
(Chinese) Supreme Master Ching Hai tells some stories about spiritual practice and explains through each and every personal experience from the disciples that the real divine connection between Master and disciple is not like what you see on the surface. The disciple in the story points out that we all feel that Master is guiding us from the divine level inside instead of by worldly language or actions . Even though this kind of guidance cannot be described by words, but the more we follow Her, the stronger our ...
(Chinese) Master experienced some coincidence while travelling abroad and demonstrates with her personal experiences and observations that God knows whether we are good or not, no matter what the whole world say about us. If we are truly good, God will reward us sooner or later, in any possible aspect and in any possible length of time. Sometimes the situation doesn’t allow it to happen that fast, but justice is justice. God will help the most oppressed and the most pitiable , as long as that person is truly ...
(Chinese) Supreme Master Ching Hai is always concerned about the inmates, she personally visited them in prison and gave lectures to male and female inmates separately. Supreme Master encourages the audience: our true freedom doesn’t belong to this body. Most people in this world are prisoners; some are imprisoned in a house while others are imprisoned in the heart. It’s the easiest and most hopeful to be locked up in a house, because we can leave when time is up; it’s the most pitiful, however, to be locked ...
(Chinese) Supreme Master tells two Jewish Stories. How could a boy destined for spiritual practice instead of being wealthy manage to change his own destiny? Supreme Master reveals the method to change our destiny: find a fortunate person and stay with him, then our life will surely become balanced. It's the same with looking for an enlightened master. If we know we have little good karma or practicing merits, but there’s someone who has boundless merits, we can go and search for him and marry (get initiation ) ...
( English, Chinese, Aulacese) The Truth we all know, we just forgot it. So sometimes, someone has to remind us what the purpose of our life is, why we must find the truth, why we must practice meditation and why we must believe in God.
(Chinese) For this seven-day retreat, several-hundred disciples were forbidden to attend, including those who had violated the precepts, those who were not qualified, those who had bad manners, or those who didn’t practice well. It’s not that everyone who wanted to could attend, not even the residents. I know the seven-day retreat will help you tremendously. Everyone who attends will benefit a great deal, so I would love to have all of you here. It’s good for you, and it pleases me. I really don’t like ...
(Chinese) Master discussed a book which mentioned that the Quan Yin Method is ancient. It states that even if for just a short while, such as a couple of hours, half an hour, or over ten minutes, one practices spiritually, gets in contact with Tao and thinks about Tao, one’s heavy karma accumulated through many lifetimes will be cleansed. It is further explained that there are many aspects in spiritual practice. It’s called Sat-Sang in India, which means contacting the Truth and being one with the Truth. There ...
(Chinese+English) As Association members give their brief descriptions of the many activities being done around the world to halt climate change, Supreme Master Ching Hai shares her point of view on the most effective way to protect ourselves from diseases and help the others at the same time. She says, “As we turn our head toward righteousness and compassion now, so that’s where we are heading. So the suffering, the trouble is behind us; it’s in the other direction.” Master reminds us to behave in a more noble ...
(English) On February 21st, 2009, the 12th Philippine President, His Respected Excellency, Mr. Fidel Ramos visited the Taipei Center of the Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association to host the “Act Now! For a More Peaceful and Safer World” seminar through live videoconference with Supreme Master Ching Hai. His Respected Excellency Mr. Ramos emphasized that a wise, sharing and frugal kind of consumption is just the beginning to saving the planet. He also quoted the motto of the Ramos Peace Foundation, ...
(English) Supreme Master Ching Hai told Chinese legends of Mazu, the Ninth Fairy, Through the stories, we learn the influence of our ego, karma, original sin and the real meaning of immortality. The Supreme Master also expressed Her deep sorrow for the suffering people and animals. She said that I never feel that I do enough as long as one person still suffers in this world, and one animal is still being slaughtered mercilessly. As a human, we should take everybody’s disaster as our disaster, continue to ...
(Chinese) What is the Eight Fasts? Tow good friends practiced the Eight Fasts together. How come one became a dignified king, while the other fell and reincarnated in the dragon class suffering hardships and calamities? What kind of affinity did they have and practices have they been through to become devas with radiating bodies? Finally they still had to come down to beg the Buddha to teach them the liberation method to get out of the sea of suffering. Listen to Supreme Master Ching Hai telling the legendary ...
(Chinese) During this month whenShakyamuni Buddhawas born, Supreme Master Ching Hai took the opportunity to tell us a story called “The Lion Follows the Path,” about one of the former lives of Shakyamuni Buddha, and explain the importance of not harming any weaker beings for selfish purposes:“You see, Shakyamuni Buddha, before achieving Buddhahood had been reincarnated countless times in countless eons of time because he had not practiced spiritually or had not practiced the correct method. For many ...
(Chinese) Hightlights: Since the ancient times till now, spiritual practitioners are liked by everybody, either good or bad , because they have more universal love which can be extended to every sentient being. All of us need loving power. The more practitioners practice,, the more loving power they will have. Therefore, we say, Jesus Christ is universal love and Shakyamuni Buddha is compassion. Universal love and compassion are the same. They are the most important lessons for us. We are born into this ...
(Chinese) Ananda was Buddha’s attendant and was pre-eminent in hearing Dharma, but why was he still lacking in wisdom and weak in will power and nearly got lured to break the precepts? What did he ask from Shakyamuni Buddha mercifully teach him? Buddha accepted his request and emitted various lights from His forehead and merged all worlds into one; all Bodhisattvas stayed in their places and listened attentively with closed palms. Please listen to Supreme Master Ching Hai’s simple but profound explanations of ...
(Chinese) Many troubles in this world come from our identification of material things as being mine, yours, ours, theirs, etc. Through a story of how a high-level monk taught his disciples to become free of attachments, Supreme Master Ching Hai explained that we practitioners must be able to put down everything, to open our wisdom and eliminate our ego. If we cannot put down all our desires and attachments, we won’t be liberated. The Supreme Master emphasized that any ...
(Chinese) Naropa meditated according to his Master’s instruction. He saw inner visions, but he was not attached to them. He had the experience of instant liberation and exclaimed : “When I rely on my Master, it is same as relying on a ship. My Master is like a pearl, a Mani bead that makes me feel secure and able to be liberated. By practicing this method, one can obtain complete happiness.” Naropa followed his Master and walked to a pond full of leech. His Master said, “If I had a real good ...
(English, Aulacese(Vietnamese)) Excerpts from Supreme Master Ching Hai’s lecture: There is no such binding affections in the higher realms. There's only an overwhelming love. It's a love for everyone, including our families and ourselves. If your parents have risen above the astral level, then despite your constant longing with loving and binding affection, you won't be able to see them again. Do you understand? (Yes.) You should be happy for your parents. When we mourn someone’s death we only mourn his physical body. ...
(Chinese) Master humorously tells three interesting stories 1. An old woman lived a frugal life all alone. She recited mantras everyday with the company of happy beans for 30 years. This story tells us that when we have a good intention to correct others, we may as well think about the pure, happy, sincere, humble and seemingly ordinary old woman in the story of “The Old Woman with the Jumping Beans”. 2. What kind of behavior is “loyalty and patriotic”? Master shows us with Qu Yuan’s example: that ...
(Chinese) Highlights: Supreme Master Qing Hai tells a story about an Indian master who was famous for scolding his disciples. Whatever his disciples thought, he knew it right away and reacted instantly before they spoke out. Supreme Master points out that, an enlightened master should completely know what sentient beings think about, then he can be regarded as an enlightened master. He should understand his disciples in order to help them. Everyone has different levels, personalities and wisdom, so if he treats ...
(Chinese) What’s the difference between renunciation and being a layman? Seldom praising monks and nuns, Supreme Master Ching Hai explained in details the difference between being a renunciant and layman on one rare occasion. She pointed out that for a monk/nun to follow Master is like a marriage,, while for a layman to follow Master is like being in love. There’s a difference between marriage and being in love . Marriage includes love , but being in love does not necessarily include the marriage. In a love ...
(Chinese) Through the story of Ko Hsuan, Supreme Master Ching Hai tells us that in this world, we can always be influenced by the negative force. Only by leading a moral life and practicing spiritually can we be protected. The Supreme Master also points out that the urgent situation of our Earth could be remedied through the worldwide adoption of a vegan diet along with a return to the natural way of living.
(Chinese) Do you want to know the special reason why Shakyamuni Buddha gave the sermon of the Shurangama Sutra? Is the Surangama Sutra related to Ananda? To find out, listen to Supreme Master Ching Hai talking about the origin of Buddha’s preaching of the Surangama Sutra. The Supreme Master said that many Bodhisattvas, Pratyeka Buddhas and Arhats had never heard about the Quan Yin Method at that time because it was not that easy to hear about it; people did not know about the Quan Yin method until Manjusri ...
(Chinese) Highlights～ If we didn't have a lot of merit, even if we were at the level of the Bodhisattva up there, we would still be contaminated when we came down here. If we have not reached a very high level, we are in danger. We can be affected. We can be pulled down and contaminated by the whole world. Even if we really want to become a king, a chief, or a hero in our next life, we should forget it, because we can hardly survive this life. Please listen to the interesting story of the Diamond Princess’ ...
(Chinese) During the time of Sakyamuni Buddha, there was a couple named Jin Tian and Jin Guangming who had followed the Buddha to become monk and nun and attained arahantship. They went through 91 life times even though they had met disciples of a living Buddha, only because they had one wrong conception in their previous life. Supreme Master Ching Hai reminds us with this story that we’d better not teach others about Hinayana to make them attached to worldly blessings; if we want to give people advice, we ...
(Chinese) Supreme Master Qing Hai tells a story about a man living in Buddha’s time who had no eyes, ears, nose or tongue. What merits did he earn to be born into a wealthy and noble family? And what bad karma had caused him to be born without five sense organs? Supreme Master points out that it’s not easy for us to be a good man or to keep our level of integrity and cleanness in this world. We are sometimes subject to bad influences, frustrations and threats which may lead to our loss of moralities. ...
(Chinese) What bad karma has the most knowledgeable man named Kapili created that led him to be incarnated as a fish with a hundred heads? Supreme Master Ching Hai told us a Buddhist story to remind us that we must be very careful with our body, speech and mind so as to avoid dreadful consequences. In India, the origin of Buddhism, what are the differences between the practicing methods of all current religious groups and the traditional Buddhism? What kind of open-mindedness should an enlightened person have ...
(Chinese) Inmates all over the world have always been one of the specially-cared groups of Supreme Master Ching Hai. In 1989, Supreme Master personally visited Yi Lan Prison in Formosa and brought encouragement to the inmates there . She tells a story about an Indian man in recent times who wanted to join the army to serve the county, but ended up in becoming a thief. This man met a Master later and washed his hands of stealing and became a saint . Another story is about a woman who had committed adultery but was ...
(Chinese) What is the heavenly music? Supreme Master Ching Hai quoted ancient sages and texts to confirm that Quan Yin Method is the only method that can take us to the highest realm. Many enlightened Masters since ancient times all mentioned the heavenly music. Chuang Tze described the heavenly music sounded like coming from ten thousands instruments and ten thousands directions yet without any material instruments; She added that at the divine and serene level an enormous sound as thunder would emerge. This ...
(English+Chinese) In the summer of 2002, a great blessing was bestowed to the world through the ever expanding internet as Supreme Master Ching Hai blessed meditation centers around the world with divine question and answer periods via internet conferences. With boundless patience and limitless love, Supreme Master Ching Hai answers varied questions ranging from the future technology on this planet to the way to minimize wars and misunderstandings in the world. She reveals secrets about raising children as well as about ...
(Chinese) Why can our souls be liberated after seeing the Master or Buddha? Because the Master or Buddha is separated from his karma, mind and any concept of ordinary human beings. Even though he still has the human body and mind, but he knows very clearly that it is not himself. Our real self is very free, even though the mind doesn’t know, but the soul knows, it just forgets. Once we see others do it, we’ll know how to do it. That’s why when we see the Master or Buddha, or even just hear their names, we ...
(English) Highlights~ Master touches every sentient being visibly and invisibly. Starting with her thoughtfulness, humility and humor, she explains that God is the true love we are looking for. Only by Hiers power the negative within us is diminished and the inner peace we are all craving for comes to us. Then She teaches a group of children the love and healing power the pets posses, therefore it is important to be gentle with the animals so they won’t live in fear. ...
(Chinese) Highlights: “The higher the status is, the bigger the pitfall will be", so how can those responsible for working for Master and for the public avoid being trapped by power? Supreme Master Qing Hai reminds us that for the ordinary people with no power or responsibility, whatever their personality or ego is, they would not cause too much loss for the society; but for those with some status or holding responsibilities for many people, it will not be good if they have certain qualities. For most of our ...
(Chinese) Highlighted What is the difference between those who have found their own almighty power and the ordinary people? A living master or a fully enlightened person knows how to make use of their own inner almighty power. He may sit in one place while his transformation body is omnipresent. This is the so-called "Tathagata", which means "as it originally is ", or "no come and no go". A real person should originally be like this. Why "as it originally is "? Because we are originally not this mortal body, just ...
(Chinese) In this MP3, Supreme Master Ching Hai told a story about the Gold Monk and the Great Bright King. For what reason does the Gold Monk have inexhaustible money in his hands? Why does a poor firewood cutter who had a sincere offering to a living Buddha had to reincarnate for 91 eons? Through this story, the Supreme Master Ching Hai reminds us that giving without a sincere longing for the Truth cannot liberate us from the life and death cycle. We can give, but we should be clear about our purpose of ...
(Chinese) What kind of person can be considered a true spiritual practitioner? Is it enough just to be vegan and meditate? Supreme Master Ching Hai tells us that a sincere practitioner should be considerate of others in all circumstances. When we need to confirm the right thing to do, just put ourselves in the other's shoes, and we will know right away. "Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you." There is nothing wrong with wanting to achieve something, but if our actions hurt other beings ...
(Chinese) How can we stay in the present complex society to benefit people as much as possible, while still preserving our purity of heart? To elaborate on this point, Supreme Master Ching Hai tells a story about a prime minister in ancient China named Guan Zhong. For his people and country, Guan Zhong sacrificed his reputation. He worked with "good" people and was also able to get along with "bad" people. He had great insights about what was going on around him, yet never got entangled in the judgments of others. ...
(Chinese) Sometimes we can also see light even if we have not been practicing, even if we have not been meditating. But either the light or the inner sound we can hear or see only for an instant, not continuously. There are two kinds of light – one is… and the other one…. But without the guidance of an enlightened master we are not able to understand and discern between the real… What is heaven? Heaven is a place where is much happiness than bitterness. Only the Buddha’s land is the best place, where ...
(Chinese) Highlights~ Buddha's disciple Nitti was from the lowest social class in India, working as a humble manure carrier. But he could follow the Buddha and became a monk and attained Sainthood. Through this story, Supreme Master Ching Hai advised us that even if we have power, social status, property and knowledge, we should not become arrogant and look down upon others, and we should not think that this job is not good or the other is good. Humility is from within. A real humble person does ...
(Chinese) Splendid Content~ Master shared her story of getting along with wild life in Germany. In responding to her virtuous atmosphere from being vegetarian, her garden was like a zoo. Master also told her experience of getting along with centipedes and scorpions during her retreat in the Himalayas. She explained that the kind-hearted atmosphere of vegetarian made animal feel happy to see us because they knew we had no intention of killing, so they feel safe and not afraid.. What is ...
(Chinese) If we serve as a good tool, Buddha’s blessing power can be conveyed to this world through us, benefiting everyone, including our neighbors, friends, relatives of five, sixe, seven, eight, nine, or even ten generations so that they may get liberated. If we don’t practice well, we may obstruct Buddha’s power. Therefore, getting initiated alone is not enough. We ourselves have go practice diligently so that Buddha’s blessing power can benefit our relatives, friends and this world via our clean and ...
(Chinese) Executive Summary During the Chinese New Year, Supreme Master Ching Hai told us humorously the Chinese legend of the rainbow fairy so that we can understand the true meaning of eternal life. Originally a fortune teller predicted that the rainbow fairy would be short-lived, but after practicing the method of immortality, she not only had longevity and kept her youthful look, but also had magic power and omnipresence capability. Many people came to follow her and all sorts of legendary folk ...
(Chinese) Regardless of opposition of family and friends, physical suffering, long distance and hardships, Naropa left the sangha , scriptures, relatives and friends to seek for the Master wholeheartedly. But he could not find any. So he decided to discard his physical body in order to search for the Master in another world. Upon cutting his wrist, he heard a voice saying, “If you can not find the enlightened Master now; how can you find one in future? If you can not find a master with your physical ...
(Chinese) Naropa was born in a wealthy family and was intelligent since childhood. He became haughty because of his study in Veda and Buddhism and his fame for preaching. One day, he realized in his dream or a vision that he was still at a very low level, having only superficial knowledge but not any inner experiences. So he prayed to Buddha to reveal to him where to attain the Truth. Because of his sincerity Buddha showed him the upcoming Master’s appearance, name and location. So he went on his journey to ...
(Chinese) We have the freewill to choose whatever we want to do. Heaven or Hell is our own making. No one can force us to do anything. No one. Understand? If we always listen to our mind which is full of nonsensical thoughts, or always do the same thing as the non-enlightened people do, nobody will respect us because we are not independent and we do not have our own thinking or will power. Understand? No one will respect us. Similarly, for our spiritual practice and our own liberation, we should find it on our ...
(English) Why is that the Quan Yin Method offers us such a powerful, immediate enlightened result? Because this is our own power, the inborn nature of God or what we call the Buddha nature. We awaken to this inborn nature, this inborn power, our real power. This power we rely on is not from outside. As Buddha said, "Rely on the Self, but no one else." "The Self" means the Buddha nature. It's our great nature, not this physical body. It's what Christians mean by "The Kingdom of God is within you."
(English+Aulacese) Excerpt from Supreme Master Ching Hai’s lecture: "... Au Lac is a good name indeed. "Au Co Lac Nghiep." Au Co (the fairy) and Lac Long Quan (the dragon) are our ancestors. It means we are the children of the fairy and the dragon. "... Au Lac is an ideal name to remind us of our origin as children of the dragon and the fairy, not of just ordinary human beings. The dragon and the fairy are awesome beings. They can fly anywhere around the world and it is because they are used to ...
(English) In the winter of 2001, the Supreme Master Ching Hai celebrated the Christmas holidays at the Florida Center with fellow initiates from all over the world. Master brought Her beautiful birds with Her to meet the initiates, showing us that animals are very loving and royal friends and that we can even communicate with them from within. Master also told us many jokes to brighten our days and inspire us effortlessly with the wisdom within the jokes. Despite the long distance, ...
(Chinese) Because of the extreme strict training by his Master, Naropa later became a famous Master with great compassion and very good to his disciples . Also owing to the training of his Master, he didn’t die when someone burned him with fire later . Probably he was like the Monkey King who was smelted in the Eight Trigrams Furnace by Taishanglaojun and cannot be burnt by any fire afterwards. His Master taught him how to rise from death . There are two kinds of resurrect, one is ordinary while ...
(Chinese+English) Highlights~ God is aware of your actions and I am proud that you have extended your hand to those in need in different ways. Selfless service without seeking reward or praise – such is the dedication that comes from your heart. You are saintly persons and the world needs more such people. It is not just my training, but your enthusiasm, spiritual practice, enlightenment, and love that make you a fine person. I cannot turn stone into gold. You must ...
(English) Even if we are not together, physically, we're always together in noble purposes. I trust you do the same at home, no? Helping, right? Helping others in any way we can, spiritually and materially, right? You have to sit with no motive, except to pray for God's grace: "Whatever you are content to give me today, I am grateful. Whatever you have given me today, I am grateful. Whatever you are going to give me, I am grateful. Yes. Whatever's fit for me, I am grateful." Let Hirm decide! Okay, that's ...
(English) Excerpts from Supreme Master Ching Hai’s Lecture: God is the Light, God is the Word, the Word is the Light, and the Light is also the Word; if we contact with this Light or this Word of God, then we are in contact with God. And from the pull of this Light and Word vibration energy, we can go gradually, step-by-step into the higher dimension. Just like we have gravitation who sat us down to this world, there is levitation, which elevates us to Heaven; there is never one without another, ...
(English) Highlights~ "...So in that case one more person practice, one more light to the world. So that's why we should find any opportunity to encourage people to follow the path of renunciation. We renounce our ego only; I never ask you to renounce your possession, your wife, your husband, your job and your beloved, how to say ... hobbies. We renounce the ego but we attain God. Attaining God, we also attaining everything we need. Sometimes people hear me saying that, and they ...
(English) Highlights~ Master discusses the psychological aspects of possessive tendencies and insecurities, to present to us the picture of what people can be, how they can behave and how they sometimes hold themselves and others back, by not improving their knowledge or different skills. Master further provides us with solutions by telling us not to let anyone, whoever it may be, even the closest ones, take hold of our life so much that we cannot grow. We always have to try to be ...
(Chinese) The only responsibility of an enlightened Master is to liberate the souls. We should go and find an enlightened Master or a living Buddha before we can be liberated in this life time. Since the ancient times, all the Masters who came down to this world have only one liability, i.e. to make people enlightened immediately and liberated in this life. They have no other job. The so-called real Master is the one who has attained enlightenment and can transmit it to others. All true Masters coming down to ...
(English) With Supreme Master Ching Hai’s infinite wisdom and grace, disciples are continuously humbled by her unparalleled teachings. In this entertaining lecture to disciples, the Supreme Master tells a story about a king with many desires that inevitably led him to great misfortune. That is why all the great teachings of the Masters, past and present, tell us to control our desires so that the desires do not control us. When we are the Master of our desires, we create a holy temple within ourselves welcoming ...
(English) Excerpts from Supreme Master Ching Hai's lecture: To look into the past record is a very terrible journey. It's no good. Like today, I had to look into someone's record, and sometimes that someone involves many others. It's not easy to look into someone's record and then see no one else involved around him. And it brings you into many other connections, and each one offers you whole a lot of... troublesome past lives, and sometimes it's not very good for you, when you're looking, not when you ...
(Chinese+English) Supreme Master Ching Hai and association members dressed up grandly to attend and celebrate 2007 Chinese Lunar New Year with disciples from around the world at Hsihu, Formosa. She encouraged everyone, saying “So peace must be, because in peace we can rebuild countries; in peace only we can rebuild human relationship; in peace only we can attain heaven. There is no other way we can live with each other ever, except but in peace. ... Everybody talked about peace, but we must do something to contribute to ...
(Chinese) Highlights Penghu is a small island located off the southwest coast of Formosa (Taiwan). Surrounded by the ocean, people there can clearly see the effects of climate change already. Our Association members in Penghu thus especially invited Supreme Master Ching Hai to discuss this global issue via video-conference. The Supreme Master expressed, “I am also very worried, but we can only advise people to change. We can ...
(English) In a joyous and relaxing atmosphere, Master met with fellow practitioners in Florida Center during Master's birthday celebration in May, 2002. Master eloquently spoke about the different races of people by using examples of various desserts. She then related stories from the Bible and the Koran about vegetarian and nonvegetarian food. Master explained that we must understand the situation in which past saints and prophets lived, in order to understand events such as Muhammad offering a goat and God ...
(Chinese) Supreme Master Ching Hai humorously enlightens us with a wisely-told story about two Saints in ancient China: Guan Zhong and Bao Shuya, and elaborates it from the spiritual perspective for us to realize the wisdom and endeavor of ancient sages.. As the ancient saying goes, “If three men are walking together, at least one of them is good enough to be my teacher.” Supreme Master points out that maybe all of the three are our teachers, because each may teach us something different . It’s easy to be a ...
(Chinese) Regardless if we aspire to practice spiritually or not, we should not kill sentient beings. We should have compassion! This is the most important thing. It’s useless to seek spiritual practice without perfecting our moral virtues. We should practice both. Otherwise, we cannot attain anything, but to succumb to Maya. Maya also has a lot of power and magic abilities. But Maya is not perfect because he is still in lack of compassion. Maya has to reincarnate through the cycle of life and death to learn ...
(Chinese) Earth Store Bodhisattva once manifested into a human being when he was in this world, at that time, his power existed in this world, so those who heard of his name could be born into humans. Now he is working in other world; we can’t call for his help. Even when he was in this world, people who heard his name might have different results: some were born into humans but blind, deaf, handicapped or sick for the whole life or died soon after birth. Why did people become so even after hearing the name ...
(English) Highlights ~ Excerpts from Supreme Master Ching Hai's Lecture “You could have gone on holiday with all the money you spend. So for you to forsake all this, and to spend wisely on your spiritual nourishment, you must be really saint, you must be very enlightened person. Your heart must be so pure and simple that you know this thing. Like Jesus says: “Except you became pure as the children, you can not enter the kingdom of God”. This is our ...
(Chinese) Contents~ Monk Chong Tsin was born in a rich family. Soon after he was born, he fell into a river and was swallowed by a fish. It looked like he had a tough life, but later he received a lot of wealth and became even richer. Sometimes we cannot see far ahead, and we think God is unfair. Please listen to Supreme Master Ching Hai telling the legendary story of Monk Chong Tsin’ spiritual practice and his merits of no-killing. "Charity and keeping the precepts have many merits. But they are ...
(Chinese) If we are afraid of something, it’s because we still have our reputation to consider, and we still have desire for fame and gain in this world, and we think our reputation in this world is very important, that’s why we are afraid. We should learn to have courage and be magnanimous, and not be afraid of anything. If we don’t care about reputation in this world, and we’re fearless and egoless, then we’re free and liberated. Whether we practice the Quan Yin Method or not, we’re already half ...
(Chinese) Being a renunciate is just the same as being a householder. Now all of you are like renunciates. Why so? It’s because you’re not attached to worldly things any more. It’s the same whether you put on makeup or not, or whether you wear sports clothes or monk’s robes. So you don’t need to talk about whether to become a renunciateor toremain as a householder. Whatever you are right now, just continue in the same way. You earn your own living and live a simple life, so you can be considered a ...
(Chinese) What can we learn about the demeanor of a spiritual practitioner from the story of Guan Zhong and Bao Shu-ya? When Master says we should wear "beautiful clothes," what kinds of clothes is She referring to? How did Master dress during Her previous life as a married person? For spiritual practitioners who should transcend the illusory fame and gain of the world, and be consistent within and without, what ...
(Chinese) This MP3 collects Master’s 4 lectures for children. With her love for children, Master always sets aside special time for children besides taking care of adult fellow initiates. She taks care of these future masters’ spiritual practice and virtues and teaches them to study hard, following parents’ or teachers’ instructions and help with household chores. Even though we don’t possess the special qualities of all beings or animals, we can own everything because of our wisdom and ...
(Chinese) Highlights: Why can Supreme Master Qing Hai give out her boundless love to take care of so many people and does not feel her love diminished ? Supreme Master reveals that the reason behind her limitless love is her love, respect and fondness of herself. Our inferiority breeds jealousy, war, possessiveness and other negative attitude, because we fear that others would be better than us and do not respect us, and also because we know we have hidden weaknesses . We know it and so we can't respect or ...
(English) Master emphasizes that not a single Quan Yin practitioner on this planet can fail to see the inner Light so fellow initiates should never give up on meditation. Even if you don't see the Light today, you may see It tomorrow. She also discusses how to distinguish between true and illusory spiritual experiences, and how to achieve a balance between our free will and God!|s will. Finally, Master gives a penetrating exposition on the profound effects and benefits of "positive thinking" with respect to ...
(Chinese) Supreme Master Ching Hai tells the story of the previous lives of Shakyamuni Buddha and Devadatta. The virtuous Prince Shan Yo travelled over mountains and rivers searching for the wish-fulfilling pearl for his people, but he was framed by his brother and became a beggar. How did the prince with noble ideals touch the princess’s heart? And how did he return to his homeland and reunite with his family? Let’s listen to Master’s pearls of wisdom ...
(Chinese) Through one of Sakyamuni Buddha’s past life story that he worshipped a hungry ghost as his teacher, Supreme Master Ching Hai reminded us that we must be humble so that we can see the Truth. If we clean our heart, be sincere and humble, then a lot of our karma will be eliminated. If we don’t have a humble heart, it would be more difficult to seek truth, and there will be all kinds of obstacles. Referring to Lotus Sutra, Master pointed out that the religious groups should live in harmony. No matter ...
(Chinese) Highlights: Meditation on the sound is the best because it is our layer of protection. Vibration from the Sound eliminates all negative influence on us, rinse any bad magnetic field and block any outside atmosphere that is not good for us. The Guan Yin Method is truly a blind friend and fervent lover, driving away anything that is bad and harmful to us. It protects us so well that even when we give something to others, it won’t let us see the beneficiary to keep us free from arrogance. The Guan Yin ...
(Chinese) Summary People like to listen to praising words. But why does Supreme Master Ching Hai regard praise as poison? She pointed out that the biggest problem of ego is it likes praise. Some monks/nuns fell just because a lay disciple wrote him/her a praising letter. He/she does not know that he/she is nothing and does not want to understand and acknowledge his/her own quality, but likes only the good words about him/her and does not check himself/herself. There is no praise here in Master’s place. ...
(English) During this international gathering, the Supreme Master Ching Hai recalled experiences from Her own life as well as Master Yogananda’s story. These examples remind us to treasure our close ones and to always express our love and affection to our parents. Sometimes suffering will make us understand others better. We become more humble, enlightened, compassionate, loving and patient. So we should be thankful for the hardship of suffering, as it gives us the chance to grow up. At the same time, we ...
(English) This video/audio is once again filled with Supreme Master Ching Hai's love and humour as she leads the initiates into discussions about universal communication and vegetarian ingredients in food. Master also instructs us to "follow the teachings in our head, the logic" and also to do things quickly without hesitation. Initiates are invited by Master to share interesting encounters with animals and we find out that animals can pick up our thoughts through images in their heads. Master explains the ...
(English) Highlights Animals can teach us a lot. They are very intelligent beings with highly developed emotion, intellect and spirit. They are simple and humble, so we need to be more sensitive to understand their emotional, mental and spiritual needs. Animals understand us and every word we say, but we don’t understand every word of theirs! Who is cleverer? If we have an animal friend, we should offer our respect and loyalty like we do to our family. For ...
(English+Aulacese) During the e-conference, Master lovingly reminds and encourages a fellow practitioner who has much concern about ego by saying “It's good news that you have realized you have some subtle ego. That is a beautiful start. … Yeah, every time you see that you do something with ego, you tell yourself that it's not right and you should do it selflessly”. Master further suggests that God is to be experienced every day with your breath, with your body, with your feeling, with your intellect, with your ...
(Chinese) Highlights: There are eighty-four thousand types of practicing methods, but why did Sakyamuni Buddha keep emphasizing that we can only be liberated and attain bBuddhahood through practicing Guan Yin Method? Because only Guan Yin Method is the method of Buddha while other methods are worldly method, birdie’s method, rock’s method, human method and heaven method. To be a human being, one should at least practice the Tao of human and keep five precepts. To practice the Tao of heaven or heavenly beings, ...
(Chinese) We spiritual practitioners should be diligent s, meditate more and further discover our own ability, loving power, brightness and original nature. The Self or our original nature never makes mistakes or become weak. He is eternally liberated and compassionate, all-loving, forgiving and without being born , destroyed, defiled or purified. We should get connected more to this original nature so as to eliminate the negative influences recorded life after life; we should think more of this highest master, ...
(Chinese) Sometimes when we meditate, we perceive beautiful children leaving us one by one. They’re our bad qualities. Don’t think that you’re perceiving immortal children and feel reluctant to leave them. Sometimes they’ll apologize and then say, “Good-by,” or “Your place is too hot. I can’t stand it! I have to leave.” Then you’ll know that they’re ghosts. They look very beautiful and delicate. Sometimes when you hear children shouting or crying, it’s them, too. There’re about six ...
(English) In a videoconference with Supreme Master Television staff, Supreme Master Ching Hai shares that due to Heaven’s grace, the Earth’s life has been extended millions of years. However, a screening process still continues to ensure that we live up to the real standard of a human being. That is why people need to do good deeds, be loving, be compassionate, and live together with all sentient beings. This will avoid unfavorable consequences and lead to the accomplishment of Heaven on Earth. Supreme Master ...
(Chinese) What happens if we meditate immediately after taking a meal? What kind of sacrifice does an enlightened Master make in order to shoulder the karmic burdens of sentient beings? If karmic hindrances are intangible, can they affect the physical body? Why do sentient beings remain in the ocean of suffering life after life and fail to get liberation? How does the Master use different methods to teach the disciples in accordance with their requirements and abilities? Please listen as fellow initiates share their ...
(Chinese) When we haven't found the Tao , we have to reincarnate in the circle of life and death, feeling lonely and helpless, only able to do certain things. Once we find the Tao, we can do everything, even things we have never learned before. If we truly want to save others, we should find the Tao. That's why the Tao Te Ching says: "Through getting oneness, Heaven is clarified , earth is stabilized , the gods are spiritualized , valleys are replenished , all creatures live and grow, and princes and kings ...
(Chinese) The Tao that we are questing for has no connection with giving alms, being moral or virtuous. We cannot say that they are not connected at all, because a sincere Tao seeker is for sure a very benevolent person. Originally, we ought to be a good person in this world. Because our parents, friends and neighbors like it when we are good people. If they were happy, we would be happy too, wouldn't we? We can't live in a place full of hatred where everybody is against us, that would be very difficult ...
(English) This body is the Lord’s temple where the jewel of knowledge is revealed. Supreme Master Ching Hai quotes Guru Nanak‘s teaching to remind us, “The way to the palace of Light is through the human body, the mosque of the living God…” We need the human body to practice the Quan Yin Method. Our human birth is thus a very precious opportunity, and we should make use of any seconds of life to elevate our spiritual status. Only if we practice well can we move ...
(English) Highlights~ Excerpts from Supreme Master Ching Hai’s lecture The Original idea of monkhood is asceticism. You come because you love a Master, you follow a Master and you go through anything just to stay near. So, you eat whatever scraps leftover or whatever from the people outside, who brought in and ate and left it there; or you go begging for food, because you can't go to work. You understand this? But I don't think that spirit ...
(Chinese) If I always give you good answers, then you can’t progress, so don’t be greedy for my wisdom. You should be greedy for your own wisdom. If you have questions, just think about them and meditate on them, and you’ll soon have the answers. These answers are what I give you on the inside, and they are the best kinds of answers. They are your own possessions. If you depend on my verbal answers, they’ll just be my possessions. So the two situations are different. Truth always shines through. It’s ...
(Chinese) -Highlights In the profound Chinese philosophy, there are scriptures from Lao Tzu, Confucius, Chuang Tzu and many other great ancient philosophers, which have attracted great interests of research scholars from many countries. The scriptures in the “Four Books and Five Classics” are full of discussions on morality and gentleman-hood. However, to truly understand these scriptures, we must concentrate inward and rediscover our original wisdom. Through spiritual practice and meditation, we will find ...
(Chinese) Human’s mind is very complicated, seeing only the situation and what is in front of them but knowing nothing about the background, cause and effect and the karma. Some fellow initiates do not take care of their behaviors, they like to show off to draw other’s attention. Their negative thoughts and projections will all influence Master and the whole practitioners’ group. In her lecture, Master points out that: don’t go too far when doing things; always keep the right degree. Don’t show off too ...
(Chinese) In order to offer Buddha's kids a pure land for leisurely passing summer, to leave a beautiful and happy childhood for our future masters and to create an excellent place for everybody to rest their body and soul, Supreme MasterChing Hai, regardless of the tiredness after the Asian Lecture Tour, lea Guan Yin messengers and householder residents to build the extraordinary Nectar River in 3 days before the International 3-Day Retreat. Master points out that this river stands for the ideal of truth, ...
(Chinese) Highlight: What is soul mate? Is our wife or husband now our soul mate? Supreme Master Ching Hai reveals that there's no husband or wife at all. We are all bound together by karma. Our husband in this life will not necessarily be our husband up there; perhaps our real husband who truly makes up the other half of Yin and Yang with us is already up there. It’s not that we will unite into one when we go to heaven. We can turn into two same persons, like twins. He will share whatever qualities you have. ...
(Chinese) Highlights: How to get benefits from merciful giving? Master says, we help others because we feel as sad when we see others are sad. It should be really from our heart. We do not give for reward nor for merits or blessings, but for ourselves, because we will feel sad if we do not help. This is natural help. Master gives an example of her experiences of buying vegetables, humorously telling us that she doesn’t dare to take the vegetables free offered by the grocery vendor, because she was afraid that ...
(Chinese) If you pay too much attention to the material life, it will be harder for your spiritual side to elevate. It’s not that I forbid you to focus on the material life, nor is it that I discourage you to ask for blessings in begetting a son or gaining more money, but then your level will be too low. If you want these things, go beg the Earth God; you don’t need to come to me. My job is to help people get liberated and find their own true Self, their noble Buddha nature, so that they can not only save ...
(Chinese) We have to be full of the positive and loving energy inside to overcome the negative force. Otherwise, if our positive energy is weaker than the negative one, then we are overwhelmed by it. Understand? And our whole life will be pressed down. Sometimes we are born into a repressive environment, because God wants us to learn the spirit of fearlessness and the lesson of bravery. If we succumb to the situation, then we have not learned our lesson well and it’s not good for us. It won’t affect the ...
(Chinese) We always have illusions about being an enlightened Master. But the position of an enlightened Master means sacrifice and dedication, and His/Her physical body has to bear the karma that disciples should pay. Sometimes even when a Master is talking and laughing with disciples, He/She is actually enduring sufferings inside worse than hell. In this lecture, Supreme Master Ching Hai disclosed to us how much effort a living Master needs to make to teach disciples, in which the pains and love of a ...
(Chinese) Highlights: Every one of us has inner Master, but since our mind is so set in their way as to hinder the development of our inner Master. Our mind tends to direct the soul's behavior; but some minds are not so good, so the more it interferes, the chaotic it becomes; some minds are good and able to cooperate with the soul; some minds are totally washed off so it has no opinion at all and always listen to the soul. If the soul has no directions for them, they will not move, then we say our heart stays ...
(Chinese) Master reminded fellow initiates to be cautious in spiritual practice and pay attention to the ingredients of food. She said, “If we eat any animal product, we have to bear a lot of karma. These foods are not free. They cost the animals’ lives! Anything that’s related to life cost a lot. It’s even mentioned in the Bible that we should not consume anything associated with a life.” Why would we have “natural power” from practicing the Quan Yin Method and yet we shouldn’t practice the ...
(English+Aulacese) Facing a difficult mundane life is like forging gold. It makes us stronger, kinder, and able to attain inner perfection and to elevate our level. When we serve others wholeheartedly, love animals with sincerity and respect, and spread the message with a loving heart and patience, we influence people to choose a more compassionate and better life. The Supreme Master Ching Hai kindly reminds us, “That’s how the world is helped, through you also. Through me, but then through you also. You’re like ...
(Chinese) Highlight:~ During the 3-day retreat, Master tells stories about Shakyamuni Buddha, and happens to find this story named “Merits of Becoming a Monk”. It’s about a one-hundred-year-old man who wanted to follow Shakyamuni Buddha and become a monk for the merits of it. Knowing his past karma, Buddha helped him attain arhatship in an instant. If one allows his son, daughter, servant or his people or even himself to become a monk or nun, he will have boundless merits. Compared with the merits of ...
(English+Aulacese) Supreme Master Ching Hai tells six stories about Zen Master Zhaozhou, each of which has profound meaning and inspires deep reflection. With extraordinary wisdom, Zen Master Zhaozhou addressed Truth seekers of his time, saying that we practitioners should not get attached to scriptures but rather should look within ourselves and put our own innate wisdom into action. In describing Zen Master Zhaozhou’s exemplary spiritual practice and style, Supreme Master ...
(Chinese) When Master read about the Yellow Emperor who brought peace, warmth, food, contentment and happiness to his people, Master was moved, praising the Yellow Emperor as a benevolent ruler. The Yellow Emperor didn’t become proud for making his people happy, he humbly looked for Taoist saint Guang Chengzi to practice spiritually. For this reason, Master commented that it’s no wonder that the Yellow Emperor along with Shen Long, Yao and Shun have been held in high regard in Chinese history. It’s because ...
(Chinese) This presents stories about the Taoist Sima Chengzhen, as told by Supreme Master Ching Hai. Even the body isn’t there, we can still go on living; we can create one and go down for a few days in a transformation body. To stay in this world, a few days, even several minutes are long enough. We use this body to practice well, and when we go up there, it would be easy to come down. The challenging part is going up. In ...
(Aulacese) The story of Master Te Shan reveals how an enlightened person is able to communicate with the higher power to achieve peace within. Supreme Master also reminds fellow initiates to practice diligently and keep their actions, speech and thinking pure.
(English) The story, “The Tailor and the Two Zen Masters,” reveals that the main purpose of a koan is concentration, because only concentration can lead to enlightenment. When we put down everything, with no preconceptions about anything, then we are really free and can understand the meaning of wisdom and to connect directly with God. Supreme Master also emphasized that true knowledge cannot be learned literally, but instead comes from the power of a living Master along with Self-realization. ...
(English) Highlights This presents stories about the first great Taoist disciples Wenshi , as told by Supreme Master Ching Hai. The story of Wenshi explains that the keys to reaching the Truth are a longing heart and inner communication. Wenshi yearned so much for the Truth in his heart that he sacrificed his high position and wealth. Through inner experience, he finally found Lao Tzu and obtained the ...
(Chinese+English) The Supreme Master also revealed that in order to save the Earth, she had simplified her personal life to an utmost extent, so that she could have more time for work and meditation. As human beings, we should abide by the Five Precepts. But just abiding by the Five Precept doesn't make us saints because the Precepts are only the basic standards for being humans. The Five Precepts are as follows: refrain from killing, refrain from stealing, refrain from speaking untruthful words, refrain from sexual ...
(Chinese+English+Aulacese) Supreme Master Ching Hai said, “There is no home on this planet. You have only one home and that is the wisdom eye. Emotional needs and physical needs are different from the real Home and we just have to create a better inner connection. In reality, nobody needs anything except God. We have to work together, because the earth-bound inhabitants have very heavy karma (retribution). Anything we want to do to help them creates a lot of trouble, stirs up a lot of rebalancing of the karma (retribution). ...
(English) In this special gathering, Supreme Master Ching Hai announced the good news that the Earth had been saved to continue for at least 58 more years, and that 99.9% of world’s population had been uplifted to at least the Third Level. How can we tell our enemies from past lives? Supreme Master shared that the intimate partner is often our past life enemy. A lack of love and care in a former life made us enemies, so this lifetime we come back together to learn the lesson of love. Supreme ...
(Chinese) The Fourteenth Zen Patriarch Nagarjuna Bodhisattva was born six-hundred years after Shakyamuni Buddha went into Nirvana. He was exceptionally gifted since he was a small child; because of hiskeen understanding of the sufferings and impermanence of this world, he went to live a secluded life in deep mountains. Later when he received the lineage from Master Kapimala and became a monk, he went to South India to teach sentient beings. Nagarjuna Bodhisattva wrote many books in his whole life, among which ...
(Chinese) Once a Zen master said: we will become Buddha if we are pure at heart and not attached to anything; that’s the meaning of “enlightenment comes from non-attachment”. If we are attached, for example, to a doctor’s skill, musical capability or any ability, we would concentrate our omnipotent power on that single point only and be bound there, so we can only do that, because our attention is the key to open the reservoir of our omnipotent power, or just open a small part of it to use. Don’t ...
(Chinese) Highlights: Everything is created by the mind: we are what we think. The thoughts of most non-practitioners, however, are in a mess with greed, anger, illusion, competition, hatred, etc, which will create a kind of electricity or atmosphere around us and transform it into a bad atmosphere in our country. Our Earth is full of this kind of mind-set, that is why the Earth is not peaceful. We humans do not only live on money, but also rely on affections, atmosphere, peaceful countries, loving kindness and ...
(Chinese) It’s OK if we do not believe that person is Buddha, because it’s well enough if he has the method of Buddha. That means Buddha has taught the Dharma to us and guided us which way to choose and which way can bring us liberation. The world we live in is like a labyrinth with dead ends everywhere. There’s only one way out. If we do not know the way, we can never get out. A section in Surangama Sutra is about a meeting between 25 Bodhisattvas and Shakyamuni Buddha, in which they were talking ...
(Chinese) How could we have true freedom under unfavorable political rules? Supreme Master Ching Hai points out: we should live as it is no matter what the situation is. Actually, we can survive in any government system as long as we don’t ask for too much. We can find our own way without wasting too much energy in resisting the system. We may just try to live our life with that energy. Only spiritual practitioners can have true freedom. There’s no need at all to stand out and announce that we are struggling or ...
(Chinese) Do you want to know what best-kept secret Ananda had, and why Sakyamuni Buddha said "none of the attendants of past and future Buddhas can outperform Ananda"? Ananda was the best attendant with multiple incredible qualities. He vowed to deliver sentient beings, serve Sakyamuni Buddha and help Buddha to deliver sentient beings. He was not a bad practitioner despite that Buddha scolded him a lot or he breached the commandments many times, or even he didn't practice well. He practiced spiritually life after ...
(Chinese) Do you want to know why the Ninth Zen Patriarch hadn’t even walked a step or spoken a word until he was 50 years old, and why the Tenth Zen Patriarch had to wait for 60 years in his mother’s womb until he was born? Please listen to the interesting story of the Ninth and Tenth Zen Patriarchs told by Supreme Master Qing Hai. Our mind is like a recorder. It records everything. It's not that our souls are bad, it is only our mind. Our true Self or Buddha nature is originally perfect and there’s no need ...
(Chinese) Vasumitra, the Seventh Zen Patriarch, originally had been running around with a wine gourd in his hand, but he was awakened by the Sixth Zen Patriarch Mikkaka who told a gatha by Shakyamuni Buddha Giving Life Marks, and remembered his previous lives, therefore, he took an oath to follow the Sixth Zen Patriarch as a monk and learned the Proper Dharma of Eye Treasury. The Eighth Zen Patriarch Buddhanandi became a monk at the age of 14, and practiced diligently. When the Seventh Patriarch came to Kamala, ...
( English) Master explains how to be more still in meditation, the secret to making progress in practice, and ways to handle your fear and disturbances by inner beings during meditation. Master emphasizes the importance of putting Master's teaching into practice and the true purpose of a retreat. The "Real" Master is not the body. Master elaborates the reasons why a True Master must always suffer in the physical body and why people have different kinds spiritual experiences, inner and outer. ...
(English+Aulacese) On this unique and special day, Valentine’s Day, Supreme Master Ching Hai reminds the fellow initiates: Love is very important, and can be cultivated. Consideration for others is also a kind of love. Without love, one can go nowhere on the ladder of evolution. She also emphasized: “If you have more love, you do help me.” The Supreme Master says that if everybody knows that they are loved, they are from love, and they exercise that love, negativity will be ...
(Chinese) Highlights: According to the requirements and spiritual foundation of all sentient beings, Shakyamuni Buddha taught many meditation methods, such as visualization, breathing, bone meditation, meditation on uncleanness, etc. But which one is the most perfect and final method of all? Supreme Master Ching Hai pointed out that Shakyamuni Buddha taught the Guan Yin method as the last one which had been practiced by all buddhas. He said: "Only by practicing the Guan Yin Method can one become a Buddha. Anyone ...
(English) Meeting with Association members during this international retreat, Supreme Master Ching Hai encouraged everyone: "If you really love me, practice well. Carry the noble message in your heart and in whatever you do. And help other people, help each other in whatever way you can, within your means. Everyone is different. Not everyone can do the same. Do what you can, or at least support in your heart. This unconditional love is comfortable.'' She also reminded that there is no need to ask all the time: God ...
(English) During a video conference with Supreme Master Television staff, Supreme Master Ching Hai revealed the unknown mysteries of the historical remains left by ancient civilization and crop circles. Who built the pyramids, the prehistoric megalithic sites and the Immense Stone Walls all around the world? What were the purposes of doing so? Why does the cross-legged posture of meditation resemble the shape of pyramids? Supreme Master told us that the mysterious crop circles were made by aliens, what’s ...
(English) As the Buddhist doctrines say, "Put down the butcher's knife, and become a Buddha immediately." This does not mean that we have to wait until we put down the butcher's knife to become a Buddha. No! We only need to turn within and "listen inwardly to our self-nature", then we will immediately behold our Buddha Nature. We have read many scriptures and heard about "listening inwardly to our self-nature", but we do not know how and why. Why don't we say "look inwardly", or "touch inwardly", or "feel ...
(Chinese) When you encounter an enlightened master, the master’s spiritual level may vary. If the master makes you reincarnate for four more lifetimes, it will be a great trouble for you because you may not be reborn in four consecutives lifetimes. Once you die, you may not be able to turn around and reincarnate into this world immediately, because for a soul to reincarnate there must be cause and retribution, and this cause and retribution or karma will dictate how and when you can reincarnate. For example, if ...
(Chinese) Highlights: How should we give and do good to gain merits in this life? Supreme Master Ching Hai tells a Buddhist story ‘Merits in This Life’: a couple wanted to help the victims during a plague but unfortunately they were short of money. In which way did they finally make it? The king was touched by the couples' magnanimous act and granted them official ranks and treasures. Why did the couple enjoy great merits in this life-time? Supreme Master explains: when we do things truly for the good of ...
(Chinese) Humans have two types of knowledge: one is acquired and the other is our natural gift. The former is called intelligence, knowledge or memory, which means that we can acquire and collect materials that have been discovered by others; the latter is called heavenly knowledge or wisdom, which is learned from inside and are our innate gift as a result of life-after-life training. If we want to know more about the in-depth wonders of the universe, we should calm down more, because when we are busy, it’s ...
(English) Joy am I and love am I Joy is mine and love is mine Py-O-Tu and Tu-O-Py* Py-O-Tu and Tu-O-Py Joy is mine, forever so Love is mine, forevermore Love is mine, forevermore Love is mine, forevermore Heavens high and seamless sky Heart like sun, forever shine Heart like sun, forever shine Home of mine, beyond the skies Blazing love and flaming light O my love, eternal life O my love, forever shine O my love, forever shine Mighty songs and thundering light Love of mine before ...
(Chinese) Highlights: Supreme Master Ching Hai tells a story named‘Love and Hatred’ about the past life of Shakyamuni Buddha. Why did King Chang-Shou, who governed the country with kindness, decided to give up the throne to the king of a nearby country in face of his war declaration? King Chang-Shou took Prince Chang-Sheng to retreat in a forest and concentrated on spiritual practice. But how did the cruel new king find King Chang-Shou and put him to death? What loving teaching did King Chang-Shou give to his ...
(Chinese) Highlights: The fourth Zen patriarch Upagupta was born in the sudras, the lowest social class among four classes in India’s caste system, but during his childhood, he was handsome, bright and strong and had a tender personality and high wisdom. Which method did the third Zen patriarch Sanakavasa teach Upagupta when he was 12 years old to get rid of all the distracting thoughts? How did he pass the third Zen patriarch’s test and become a resident when he was 17 years old? Upagupta took Bhikshu ...
(Chinese) Highlights: Since ancient times, spiritual masters have advised us to live a simple life whenever possible. Supreme Master Ching Hai reminds us that we should always remember the source when drinking water . Each grain is a result of karma, originating from life, labor, sweat, tears and blood. We owe sentient beings a lot of favours , so the more complicated food we eat, the more karma we’ll get. Therefore, the simpler our life is, the better. If we live a simple life, we don’t have to spend so much ...
(Chinese) The sixth Zen Patriarch Mikkaka was born in central India. He became a monk after following the fifth Zen Patriarch Dhrtaka and attained the Great Dharma of Eye Treasury Method from the fifth Zen Patriarch. He met his future successor in his seniority and went to Nirvana after his responsibility of teaching sentient beings was fulfilled. Please listen to Supreme Master Ching Hai tell the wonderful story about the spiritual practice of the sixth Zen Patriarch. Since there’s no difference before and ...
(Chinese) Do you want to know the whole story of the third Zen patriarch - Sanakavasa’s spiritual practice in the Himalayas? How did he, having attained magic powers through practicing heavenly Dharma, switch to practice the correct Dharma of Sakyamuni Buddha? And how did Ananda transmit the Tathagata's great Dharma of Eye Treasury to Sanakavasa? What did Buddha predict about Sanakavasa’s transmission of the Proper Dharma? Sanakavasa passed down the Great Dharma of Eye Treasury to Upagupta. When he had finished ...
(Chinese) We have both blessings and karma. How should we keep blessings and avoid karma? Supreme Master Ching Hai points out that if we are clever enough, we should seize the opportunity and make use of our blessings to the fullest extent, and gain more blessings at the same time, so that our blessings will never run out and our karma, if any, shall be left unused. For the same reason, we should not waste the opportunity of being a human; otherwise, when the karma comes, we shall be in hell for a long time and ...
(Chinese+English) Highlights In this DVD, Supreme Master Ching Hai told two Islamic stories. “The Gnat and the Elephant” is a simple, interesting, funny story with a profound spiritual theme. As explained by the Supreme Master, the ego makes us feel that we are so important and it makes noise for nothing. Therefore, we have to check our ego all the time and keep it under control. Another story tells how Khidr, the invisible ...
(English) Highlights At this special gathering with Association members, Supreme Master Ching Hai illustrates that if everyone chooses an organic vegan diet, it not only benefits everybody and uplifts the mind, but it is also an action of filial piety and patriotism. The Earth will become peaceful and abundant in merits. The Supreme Master also tells two stories, explaining the true meaning of freeing captured ...
(Chinese) Supreme Master Qing Hai tells a story in which a Number One Scholar voluntarily helped his desperate friend. Both of them were good friends and classmates; one got the highest score in the national exam by studying hard and received a high official rank; the other failed because of too much indulgence in food, drink and pleasures. What did the number one scholar sincerely give his friend for him to succeed in the next exam? Why did he purposefully appear nonchalant to his friend who came all the way to ...
(Chinese) Supreme Master Qing Hai takes the example of Olympic Games to tell us that spiritual practice is a competition counted by seconds, we should not be Mr. “Just so so”.. We should train ourselves to be humble and unattached. Don't keep struggling or arguing for anything, or compete with Master to see if she would scold me. There’s no such struggling language in Buddha’s realm. We cannot say, ‘I’m almost Buddha so please let me go up there!’ This sort of competitive atmosphere only exists in the ...
(Chinese) Those who are able to come to this seven-day retreat are very much blessed. Great improvement can be made in seven days if you are willing to receive Master's training. If not, even seven years would be in vain. Master says that we should train ourselves, by turning into an ordinary person, disregarding any responsibility for one week and relaxing a little bit. There is actually nothing in this world! Just let God take care of the whole universe. The universe will remain the same when we are gone. The ...
(Chinese) The twelfth patriarch Bodhisattva Asvaghosa was born at the end of the fifth century after Shakyamuni Buddha went into Nirvana. He had been a debater before becoming a monk. After getting initiated from the eleventh Patriarch, he was able to break all heretical ideas and conquer all heretics. The thirteenth patriarch Kapimala had followed heretic method initially and was particularly good at supernatural powers and mystic practices. He used to have three thousand disciples. He came to Bodhisattva Asvaghosa ...
(Chinese) Would you like to know how the fifteenth Patriarch Kanadaiba was tested by the fourteenth Patriarch Nagarjuna Bodhisattva? And how did the sixteenth Patriarch Rahulata receive initiation from the fifteenth Patriarch and follow him in spiritual practice？ Please listen to Master’s interesting story of the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Zen Patriarchs. Our greed, anger and ignorance hide inside us, so if we are not scolded by Master, or if we do not interact with our fellow initiates, we will not know we have ...
(Chinese) Highlights: The Eleventh Zen Patriarch Punyayasas was quiet in nature since he was a child and bore the manner of a great spiritual practitioner. How did he get the lineage from the Tenth Patriarch Parsvika? How did he win the respect of sentient beings and deliver tens of millions of them? Please listen to the interesting story of the Eleventh Zen Patriarch told by Supreme Master Ching Hai. It was still the Golden Age at that time and the Buddha was gone into Nirvana for just five hundred years, only ...
(Chinese+English) With sincere longing, Association members came from all around the world to share their love and gratitude with Supreme Master Ching Hai. On several occasions, they mentioned about Her timely support on their spiritual path before, during and after initiation. The Supreme Master’s boundless love and compassion not only touches Association members’ hearts, but are also their sources of strength and inspiration when ...
(Aulacese) Highlights Why would a man marry a toad? What is the significance of a romantic relationship between a man and the Ninth Fairy Princess? During international gatherings, Supreme Master Ching Hai shared two wonderful stories with Association members and provided insight to these questions. With each story comes with a discovery of wisdom that offers a new perspective on us and our relationships. Intertwined with ...
(Chinese) Meat, alcohol, cigarettes and drugs have caused many diseases and crimes, poisoned our health, mind and spirituality. The resulting karma has also led to various kinds of natural disasters. Most of the people do not know or understand the damaging effect and costly consequences of meat consumption, such as soil aridity, glacial melting and reduction in grain production, etc. Therefore, it is now critical to be vegan. Spiritually speaking, only when we tune our ...
(Chinese) Upon the eve of the Birthday of Sakyamuni Buddha , the Supreme Master Ching Hai told one story of Sakyamuni Buddha to encourage our determination to seek enlightenment. She pointed out that Sakyamuni Buddha was also an ordinary person, but why is he well-known throughout the ages? It is just because he could forsake everything. He renounced not only his family but also the whole kingdom. He is a very courageous man. The unusual bravery came from great wisdom. So , no matter what kind of person ...
(Chinese) Have you ever dreamed of living forever? Supreme Master Ching Hai tells us that originally, this human body was an extraordinary design which was well-equipped with everything, light, brightness, and love. It can rejuvenate itself and last for even 80,000 years! However, due to the pollutions of meat, tobacco, and alcohol, our lifespan has became so short. “Human’s inborn Nature is kindness.” The more brave we are, the more committed we are to the vegetarian lifestyle, the clearer we will ...
(English) In one gathering, Supreme Master Ching Hai mentioned that the human body is unimaginable - the best creation of all. She also said LOVE is the source of enlightenment. When we have love in our hearts, we’ll do everything selflessly and correctly, because when we are selfless, our ego is the least and God power can easily direct us to the right direction. The Supreme Master also emphasized that we should try our best to create Heaven on Earth. Even if we cannot change the whole world, at least we can ...
(Chinese) Highlights: Ego is a huge barrier for spiritual practice. How does Master fix our ego from both inside and outside? Supreme Master Qing Hai points out: when you follow the Master, you don’t have to believe anything about the Master ; just practice according to this method diligently and the outcome will surely be good. However, Master will not ignore your personalities. You should also adjust your bearings during the practice because it’s too slow to wait for the inner bearings to come out naturally. ...
(Chinese) Although we have worldly problems and troubles, we should not sacrifice our blessing for it, nor should we exchange our spiritual merits for comfortable life in the world, because spiritual merits are too precious. If we have difficulties or trouble in our spiritual practice, we should endure and treat them like tests to see how much faith and courage we have. We should not lose our sincerity because of minor disturbances nor should we sway, cry or complain. Otherwise, what kind of human are we? If we do ...
(Chinese) Highlights: Supreme Master Qing Hai who always loves kids meets with our little fellow initiates and tells them several interesting stories, such as the Little Japanese Monk and A Little Japanese Monk + A Trillionaire Digging Sweet Potatoes. She brings the little initiates into a hearty laughter with her usual humorous style while instilling new spiritual meaning into these stories. There was a smart little monk in Kyoto who was always capable of solving all kinds of problems with his extraordinary ...
(Chinese) Highlights: Supreme Master Qing Hai tells a Buddhist story about A Purely Tolerant Princess. What caused the Purely Tolerant Princess to be so utterly ugly? Why did the prince in the nearby country determinedly marry her while all the male descendants of the nobility in the country went abroad to avoid marrying her? When the prince finally couldn’t bear with her appearance and others’ mockery and decided to divorce her, how did Shakyamuni Buddha help the housebound princess and changed her ...
(Chinese) Retreat is a very important time for us to pacify and filter out the dirt from our mind. Sometimes we think that it’s enough to meditate alone at home everyday. But it's not, because we may neglect and become lazy. Moreover, if we are connected with non-spiritual practitioners everyday, our mood, memory and the depth of our meditation will inevitably be influenced by that coarse atmosphere around us. So, occasional retreat is very beneficial to us. It does not only develop our wisdom, but also uplifts ...
(Chinese) The Supreme Master Ching Hai personally rang the bell to start the Seven-Day Retreat and explained the sacred meaning of ringing the bell and the Seven-Day Retreat. Musical instruments such as gong and bell are invented by spiritual practitioners who have heard the inner sounds. They made these to remind people of the sounds within. Ringing the bell before the retreat is to wake us up to our duty in life, which is to practice and to contemplate inwardly upon our self-nature. We are busy everyday and have ...
(Chinese) We all think God is the most loving and very sweet and takes good care of us. This is true, but God has many facets. Of course when you reach the fourth or fifth level, you will always encounter the representative of the good God. He is also one part of God, just like us. We are also a part of God. We have all God qualities within us , but since we have our individual frames, we look like a part. It’s both correct to say that we are a part of the universe or we have the whole inside. Everyday ...
(Chinese) If you talk to others about your visions, you are under the control of Maya, the Maya of Arrogance and Illusion, no matter what high level you may have reached. I won’t allow you to do such nonsensical things under any circumstances. Doing such things boost your ego and devastate other people’s confidence. Even if other people’s visions aren’t as good as yours or their levels aren’t as high as yours, Inner Master willstill teach them in their dreams. It’s just that they forget after they ...
(Chinese) Everyone will go back home eventually, but if you don’t want to go home, I won’t force you. Those who truly want to will get home. Otherwise what would the enlightened Master do? If everyone behaves himself, then there’s no need for the Master. However, you should still do your best to fulfil your duties, so you can have a smoother life here and get a taste of Heaven here on Earth. Also, this way, when you leave this world, you’re at ease in body and mind, and then you’ll go to a higher Heaven ...
(Chinese) Highlights: When we make mistakes sometimes or are not in the mood of practice and want to give up; when we feel that spiritual practice is not interesting and depressed without knowing why; this is the time of "Spiritual Winter”. It's just like the time of winter when we are not practicing smoothly . When our spiritual winter comes, we easily get confused, recede in our sincerity or get cheated by others; we feel low , we see no progress in our practice and yet feel no drive for practice; or we ...
(Chinese) The Bible says by seeing the results, we will know the cause . Therefore, we know this method works when we practice well. Sometimes it is not just seeing the light (Guan Guang), but to see whether our heart is open or not, whether we feel secured and compassion and loving power, ; if yes, then we will know that our spiritual pracAtice is effective. If all we do every day is just seeing the light and hearing the sounds (Guan Guang and Guan Yin), yet our action, speech, and thoughts are not changed , what ...
(Chinese) Supreme Master tells a story about an enlightened master and his young disciple. The young monk came to a busy town for the first time in his life and saw a beautiful woman. He knew nothing about woman and wondered why master called her tiger. He then got the permission from master and came down the mountain, intending to put an end to his affinity with the mundane world. Later the master came to look for him several times and asked him to go back to the mountain to practice, but the disciple was deeply ...
(Chinese) Highlights: Supreme Master Ching Hai tells us aninteresting story about an adventure to Tibet made by Ms. Alexandra David-Neel, who is famous around the world as the first European woman ever stepping onto the land of Tibet. Supreme Master explains the difference between a ghost and a transformation body by comparing this lady’s experience of encountering with one of our initiates’experience of seeing Master's transformation body come to their rescue during a car accident. Ghosts with stronger ...
(Chinese) Master led the disciples in chanting the “Incense Praise” and “Offering Food to God,” and then she explained that the SadaBuddhawas the greatest of all Buddhas, and that praising Him is like chanting a mantra. However, people don’t understand this while they chant: “Why do I teach you to do this chanting? It’s because you are at different spiritual levels, and most still have the emotions of the Astral level, and through chanting, you can release some of the emotions. If you don’t let the ...
(Chinese) Highlights: For most people, dreams are very important. Are dreams controllable? How is dream related to spiritual practice? Supreme Master Qing Hai points out that most dreams are composed of the materials gathered when we are awake. Most interpretations of dreams are wrong because for most of the time, we are in another world when we are dreaming. Things taking place there are incomparable with what we have in this world, so it’s not easy to explain. We can solve our problems in life by means of our ...
(Chinese+English+Aulacese) In this mundane world, it’s often difficult to avoid the negative effect of our surroundings. How can we protect ourselves? Supreme Master Ching Hai said, “Just try to remember God all the time.” Even in unfavorable situations, we need to be patient, recite the Holy Names and maintain our meditation practice. Then things will get better. Fellow initiates also shared their remarkable experiences of emerging from negative atmospheres unharmed after reciting the Holy Names. ...
(Chinese) Highlights Supreme Master Ching Hai explains that a spiritual practitioner must first reopen the Divine within before they can really practice the Six Ways of Perfection. Once we have secured contact with this Power, we will naturally have wisdom, virtues, happiness, the Heavenly Kingdom and the Buddha’s Land. What is the Key to Heaven that Jesus Christ left with Saint Peter? How can we constantly follow the Buddhist doctrines? If the Buddha ...
(English) Highlights What does immortality mean? How did Taoist Master Zhang Daoling and the King of Huainan, Liu An, make an elixir and achieve immortality? How did Lao Tzu recover his youth? The Taoist legendary practices included rarely known meanings and secret mantras, which make spiritual practices look even more mystical. For centuries, compassionate masters have encouraged people to seek the holiness ...
(English) Highlights~ Excerpts from Supreme Master Ching Hai’s lecture The Original idea of monkhood is asceticism. You come because you love a Master, you follow a Master and you go through anything just to stay near. So, you eat whatever scraps leftover or whatever from the people outside, who brought in and ate and left it there; or you go begging for food, because you can't go to work. You understand this? But I don't think that spirit ...
(Chinese) In Surangama Sutra, Shakyamuni Buddha mentioned to Ananda 10 kinds of illusory obstacles created by phenomena during the process of spiritual practice. Do you know what the 10 kinds of illusory obstacles created by phenomena are? Buddha told Ananda: many people would think themselves as great saint when they attain one or two levels, or even acclaim they have become Buddha. Thus they are lying and would go to hell; therefore, we should be cautious. Buddha also told Ananda to promote the Dharma in the ...
(Chinese) Only enlightened Master can have tens of billions of transformed bodies. This “transformed body”, or Tathagata or the level of onmipresence is totally exceptional. He can be anywhere and appears in multiple places at the same time. Lots of people pray to him, and he has the ability to save those prayers in countless transformed bodies. That’s why we say Quan Yin Bodhisattva will appear in a thousand places where he is prayed to. That's the real level of Quan Yin, and the real level of Tathagata, ...
(Chinese) There are many Maya traps on the path of spiritual practice. Supreme Master Ching Hai reminds us that when we practice to a certain degree, we will feel the mind is like a mirror that can reflect anything. We feel we seem to have got something, but cannot make use of it. Sakyamuni Buddha said this is like a man having nightmares in sleeping. Even though he was aware that it was just a nightmare in which he got arrested, killed and beaten, but he could not control it or run away from it. This is the same as ...
(Chinese) Why do we want to become Buddha? It's not because we want to deliver sentient beings or escape from this world of sufferings, but because we should become Buddha. It would be a pity if we forget our status after being born into this mundane world. Spiritual practice does not require us to shave our head. We can keep our religious belief if we have any; and we don’t have to change our job. The most important thing for spiritual practice is to find our Buddha nature, our real Self or the original power. It ...
(Chinese) Where do the ten kinds of illusory demons mentioned in Surangama Sutra come from? Shakyamuni Buddha said that all illusory demons are created by our illusions; therefore, he reminded his disciples to be careful in their spiritual practice and to clear all dark spots in their mind, no matter how trivial it is, otherwise they will be possessed by a lot of demons. Supreme Master Ching Hai pointed out that Shakyamuni Buddha talked a lot about the obstacles during spiritual practice for the sake of those who ...
(Chinese) Why is the relationship between gender and sexuality the root cause of the birth-and-death cycle? Supreme Master Ching Hai explains that without the desire for sexual relations there would be no birth and death, and nothing would be created, which would not be to the demons’ liking. Among the demons, the Devaputramara, the subordinates of the Maya (Demon) kings of the Three Realms, hinder the spiritual liberation of souls to a level higher than their own. The desire for sexual relations is extremely ...
(English) During a video conference with Supreme Master Television staff, Supreme Master Ching Hai revealed the unknown mysteries of the historical remains left by ancient civilization and crop circles. Who built the pyramids, the prehistoric megalithic sites and the Immense Stone Walls all around the world? What were the purposes of doing so? Why does the cross-legged posture of meditation resemble the shape of pyramids? Supreme Master told us that the mysterious crop circles were made by aliens, what’s ...
(Chinese) Sanghānandi, the Seventeenth Zen Patriarch, was the prince of the Kingdom of Shravasti. He often talked about Buddha's teaching since he was a child. He already felt bored of this world when he was only 7 years old and asked permission from the king, his father, to leave home. After 10 years of practice, he met and received initiation from the Sixteenth Zen Patriarch Rāhulata. Later on, he traveled to many places with his disciples to bring the blessings to the world. Supreme Master told her ...
(Chinese) We recite Sutras in order to know Buddha’s scriptures and teachings. This is the right way of reciting. If we understand what is written in the scriptures, our morality will grow and we will wish to practice spiritually; thus we will get a little closer towards Buddha and our wisdom will become a little higher. However, if we eat too much meat, our karma will be too heavy, and it will be hard for our wisdom to develop. In order to develop our wisdom, we need to purify our body, speech and mind. ...
(German) We have the choice and the chance now to step into the glorious side of life, which we deserve, instead of staying in the shadow, lamenting about the hard fate of our life. We do not have to run away from life to find Heaven but we should bring Heaven into our life. This is the true purpose of "immediate enlightenment." This is the true liberation we can experience while still in this physical world. Once we earnestly practice the exercises taught during initiation, we attain a balance between Heaven and ...
(German) The Master is someone among us who, apart from being a normal human, has discovered the supreme power within Him or Herself, and who uses it to serve the world better, and to travel all the way to the Kingdom of God. Consequently, the Master can take anyone along who wishes to go in the same direction but who unfortunately has not found the way himself. This is done through cooperation of both sides, beginning with the so-called initiation and ending with mastership for the graduate. Everyone will ...
(English) This world has not become heaven because we have not used heavenly power within each of us. and we have not been so advanced like the life in heaven, it is our fault. Nevertheless we can go to heaven everyday and learn some wisdom. And be trained again in our ability to help this world. We are connected with the kingdom of God or the Buddha's land through our spirit. And if we keep this connection everyday, we will understand what great wisdom we possess. Then naturally every problem in this life ...
(English) In this question and answer session between Supreme Master Ching Hai and disciples, many practical truths about spiritual practice are revealed. Master encourages everyone to avoid the distractions of daily life and lead a more spiritual lifestyle. Ok, when you sit or you meditate, whenever you can concentrate you concentrate. If you cannot, then well, wait until you can, ok? Keep trying, trying just like when you practice riding the bicycle, ok? Nobody is ...
(English) In a cool Florida morning, Master met with disciples in a relaxed atmosphere and patiently answered all questions. When asked about God, Master said: “…, the light is the Master. The sound is the Master. The love you feel is the Master… Love is most important, the inside love. The love we feel every day from God, that's God, that's love, That's Master.” As to the vision of the Inner Master, Master said: “…As long as you progress, you feel love, and you have love, and you feel your life becomes ...
(English) Highlights ~ Pursuing spiritual practice under the guidance of a humorous Master of great enlightenment is the most precious experience of a lifetime. Supreme Master Ching Hai often entertains Her disciples with jokes and stories, immersing them in a relaxed and blissful atmosphere. She enjoys countless moments of spiritual ecstasy and joy with them. This CD also reveals how Supreme Master Ching Hai, while remaining anonymous, ...
(English) There is no difference between a sage and ourselves; only one hair apart, very thin. And when we traverse that, we are there in the circle of sainthood. And if we stay behind, just one hair apart, we are ignorant beings, bowing down to all pressures of the world, fearing all kind of things, and persons and beings, and knowing not what we are before and after our life. Even then, so we have eyes, but we are just like blind persons, we have ears but we just like being deaf. Because heavenly teachings we do ...
(English) Many people ask me about the magical power, because people are curious about things that they can't explain, and also about things that they scientifically think "it's impossible." So I told them that "Yes!" These things do exist. But nevertheless, it's not to be used at random, and also it's not to be done for show. Even Jesus, He possessed a lot of magical power, but He didn't always do it. He was very reluctant. Therefore, he rised only one dead person to life. He cured only two or three ...
(English) Highlights~ There are two levels in our existence. One is so-called ignorance; the other is enlightenment. And when we step through the border, we come into enlightenment. Enlightenment implies light. So when you sit in quietness through the help of an experienced teacher, you have light, you see light floating through you. Then you feel elevated, you feel changed. You enter into a different dimension. And once you enter there and are registered, you ...
(English) Excerpts from Supreme Master Ching Hai's Lecture: "Animals are the helpers, friends and protectors of humans. They come with gifts, unconditionally, and bring great benefit to humans, regardless of whether we feel thankful or even know about it... Animals are very pure and simple beings relying on the Divine, and they can see thousands of years into the past and future. They are willing to tell us many helpful things if we can hear them… Many animals came here from a high ...
(English) At the end of Golden Year 3(2006), initiates from all over the world gathered in Thailand to meet with our beloved Master and pray for global peace through meditation. In the past few years, the world has seen many positive changes and is now in its most peaceful state ever. Master urges initiates to keep diligent spiritual practice and positive thinking and says, “Peace will definitely come, and very soon!” Upon hearing Master’s inspiring words, every initiate felt greatly encouraged and thrilled. ...
(English) Laughter has many benefits. It helps not only mentally in elevating mood and reducing stress, but also physically in lowering blood pressure, preventing heart disease and boosting immune system. A hearty laugh is even equivalent to a small amount of exercise! Sharing humorous jokes can thus be a good way to bring a good laugh to others. In this discourse, Master lovingly tells us many jokes, bringing smiles and laughter to all. Faces shining with joy as waves of laughter ripple over the entire venue. Join ...
(English) During this gathering, Master reveals five leading countries with the highest Noble Quality (NQ), explaining that NQ is a kind of inherent, natural expression. People who are noble by nature have a firm belief in God, and they remind each other of Godliness. Master emphasizes that NQ can be cultivated, and practicing the Quan Yin Method is a sure way to succeed in that. If we want to help our countries, we should develop our own NQ first, and make it become our second nature. Only then shall we live ...
(English) Highlights Casual conversations revealed the bits and pieces of selflessness of Supreme Master. Her daily meals consist of brown rice, mung beans and sesame only, so She can dedicate all her time and energy for the well-being of sentient beings. Her life is the great example of a spiritual practitioner. Master also told disciples a story of a Sufi Master and his different types of disciples. Master pointed out that apart from the friendship or parental love we look for in a master, we should also ...
(English) Experience this wonderful time of learning and laughter with Supreme Master Ching Hai in this entitled," God's Will is Done Through the Master." Once again, Her loving and wise voice fills our ears with Heavenly teachings while at the same time satisfying our minds with some humorous jokes to create a perfect atmosphere. Master’s ability to teach the Truth through this subtle method proves that moderation is the best lifestyle. She also explains how humans over the ages ...
(Chinese) Fellow initiates raise many questions about spiritual practice and daily life. For example: Should we strictly adhere to the correct proportion of the sound and light meditation? Is it better to keep the same posture throughout meditation? How do we choose between doing a worldly job and “putting down everything” to help share Master’s teachings? Master reminds us: “It is our goal to progress in spiritual practice, feel happy and at ease, and help others to enjoy the same blissful state.” She ...
(English) Jesus' death on the cross has many wonderful meanings andlessons for us. If we think about it, we could probably come to more conclusions and have more ideas.Jesus was young, very young. He could have had a beautiful lover. He could have enjoyed the world, at least after He became famous. So many people loved him, but when He had to go He just went. He was attached neither to fame nor to the love of the people of the world. So why should we be, when we don't have that much, when we’re older than He, not ...
(English) Highlights~ The law of God is "As you think, so shall you become." Keep thinking, keep thinking, until your thinking power becomes very strong, and then you are that...The power of creation is inside you, in your head, in your brain, in your mind. Because you are God, you have this creative power. So, you make yourself what you are. Create yourself with dignity, create yourself as a saint and create yourself as a Buddha. Keep creating until it ...
(Chinese, English) Excerpts from Supreme Master Ching Hai’s lecture: “When time is up, we can change everything. No matter which country it is, if today is good, tomorrow will be better. So just wait and see. We practice quietly and then we’ll purify the atmosphere around us.” “Everyone is a living Buddha. It’s just that we do not have the confidence and not yet put it into action. Understand? The more we help the others, the more enlightened we are and the more we remember our true self. This ...
(Chinese) Highlights~ Excerpts from Supreme Master Ching Hai’s Lecture: The most important thing after we die is not burying, or anything about the immobile body, but where our souls go. If we have not done anything good while alive, no matter how much paper money is burned, it won’t help. This is not something you can buy or exchange with social position. So, we should make more merit and help those in need; harm the animals less, the less ...
(Chinese) The Tower of Babel~ There’s a moral to the story and we can learn from it. What is it? The more comfortable human beings become, the less they think of God. Back when their parents were still alive, everything was very simple. Everyone lived in the ark and remembered God all the time. Not too long afterwards, God gave them comfortable lives. There were no floods, no punishments and no reminders so they began to feel they were great. The Angels Rescue Lot ~ Just like in the story -- Lot’s ...
(Chinese) The Exodus~ Although there were so many Israelites, God took care of the whole country for forty years. They were even in the desert, and yet Hes bestowed everything on them, not to mention living in a city. Why won’t Hes take care of us? It’s just that our situation isn’t urgent and we can take care of ourselves. So God doesn’t have a hand in it. But Hes has been silently taking care of us.
(Chinese) The Boy Jesus in the Temple~ He had this realization when He was only twelve. He knew who He was. He knew the power of the Creator, but He didn’t understand ephemeral human relations and emotions. He didn’t recognize ephemeral human feelings. Well! Jesus Christ realized this when He was twelve, and He admitted that His true relationship is with God. However, He was still filial to His parents and continued to be an obedient child.
(English) The Supreme Master told a story of Master Rumi and explained why the real Masters always hide themselves and even act in a manner which society disapproves. As the prophet said, “God has hidden the man of greatest knowledge.” These enlightened people are known by none.
(Chinese) Contents~ Most people don’t realize that doing things they like or doing things their Master commands will have different benefit. That’s why even though it’s very difficult to find a Master, staying with an enlightened Master after you find Him is even more difficult. Therefore, many people practice spiritually and only attain the level of an Arhat or the level of a Bodhisattva. To attain Buddhahood is more difficult because they can’t get rid of their egos. The “ego” is the preconceived ...
(Chinese) Have you ever thought about the impact of the thoughts emitted from our brain every day? The words from ordinary people also have power. That’s why some people can successfully curse others. Or, when someone blesses you sincerely, even though that person is just an ordinary person, not a spiritual practitioner, you will receive benefit. It’s because of his sincerity. Everything is created by the mind! When he is sincere, he is very pure. Even though he can’t do things well normally, when he is ...
(Chinese) Highlights Are the unusual changes now occurring in the earth's climate related to karma? How should we respond to a drought? Master teaches us a secret way to survive a drought by saving up water. Have you heard Master tell stories about the rise and fall of various planets in the universe? Can the wearing of beautiful clothes affect our mood? What is the secret to rapid progress in meditation? Why is it that some people fail to enter samadhi as easily as before even ...
(Chinese) As the Buddhist doctrines say, "Put down the butcher's knife, and become a Buddha immediately." This does not mean that we have to wait until we put down the butcher's knife to become a Buddha. No! We only need to turn within and "listen inwardly to our self-nature", then we will immediately behold our Buddha Nature. We have read many scriptures and heard about "listening inwardly to our self-nature", but we do not know how and why. Why don't we say "look ...
(Chinese) I think if there were no relationship and love in this world, maybe it would have been worse. But sometimes we don’t know how to handle the energy of relationship and love, we lose ourselves, and do all kinds of bad things. That is not right. Like the example of Emperor Zhou and Daji. That’s not good. He was too attached to this woman and then lost his country. That is not right. If we use the energy of love and relationship in the right place, we can accomplish many incredible things. We can work all ...
(Chinese) Due to God’s grace and the highly developed modern technology, fellow initiates from all corners of the world have the good fortune to chat with Master face to face through the internet, discussing varies topics related to spiritual practice. We should be modern renunciates, the ones that wear ordinary clothes. It’s because we are happy and carefree in the heart. No matter what people say about us, we know ourselves, we know who we are, and this is the most important. We are the most blessed. It ...
(Chinese) Highlights In this dynamic Q&A session, Supreme Master Ching Hai emphasizes that it’s our honor to be able to help others. We shall enjoy its happiness and we won’t feel like an obligation. When we help others, we are actually helping ourselves to earn the true happiness. Master also explains how the sufferings of the world motivate us to be more diligent, and the more we practice, the more we are blessed, swiftly our life changes ...
(Chinese) Master delivered this lecture in Hong Kong in a straightforward and vibrant manner, which was very concise yet profound in meaning. Citing the examples of ancient sages and familiar phenomena from daily life, Master enlightens the audience about how to find true happiness and the great Wisdom within.
(English) Highlights~ True longevity does not mean everlasting state of the physical body. It means to overcome the law of physics in this world and transcend material things, overcome the ego, free one’s self nature and elevate spirituality to enter “eternal life.” At any era, practice is necessary in order to understand any Master’s teachings. Supreme Master Ching Hai used the story of showing magic power ...
(Chinese) Fellow initiates shared their experiences in running Loving Hut restaurants. They also try their best to build websites, sell vegan buns, vegan lunch boxes and open vegan restaurants, etc. Master encourages everyone to contribute to help others. We should do whatever we can. Everyone has the ability. We can do whatever is helpful to the world according to our situation. As long as we are sincere and have the desire to save others, it will work. We should work selflessly. It doesn’t matter what we do. We ...
(Chinese) Master praises elderly people for their greater beauty as they possess boundless love and wisdom. Therefore, it is better for grandparents, rather than young parents, to raise the children. Master also patiently answers spiritual questions from fellow initiates, such as: How can we concentrate better in our spiritual practice and develop our love and wisdom? How can we progress if we have few experiences of inner Light and Sound? Will it affect our spiritual practice if our job involves checking fengshui ...
(Chinese) Highlights Supreme Master Ching Hai patiently answers all kinds of questions from the disciples’ hearts. Some disciples can’t stop feeling upset because their family is strongly against their spiritual practice. Master says: we spiritual practitioners should be brave! We can’t force others to stop obstructing us, or to have the same ideal as we do. We should understand them, explain to them with more love and patience, and deal with the matter slowly. We shouldn't use force, be mad or argue too ...
(Chinese) Some fellow initiates see Master’s transcendental body when they meditate at home. Sometimes the transcendental body would talk to them. They don’t just see the transcendental body in their visions, they can also see Her when they open their eyes, like I am seeing you now. They can also shake hands with Master’s transcendental body. The transcendental body we are talking about now is the “outside” body, who can talk to you. It’s a very special case. What you see in meditation belongs to the ...
(English) Q: If a person is devoted to the their religion, say Christianity or Buddhism, would it be necessary to receive initiation and practice the Quan Yin method? Can he find the hidden true self through their own religions? M: Oh, if you can, then you don't need. But you haven't, then you do, doesn't matter you Buddhist or Christian or what. And finding the true self will make you become a better Christian or better Buddhist. That is all. Because you know the true Buddha nature and you know the true ...
(English) Excerpts from Supreme Master Ching Hai’s Lecture: Q: Please let me know, what is the end of meditation practice? M: What do you think? Enlightenment. Hah! Hah! The end of it is the outcome, is peace, tranquility, loving, having no desire. Even though we still work in the world, we still possess things, but we do not have desire. We do not have the torment of wanting many things and never have enough. That's the outcome. How long must one meditate to reach enlightenment? ...
(French) Humain being has two sides. If we only take care of the physical aspect, it isn't enough. That is why we always feel that something is missing in our life, even if we do not know what it is. The physical side, food, material comfort, protection... allow the body to function in its physical and mental dimension. But the spiritual side of our being doesn't need anything. But even with all the care that we give it, our body doesn't last because it is made of temporary materials and sometimes even breaks down, ...
(English) The way of the world is to be done through different languages, and relying on many different technical equipment. Still sometimes we have difficulty to understand each other. Therefore we have war, we have conflicts, we have a lot of unsolved problems in this world. The only way to turn this world into heaven is to do it the heavenly way. That is to keep the heavenly way of life, the moral standard When in the old times, with all the wise kings and all the wise citizens and to learn the teaching ...
(English) "When we want to find happiness in our life, we should live a balanced life. Many of us live a life of too much materialistic and we have forgotten the real spirit, the real self inside us. That's why we have tried very hard and our world has not been very progressed. Maybe we have progressed in some aspect and then we regressed in some aspect. That is because we have forgotten the more important part in our life, that is our spirit, our wisdom. In the whole universe,everything must be in balanced if it is ...
(English) In the old time we can communicate with heavens easily. And we see all kind of golry or the heavenly beings of Buddha land's people. And we can hear the teaching of heaven in the form of ... speechless communication. And this kind of speechless communication are very much resemble today our classical music. Except that when we can hear this musical melodious teaching, we will soar into heaven. Then our treasure of hidden wisdom and creative power will open. Much more better than the ...
(English) If we had some portion of the enlightened experiences, but we do not know how to go further with it, or how to nourish it, or how to live with it, or to integrate these enlightened wisdom into our daily productivity in order to serve the world. We must make our world into heaven, not to run to heaven because everywhere is heaven. God created only heaven. Until we mess about with our computer brain, kaput one, I mean the damaged, or not very in order. Enlightenment is the way to put ourselves in ...
(English) We have been always enlightened, we are always enlightened. Just a little bit obscurity, and that is what it is. It is not easy to bring home this abstract ideas with simple and ordinary words .But when we understood that, it is deep inside us and it become part of ourselves and then we feel very easy and elated. But that is one of the intellectual enlightenment only. In the Zen meditation sometimes they call that sudden enlightenment or immediate enlightenment, because one word of the teacher ...
(English) The disciples should know, Milarepa, no? I told many stories. Okay, now. Even that great yogi of Tibet, his possession consisted of maybe a pot and the Bhagavad Gita .Now, in that book it is mentioned, not only the food that we should first prepare it in the spirit of offering to God before we take it, but everything else we do in life must be an offering, must be a sacrifice to the Supreme Spirit. In that case we will never reap any bad or any good result out of that, Because bad result or good result ...
(English) Highlights~ Many times we put things off until tomorrow, all the while knowing that this world is just a transient hotel, is even worse than the hotel where I stay. In the hotel where I stay, I pay some money and they leave me in peace. They even clean my room, change my towels, and give me soap and everything I need. But in this hotel that we call "life" we have to work and pay every day, and even if we pay we still have to suffer. We pay every ...
(English) Highlights Did you know that Supreme Master Ching Hai wrote Her First poem when She was only 7 years old? Would you like to hear about Master’s first love?Master gives us an interesting account of Her early years as a young student, and of her feelings as a youth. At the age of fifteen, Master lovingly gave intensive care to Her ailing father for one month. Yet, despite all Her efforts and longing, circumstances prevented Her from ...
(English) When we attend a retreat we should leave our daily mundane problems at home. Retreat is our precious time for communion with God in order to reach a higher level. It’s our sacred time, our rare chance to progress quickly in the presence of Master and many practitioners. If we come for worldly or emotional concerns, that’s all we get. At the time of retreat we should put everything down as if we will die tomorrow, then God can lift us up and bath us in ...
(English) 1. Love thy neighbor – this is an age old adage from which society has become estranged. Today, people focus on material gains and profits while forgetting to live as loving human beings who are part of a larger global family. 2. Supreme Master Ching Hai points out that, in contrast, even Her birds and dogs learn to share once they overcome their initial unfamiliarity with each other and their grumbling gives way to generous sharing. Her ...
(English) Highlights Did you know that within the universe there are innumerable undeveloped souls waiting to be incarnated as humans? Yet, in recent times people have resorted to using contraceptive measures, thus obstructing these souls from coming to clear their karma, and subsequently elevating to a higher level. Therefore, when we have the precious chance to be born as humans, we must do our best to clear our karma, so as to elevate ourselves quickly ...
(English) Highlights In the past many Great Masters have written poetry to share their experiences with the Divine so as to awaken and inspire readers to seek for their own inner wisdom. One of these Masters was Rumi, a great mystic of Islam, once on earth about 1700 years ago. Like the favorite many Masters have, he also uses poetry to enlighten people, for it appeals to our intellect, heart and emotion, thus it touches us ...
(English) Christmas was approaching and people were preparing to celebrate the birth of most compassionate one, Jesus Christ. By chance a beautiful wooly sheep, a buffalo, a goose, a loving pig, a chicken and a dog happened to overhear their so called caretakers, talking about killing them to eat on Christmas Eve. Can you imagine how they felt? These animals, heartbroken and scared, run away to save their lives. Along the way they bumped into each other and shared their sad ...
(English) If you want to buy a pet, if you want to rescue one, or if someone gives one to you, you have to know in advance whether you can commit to keeping it. It's a living creature, a being, exactly like us, but just a little more gifted with intuition and sharper faculties. So it's like a human being. Sometimes, when you look into their eyes, my God, you feel the message coming--they are equal... They are all beings. Just different, understand? Just like we're Chinese and you're American; he's a parrot and we're ...
(English) Dogs are God's creation as well, perhaps souls with a higher understanding than that of what we can imagine. We should realize that having a pet is a privilege and they should not to be unappreciated. They offer to us humans more than what often some people can offer to each other. These wonderful beings are willing to give us unconditional love at all times. They teach us not only how to treat all animals, but also how we as humans should treat one ...
(English) Highlights In this loving lecture given on Ching Hai’s Day, the Supreme Master Ching Hai expounded the benefits of meditation in daily life. Meditation not only helps you, but also everyone around you – in your area, village, town, city, and much farther! Meditation generates positive energy that transforms people to be more constructive, loving, and Buddha-like. Through funny stories and living examples, Master shared her own experiences with ...
(English) In order to teach humankind a nobler way of life, a Great Master's life sometimes mirrors worldly living. However, appearing like the ordinary and living alongside the people have a different purpose: To teach the masses through a shining example. Master humbly wears earthly garments and joins us in our physical lives to teach us the knowledge of heaven, which is imparted through many methods that enlighten our minds and touch our hearts. Ironically, what we are ...
(English) Supreme Master Ching Hai shared Her joke collection with initiates, and interestingly compared the similarities and differences between the position of “President” and “Supreme Master.” Master cleverly played with words and Her witty humor made the initiates who were present applaud with joyous laughter Being able to put down Her supreme status and joke about Herself to create a wonderful time together for Her disciples, The Supreme Master demonstrated the ease of ...
(English) Master lovingly narrated some stories from the Far East, illustrating that the true renunciation is within the heart. In one of the stories, Sukhdev was born as a sage and practiced asceticism, yet he still had to request initiation from a worldly person, King Janak. It explains that even though an enlightened soul may have different identities, such as a king like Janak, a carpenter like Kabir, or a monk like Shakyamuni Buddha, his outer appearance wouldn’t affect his inner realization at all. If ...
(English) The past and the present are more closely related than most people realize. Supreme Master Ching Hai, in this loving exchange with disciples, explains the many similarities between the Essenes – the ancient White Brotherhood community which is also known to have initiated Jesus Christ into its order – and the Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association. Master’s exploration into the discourses of the Essene Brotherhood, although more strict in its practice than the Association, reminds us of ...
(English) As the begins, our happy Santa Supreme Master Ching Hai is singing songs and handing out presents to Her hard working elves! Initiates from all over the world then sing festive songs to celebrate the birth of Jesus, who Master said, “symbolizes all the Masters” whose birthdays we don’t officially celebrate. Later, Master discloses where “heavenly wine” comes from and then proceeds to cut the big vegan cake! A touching moment concludes the party when Master sings a meaningful Christmas song in ...
(English) Excerpts from Supreme Master Ching Hai’s Lecture: The Light inside, the Light of the extreme intelligence, is without shadow and substance; that's why we can hardly see it with our eyes. Even if sometimes we see it with the Wisdom, which doesn't need eyes, we still feel like it hurts our eyes even, our physical eyes. But then afterwards we will be used to it, and then it feels like when we look into a very ordinary daylight time and it doesn't hurt anymore. Some of the people asked me ...
(French) Everything that enlightened people do will reflect inner Truth, Virtue and Beauty, because these qualities are in abundance and are the essence of our being. Therefore, if we look for Truth, Beauty and Virtue in the physical world, it will never be enough and we will never be satisfied with our life on earth. There is nothing wrong with our material life, but if we only cling to the material side of our life, we end up by running after the shadow and end up by forgetting the reality. Similarly, if you ...
(German) Many people repeatedly ask me what "initiation" means. What initiation is good for. And why one needs a master. Well then, initiation is the opening of the gates of heaven. The re-establishment of the contact with the paradise of our true Self. In order to reach this, we must be carried by true intentions. We must feel a real longing to get to know the best part of our self. We must truly understand that our physical abilities are not the only reality. Because in the depths of our consciousness, greater ...
(English) The Supreme Master Ching Hai meets with a group of disciples in a warm and relaxed atmosphere in Paris center, light heartedly and humorously sharing conversation and life experiences. Master speaks of many things including global warming issues and world peace, noting that we can only ensure lasting peace and prosperity on Earth if the world’s inhabitants adopt a vegetarian or vegan diet. Responding to one of many interesting questions, Master mentions that the power of the Quan-Yin Method is ...
(English) Many centuries ago, a great and saintly Quan Yin practitioner from Persia known as Rumi helped to enlighten people throughout the ages with his devotional poetry. He speaks of a love beyond this physical existence; it awaits us, whenever we reflect inwardly in meditation. He mentions the dangers of this physical world to our soul and reminds us that our true life and treasure are not material, and that the best time to meditate is all through the night..."darkness and the living waters are lovers"... ...
(English) Highlights~ Supreme Master Ching Hai delicately chooses many jokes as gifts of joy for this mundane world. For example, a lion asks every animal he meets, “who is the strongest in the woods?” and gets a surprising answer from an elephant. One group of bats sees that one of their fellows seems to have had a wonderful meal. When they all rush out looking for food they find out an unexpected truth. In this DVD ...
(English) Highlights~ In this loving gathering, Supreme Master Ching Hai read a poem written by Saint Kabir. Master encouraged us that everyone can be a Saint. She said, "There's no mystical thing about being a saint. Nothing at all! Just truly your desire for God, that’s it. That's the only ingredient, only requirement that you really want to be with God. You really want to go Home. That's all... You know that is your life and from now on you're ...
(English) Highlights Supreme Master Ching Hai walks us through the understanding of the deep poetic truths that are locked in the scriptures of the ancient gurus – in this case the Indian poet Kabir. It is within these teachings that we can begin to comprehend the infinite value of the living Master who awakens our wisdom so that we may begin to live in line with the true meanings behind the esoteric teaching. We grow in spirit not only through ...
(English) Highlights~ Supreme Master Ching Hai talks about a variety of topics with much humor and laughter. For example, on the theme of gender, She jokes, “In the world, 1/4 of the population look like women but they are not women and 1/5 look like men but they are not men and another 1/5 both men and women … so if you have a real woman for a wife or a real man for a husband, be happy …” And on ...
(Chinese) The king assailed himself. Someone like him has a heart as big as the ocean, as vast as space. He can break the ignorant preconceptions of people. “Now the sentient beings are rolling in the mud and struggling. How can you have the heart to leave them?” He kept on talking. He must have a good memory, so he would not get old. They are all like that. They would sacrifice their own life to seek Tao. But listening to this one sentence won’t make him fully enlightened, right? The Brahma will not teach him ...
(Chinese) The noble qualities such as compassion, benevolence and obedience are just a part of the world. For example, there are troubles, scary things, and scary feelings in this world. There are also other qualities that belong to this world. He said that the noble qualities are a part of the world. No matter how noble they are, they are just a part of the world. So if we don’t completely avoid the illusion, the appearance and the impression of the world, how can we quiet the argument in our mind? To quiet the ...
(Chinese) Highlights You should meditate more! Without meditation, you not only cannot perform your tasks well, but also feel uncomfortable inside. When you meditate more, you can see through everything and have a light spirit. You will be like a kid, talking and working in a simply way, without putting any pressure onto others. Our Buddha nature is very great and limitless. We should develop and know him every day. We shouldn't be content with just a small degree of enlightenment. That is definitely not enough! ...
(Chinese) Master says that magical powers cannot liberate us from transmigration, citing the stories of the Eight Immortals, Pinocchio, and Aladdin and the Magic Lamp to emphasize Her point. What should practitioners do if they cannot completely control their actions, speech and thoughts? Master provides excellent solutions to this situation. She also discusses the true causes of fading love and shaky marriages, and the way to rediscover the everlasting energy of bliss that maintains the balance between yin and ...
(Chinese) This story tells us to be one-pointed towards God and Buddha, don’t be swayed by the world, or tempted by anything to stray from our goal. This way, we will receive God’s grace. If we only have God in our mind, then there is only God residing in us, right? At that time we are one with Hirm and we don’t need to ask, pray or beg anything from God.
(Chinese) If we want to be wealthy, then we should try to do more charity. Whatever we sow, so shall we reap. If we want to open the door of wisdom, we should register for initiation, keep the precepts and a vegan diet, and meditate daily to search inward for self nature and wisdom. There was a king who was troubled by three questions: When is the best time? Who is the most important person? What is the most important thing? The king believed that if he knew the right answers, he would never make any mistakes. So he ...
(Chinese) I wished I could set the horse free. However, once I did it, other people would catch him and do more terrible thing to him, or even eat him. Then how can I set free all the horses in the world? What about dogs, birds, turtles, donkeys, etc. There is nothing in the world that the humans don’t catch and play with. Playing with them is probably fine, but sometimes the humans treat them very cruelly. This is human. God made them for us to enjoy, to look at, to keep us company, but we catch them, abuse them ...
(Chinese) Shakyamuni Buddha asked, “If you bring a gift to someone, but that person refuses to accept it, then what happens?” The one criticizing the Buddha said, “I will take the gift back!” Shakyamuni Buddha said, “Likewise, I don’t accept the gift you have brought to me from morning to now. Please take it back!” So we Chinese understand it very well. We are not weak, or don’t know how to fight. If we are cornered, we will fight. But normally, we just mind our own business, our own affair, and our ...
(English) Highlights The ancient order of the Essenes originating around 300 B.C. was a sacred brotherhood which practiced the Quan Yin Method for enlightenment. The remarkable similarities between the Essenes and the modern-day Quan Yin family are fascinating. The lineage of light and sound meditation took root before Jesus Christ. Supreme Master Ching Hai, in Her efforts of helping others understand the religions of our world, explains the many ...
(English) Highlights In this joyful meeting, Supreme Master Ching Hai greets disciples with spiritual wisdom and practical guidance just like a big sister with her close friends. She talks about the tricks and persuasions of the mind, the privilege and choices of humans as well as giving advice on to how to enhance a romantic relationship to create a sweeter family life. Concerning the issue of our animal friends, Master ...
(Chinese+English) Highlights~ At this critical moment of our planet Earth, fellow initiates shared with Supreme Master Ching Hai all kinds of activities and services carried out by our centers around the world. Through God’s blessings and efforts of fellow initiates, many positive changes are now taking place. Master reminded us that we still have to try our best to benefit the world. Promoting the vegetarian diet is not for health only. The main purpose is ...
(English) Highlights~ Supreme Master Ching Hai delights us once again with an abundance of hilarious jokes. Jokes serve the purpose of bringing us happiness and laughter, and at the same time reveal to us the common difficulties in our daily life and how these difficulties could be overcome by finding the good and funny side of it, as the characters of Her stories do. Supreme Master Ching Hai teaches ...
(Chinese) Originally, any charity and good deed or action will bring you incredible merit and result, which is unlimited. So we should not ask for anything and the result will come naturally. If you put the unlimited merit into a frame of certain perception or demand, then it’s limited in the frame or we will only get a corner of it. Normally, if we don’t ask for anything, we will have everything including that corner. Understand? But because we are too narrow, we put all our attention to that corner, and ignore ...
(Chinese) The Supreme Master Ching Hai revealed the laboriousness of training disciples. She said emotionally: "Sometimes I really feel as if only one person is kept busy in the whole world." Master's work needs help from others, but sometimes when there is someone to help, it makes Her busier instead. Most people always do things slowly, and do not know why it must be quick when doing things here, so they cannot involve themselves so quickly. Sometimes they help just a little, but damage greatly. Although they ...
(Chinese) If we are sick, apart from meditating diligently and praying, we should take medicine if it’s available. If there is no medicine, we have to rely completely on praying. Then we should let God make the arrangement. If God arranges a doctor to visit your home, but you reject him, how do you know if he is sent by God? Didn’t you say that God arranges everything? If the doctor is here, it means that it’s God’s arrangement. Why do you make trouble, reject him and act so stubbornly? Similarly, there are ...
(Chinese) It's difficult to communicate in this world even when we speak the same language. But in the Pureland or heavenly kingdom, we can understand each other even without speaking ; Supreme Master Ching Hai reveals that in the higher world, communication is just through radio waves. There's no need to distinguish between languages. It seems there's only one type of language in the whole world. So how should we communicate with the whole universe? Why do the scriptures say "Buddha speaks one single language ...
(Chinese) Most people don’t reject spiritual practice, but they are just rather weak-hearted and easy to be influenced. They dare not make their own decisions because they are used to others' influences since childhood. They seldom have their own opinions or they follow the Sutra blindly without understanding at all. That’s why they come back life after life and endure many sufferings. Supreme Master Qing Hai points out that the scriptures are spiritual teachings while meditation is real practice. They both are ...
(Chinese) Many planets and worlds are mentioned in the Buddhist Sutra, and the media have also reported about UFO and extraterrestrial beings. How could we become a part of the inter-planetary alliance? Supreme Master Ching Hai points out that the extraterrestrial beings dare not yet interact with us openly because humans are not open-minded enough. That’s why we need to practice spiritually. After practicing Quan Yin Method, our spirit will change and we will become more broad-minded, and then we can accept ...
(Chinese) At one time, there were some vampires and Yaksha ghosts who often caught people to suck their blood to sustain themselves. They didn’t eat the five grains. In that country, the people were forced to keep the ten precepts, ten benevolent precepts, and keep their body, speech and mind pure, so the evil spirits dared not to get close to them and suck their blood. So these spirits were very hungry and famished. They became so skinny and boney that they were about to die. At that time, five spirits went to ...
(Chinese) Samuel~ Do you know what the most touching part of this story is? It’s the part about the woman who was yearning very much for a child. Because of having no children she felt very lonely and sorrowful and was teased by others. Then she ran to God and cried. Even after having longed so much, she offered her little child to God after his birth!
(English) Highlights~ At a gathering between Supreme Master Ching Hail and Association members in France 2008, Master told stories of the Wise Mullah Nasrudin and profound stories from the poems of Rumi. Why did Mullah Nasrudin choose money instead of wisdom in the face of the king? Why did such a great master have to endure his wife’s sarcastic criticism? The Supreme Master also explained ...
(Chinese) Should spiritual practitioners approve of euthanasia? What is Master's view on this issue? Do you know that too much talking can disrupt one's logical understanding of events? Do you know that Master has an admirable inborn photographic memory? How does such memory differ from speed reading? Master offers free lessons in building a photographic memory. Why shouldn't one use destiny as an excuse for an act of killing? ...
(Chinese) Sometimes, because we can’t feel the ephemeral nature of the world, God sends us some disasters, and the so called surprise therapy to shock us, or stun us, so that we can have a deep feeling that this world is really not eternal. Sometimes the good thing comes with the bad thing, sometimes there is war, disaster or a sad situation, which are like the bitter medicine and help us know what our purpose is for coming here. If you want to know, then it will happen quickly. Otherwise, after a while, there ...
(Chinese) Highlights~ During the six-day Millennium retreat in Thailand, Master met with the working staff from Formosa and said that when we do a lot of spiritual work, our mind will not be complicated. When we are not working, it goes back to being complex. Working diligently with a devotional spirit is thus the best way to practice spiritually besides meditation, because while working we are focused, so it is a kind of spiritual practice. Master especially ...
(Chinese) Supreme Master Ching Hai talks about the circumstances during wars in her childhood, and the story of tens of thousands of African orphans struggling to survive by themselves. Anything in the world is because of karma and is illusion. But since we live in this world, we still get moved, feel sad and could not bear it. If there are not many peoplepracticing spiritually in this world, slowly it will become hell. Fortunately, we know a little about spiritual practice, sothere is some light in the world. ...
(Chinese) The book The Birds in My Life is as beautiful as poetries and paintings that are intoxicating. The stories of the birds have been deep rooted in everyone’s mind, stirred their souls and softened their heart. Master shared the fun incidents of Her birds, which made all the guests laugh, She further told us, “All lives are precious. God has given all the sentient beings the same and equal souls. All beings have feelings and souls. As long as we open our heart, use our inner wisdom, we will be able to ...
(Chinese) It’s better to be a horse in the western country, as the horse has horse rights. In some areas, humans don’t have human rights, but the horses have horse rights and dogs have dog rights. The westerners have more respect for animal rights. The western dogs sometimes live better lives than the humans. The dogs have passports and visas in case they need these things when they go abroad. They also have golden chains around their necks, with tags showing their photos, addresses, and names. So it’s not bad ...
(Chinese) By contacting the kind, pure and good people, even the ferocious people will be softened and touched by them. Instead of harming the kind people, the ferocious one will follow them and study with them. That’s why I said that we should practice spiritually and set a good example in society. We should not blame society for being so chaotic, or blame others for being so bad, we should blame ourselves for not setting a good example, right? So we should do good deeds first, and other people will follow. ...
(English+Japanese) Highlights The “SOS Stop Global Warming Seminar” hosted in Japan in the summer of 2008 was an international gathering of concerned dignitaries from different fields. Supreme Master Ching Hai graciously attended through video conference and shared Her insight of the great environmental change caused by global warming. She addressed the audience and emphasized again that we should spread the news of ...
(Chinese) The Ten Commandments~ The Lord explained to Moses how to apply these commandments in various worldly situations and wanted Moses to explain them to the people. When the situation was different, the commandments were to be applied accordingly. The commandments were meant to protect people, not the other way around.
(Chinese) Highlights During the Chinese New Year, the Supreme Master Ching Hai told a Chinese folklore: A magnanimous poor scholar with a kind heart, who desired for nothing, yet at last he gained everything; on the contrary, a man practiced magical power wanting everything lost everything in the end. This folklore tells the importance of a simple mind and reminds us of the carefree manner we derive from spiritual practice will naturally bring us everything ...
(Chinese) Master and disciples reunited after a long separation told each other deep longings and well-wishing thoughts.Master gave a discourse on the topic of “the magic of visualization,” “the karma of blocking Master’s work,” and “understanding the merit of sharing,” etc. When Master heard that many Formosan disciples took more than 20 hours bus ride to get to the ashram, She was deeply moved. Therefore, She also changed Her own itinerary and stayed for a few more days after the retreat ...
(Chinese+English) Highlights~ In "The Noble Wilds", international best-selling author, Supreme Master Ching Hai offers us the rare privilege to visit the realm of a special consort of noble wild animals. From the beautiful quietude and love that encompasses the Amoura village, to the untainted fauna and flora that abounds in the jadeite lake, this new book will leave you entranced with nature's grace. As a feathered friend suddenly appears on a perch who is a ...
(English) Highlights~ Supreme Master Ching Hai tells a story about a wealthy prince who renounced the world and explains that attaining enlightenment is not determined by one’s wealth, position or background. Whoever sincerely seeks the Truth will likely develop oneself highly in the spiritual realm. In this modern era, we can make use of our wealth to spread God’s Message in a much quicker way. Take the Supreme Master Television for example, it has ...
(English) Highlights~ During a teleconference with the London Center, Supreme Master Ching Hai described Eden on Earth if the entire planet became vegetarian: “Good effects will be felt in 60 days. There will be a sudden peace and sudden realization of sameness between all nations, all humans, and between humans and animals...” During Her conference with the Seattle Center, She provided ...
(English) Highlights~ Excerpts from Supreme Master Ching Hai's Lecture: “According to the UN report and scientific evidence, CO2 is not even the most lethal. It's not even the most deadly of all the pollution. I'll give you some examples. For example, methane is like 23 times more potent than CO2. And nitrous oxide is approximately 300 times more potent than CO2. You see? And livestock is the number one cause of methane. ...
(English) Highlights~ Right now our earth’s situation is really urgent. The solution is simple: Stop eating meat, use sustainable energy, bio-degradable products and plant trees. Then naturally the planet will return to its state of harmony and balance. The planet’s very existence is in peril. There are many warning signs. Money is worth nothing if there is no planet. Now is the time for the world’s people to act and the killing have to stop. We know ...
(Chinese+English) Highlights The“2008 Critical Moments to Save the Earth: What Can I Do?” seminar took place during the summer in Taipei County, Formosa. Hosting the event, the Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association invited legislators and representatives from the government, as well as from other sectors of society to address the attitudes and actions needed when faced with global warming. It was voiced that all governments should lead the ...
(English+Spanish) Highlights In message to a climate conference in Veracruz, Mexico, Supreme Master Ching Hai emphasized the urgency of climate change stating, “Our current course of climate change is worse than the worst case scenario projected by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Even if the world reduces greenhouse gas emissions, the planet will take time to recover from the gases already in the atmosphere.” ...
(English) This spectacular benefit musical gathering featured celebrities and stars from the worlds of Hollywood film and TV music, classical music, traditional Irish music and rock and roll. The event highlighted musical interpretations of Supreme Master Ching Hai's beautiful poetry by world-renowned composers, singers, orchestras and bands. The concert reached its climax with the Supreme Master's clear, melodious and touching rendition of Her composition Farewell Song. The CD features all of these ...
(Chinese) During the 5-day retreat in Chinese New Year, Supreme Master Ching Hai calls upon every one to protect this Earth together, and wishes that there will be world peace! Master refers to a recent report from United Nations which reveals that raising livestock is the biggest cause of global warming. Being a vegetarian thus protects not only animals, but also our planet for all human beings to live on. Master also tells the story of “Turtle and A-Chen”. In this story, A-Chen saves just one turtle’s life, ...
(Chinese+English) Highlights At the “The Dogs in My Life” book launch video conference, Supreme Master Ching Hai had a wonderful dialogue with many honored guests about interesting stories of Her beloved dogs. Of particular interest was the topic of animals’ spirituality and the divine relationship between animals and humankind. “Scientists proved that if you love animals and have a pet in your home, you will enjoy better ...
(English) You will be inspired by these moving, intimate encounters between Supreme Master Ching Hai and Association members, whereby she speaks frankly about karma, the ego and the current state of our planet, offering inspirational anecdotes and wise words. The Supreme Master reminds us there is no accident in this world and that everything comes from inside, cautioning us to be aware of the pitfalls of our ego. If you listen to this ego too much, you forget yourself, you forget your great Self. She goes ...
(Chinese) Highlights In order to measure our spiritual progress, should we always check to see whether our loving kindness has developed? If we have no experience during meditation yet have it during sleep, what is the difference between both? During times of need, how can one pray for help and communicate with the inner Master’s power? How do we distinguish between actions taken because of the ego or coming from wisdom? What is the true meaning and origin of “pilgrimage”? What kind of ...
(Chinese) The Garden of Eden~Biblical story is not just about a piece of fruit; it has a moral. The ancient teachers, for fear of trouble, didn't dare put things in a straightforward way, so they used various parables to get their ideas across to the people. The Noah’s Ark ~We can see from this story that at that time, no one believed in God except Noah’s family, who followed God’s instructions. That was why God destroyed the entire world. If more families in many places had believed in God, Hes might not ...
(Chinese) The Sermon on the Mount~ When we read the Bible or the Brahmajala Sutra, we know that we shouldn’t treat those who slander us and act badly toward us in the same way that they treat us. We should treat them with double love and kindness. If you only let him slap you on your right cheek without reacting, he may think that you’re afraid of him or you don’t know how to react. But when you also turn your left cheek to him, he may wake up and wonder, “Well! Why did this person react this way? It’s ...
(Chinese) Introduction~ What is the Diamond Sutra mainly about? What is Six Perfections? What is "emptiness"? In this lecture, Supreme Master Ching Hai explains to the public the Diamond Sutra. Diamond Sutra talks about the method and purpose of our spiritual practice. The most important is to practice giving, discipline, tolerance, diligence, meditation and wisdom. A practitioner should understand and practice these six perfections. We cannot practice spiritually without practicing the six perfections. Buddha ...
(Chinese) Summary Do you know where the wisdom sword of Manjushri Bodhisattva has gone to? It was lent to Supreme Master Ching Hai . Supreme Master Ching Hai said that the Buddha is scared of coming down to this world, and so was She. Therefore, she brought down the Manjushri Bodhisattva’s wisdom sword with her. When we have difficulties or emotional issues, we should know that it is Manjushri Bodhisattva who is helping us to cut off our attachments with her wisdom sword. Sometimes people don’t like us or ...
(Chinese+English) Highlights~ This lecture includes 3 spiritual stories. One desperately poor man throw a stone at a mango off the tree to feed himself, but the stone hit a king’s head . What punishment would he get? What decision did the king make that later made his people rejoice and develop their own loving kindness? Through this story, Supreme Master Qing Hai elaborated the ideal of non-violence. Jesus Christ once said, “If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, let him slap your left cheek, too .” But Master ...
(Chinese) Pratyeka Buddha means the dharma is gained through one's own enlightenment, so there is not too much power in it, but at the most only for self enlightenment, or for passing the enlightenment to a couple of other people. The enlightenment comes from the incidental right choice of method during spiritual practice which is not one's real method but only makes him succeed by chance. Pratyeka Buddhahave practiced for a long time life after life, and now becomes Buddha naturally. If we haven't ...
(Chinese) According to all scriptures, an enlightened Master will appear when it is time. We become human beings so that we can practice spiritually. It is normal to search for an enlightened Master, but why do some people fail to find one even after decades? That’s because it is not yet time and the enlightened Master is not ready to appear. This is like a teacher not allowing us to advance to secondary school and university until after we have graduated from primary school. It’s not us who find the ...
(Chinese) Spiritual practitioners mustn't have ego. With ego, we can not be liberated from sufferings of three evil. Where does ego come from? How to eliminate the coarse ego and the subtle ego that is difficult to identify? Supreme Master Ching Hai points out that we can say ego is a kind of personality which comes from habits. Each time we are born as humans or animals, or as heavens or hells, animals or evil spirits, we all have some habits. We collect so many bad behaviors when we reincarnate life after life ...
(Chinese) Why did Supreme Master Ching Hai say ‘Becoming Buddha is very easy and something that can not be smelt’? And why did Shakyamuni Buddha say ‘For me, Buddhahood is as simple as a flower in the air’? Supreme Master points out that the power of Buddha, or the power of the great Tao is incredible. When we have truly attained the Tao, become Buddha or become the perfect being, we can use this power to the fullest extent to save any sentient being. A great master himself represents the great power, the ...
(Chinese) Why are historical records and comments sometimes inconsistent with the facts? How can we learn real lessons from the history? Many people praise that Bo Yi, Shu Qi and Qu Yuan are patriotic and loyal to their kings, but why does Supreme Master Ching Hai say they are not wise? What is true patriotism and loyalty? Why do people who like fame too much and are attached to certain morals or lifestyles are not wise men? Please listen to Supreme Master’s unique and penetrating explanations. Supreme Master ...
(Chinese) Highlights In sharing the statement of a simple diet, Supreme Master Ching Hai conveys that all is created by habit. Therefore, we can train ourselves to do anything. It is the same with meat eating, which anyone can also completely abstain from. Since we are the superior hosts of Earth, every piece of our thinking is transformed into action by the angels. Everything depends on us. The whole universe is ...
(Chinese) Don't care whether one is worth your giving or not. We should first care if we ourselves is worth to be a good tool for giving. Because the truth is, it is God or the loving power that gives through us. It’s not us who give. We are only the witnesses. For those receivers, we need not to say who is the receiver, because every one is the receiver. No need to create a ceremonious atmosphere of gratefulness to put heavy pressures on both sides and make people think there’s a beneficiary relationship ...
(Chinese) Highlights: Why don’t Bodhisattvas save beings out from hell? That’s because those beings don’t have enough human quality yet. They still have the so called devil spirit. If they are let out and up here, they will harm the human world. Hell is also a kind of prison for them to correct themselves. They can leave once they have changed for better. Our world is also a prison, because we don’t know other worlds except this one. Quan Yin practitioners, however, can often go out of it. If we are ...
(Chinese) Highlights Excerpt from Supreme Master Ching Hai’s Lecture: When the world is more peaceful, when all the countries understand the main point better, and understand the most important point of life better, which means all the countries understand that finding God is the most important thing in life. All the leaders of all the countries need to understand that. We cannot just use our brain to help the world. We cannot use our limited wisdom to make the world peaceful. We should use our own Almighty ...
(Chinese) Highlights~ The Supreme Master Ching Hai during two gatherings with international Association members in Hsihu, Formosa. The Supreme Master tells us that although we may not have a big temple to practice in, our body is the best temple and practicing the Quan Yin Method is our best treasure. By observing the five guidelines and practicing the Quan Yin Method, we can best uplift both ...
(English) When we see with the inner eye, the brilliant light from heaven, and when we hear the heavenly music from also through the inner hearing faculty. But we would think that what kind of body inside that even have an eye and ears? Because if we operate this body, there are only internal organs, no eyes, no ears inside. But that is our true self, who actually needs no ears to hear, no eyes to see. Man is the greatest creation in the whole universe, greater than the angels. *Therefore when we are virtuous and ...
(English) Everyone has difficulties in this world because of their karmic debt to one another. Fortunately, the Supreme Master Ching Hai is here to show us the way back home and to help us by shouldering our karma so that we may walk easier on the spiritual path. The love and compassion that she extends to all beings can be seen through her merciful actions rendering every service unconditionally from the heart. This heartfelt thoughtfulness can be seen not only in her charitable and humanitarian acts, but also by ...
(English) Highlights How should we practice the perfect charity and true meditation? During an international gathering , Supreme Master Ching Hai revealed the answer through the Diamond Sutra which recorded the wisdom of the great Shakyamuni Buddha: “A perfect gift, a perfect charity, it is when you give without giving.” The Supreme Master reminded us that only when our intention in ...
(Chinese) Silent Tears, written by Master Ching Hai, vividly describes the heartfelt, sincere voice of a truth seeker. Through the first-person accounts, readers may experience the perfect journey of a truth seeker in their spirit. Abstract “You pour light on the entire creation, But leave me alone in darkness! My soul cries and cries till it finally breaks., You wouldn’t care. Master, it ’s said that You are everywhere. Why is it that in my house You never set foot?? It ...
(English) when we see someone always deep in samadhi and so sweet and always smiling and blesses us; we think they are fantastic.It's difficult to experience such deep samadhi even for 1 minute or 5 minutes.Therefore those have achieved this kind of samadhi, this stage of tranquillity are great saints.They have great control power over their minds. But it's even more difficult to be in samadhi and to be in the world at the same time.To have this inner tranquillity but to have the outer function to deal with all ...
(Chinese) Highlights During the 2007 Christmas gathering, initiates passionately reported various snippets of good news from around the world. After seeing the incredible pace of many countries’ development, Supreme Master Ching Hai happily expressed, “The world is getting better and better. I am so touched to see that governments have been setting up laws to protect animals. This is wonderful! Mainland China and Formosa are going to have ...
(English) Just exactly what makes a country in a higher consciousness than another country? First, the government must be wise; they let other good influences come to their land, and they’re willing to learn and to sacrifice for the people. They show the people an example. And they will learn more from wise people and develop more their own wisdom. Therefore, since ancient times, great kings are worshiped by people and beloved by all for many, many thousands of years. Their names will be engraved in the heart ...
(English) Highlights~ Have you ever dreamt of visiting the stars and other planets? In this lecture between Supreme Master Ching Hai and disciples, one disciple tells of his amazing experiences in practicing the Quan Yin method and the many miracles that have occurred in his life due to Master’s infinite blessing. The air was full of gratefulness on this heartfelt occasion as disciples expressed their love and deep appreciation for the Supreme Master ...
(English) Excerpts from Supreme Master Ching Hai’s Lecture: The Buddha concluded that the cause of war is the lack of sharing between people and the greed within us; someone who likes to take too much and leaves none for others. So nowadays in the modern times, people, the scientists, they have made some research and they thought the cause of war may be starvation; many countries starve and many countries have too much, things like that, but not really. We don't really have too much. We just use it ...
(Chinese) Through the stories of how She takes care of stray animals, Supreme Master Ching Hai illustrates the essence of true love. True love doesn’t mean to possess, but to give unconditional service. When we see someone in need and we help them wholeheartedly, that is love. Master further explains, “In your heart, you feel you have become that person. You can feel how he is suffering… And after you offer him something, you see that he is very happy and joyful. You feel warm in your heart too. It’s like ...
(Chinese) Highlights: Supreme Master Qing Hai pays a personal visit to Hua Lian Prison, and encourages the inmates to have more patience. Master says: when time is up, problems will be solved by themselves, it doesn’t help if we are in too much hurry and haste. Since ancient times, great practitioners, kings and real heroes have all been trained in patience. They did not become famous overnight. When we have difficulties, we should thank the Creator or Buddha for giving us a chance to train our patience. We ...
(Chinese) For example, we can’t practice asceticism. We can’t punish our body or damage it. We should be normal and take care of it. I mean we should not indulge it. This is the middle way. If we are too luxurious, then we are not in the middle way. If we are too ascetic, punishing our body, not allowing ourselves to eat enough food, not wearing enough clothes, not taking medicines nor nourishing the body, then it’s not the middle way. Right! Lao Tzu and Confucius also emphasized the middle way. We don’t go ...
(Chinese) Spiritual practice is a process of recovering all of our records life after life. We recover them all and towards the very end, we will know where the source is, where we come from and who we were in the beginning at the source. Before we started to exist, who were we? For example, in this life, we are a doctor, or a priest, or carpenter. It doesn’t matter. What about the next life or the last life? What will we or did we do? What about the last, last, last, last, last life? What did we do? Okay. We can ...
(Chinese) Q: Master, can Heavenly beings practice spiritually? The Heavenly beings seem to have greater merit than humans, but humans are more precious than Heavenly beings. So who has greater merit? M: Humans. Humans have greater merit. The Heavenly beings can’t practice spiritually, except when they earn a big blessed reward, so that they can reincarnate as humans and meet an enlightened Master. Without going through the form of human body, no being can really practice spiritually. Understand? That’s why ...
(Chinese) The inner method is not to be taught with language, or taught by cheating. It can not be exchanged with the outward manners, money, bribes or feelings One should be prepared inside, and has a simple and open heart. That’s why the inner method is difficult to teach and acquire, and why most Masters do not teach publicly. The outer method is the outside teaching which teaches people to do moral deeds, and let people understand why to search for their Buddha nature inside, and help open our inner wisdom so ...
(Chinese) Highlights: This world was created originally for to learn virtues, and to wake us up so that we can search inside. But we are busy looking outside everyday, and forget that our real Self is inside. In Buddhism, this real Self is called “original Self”, “Buddha nature”, or “great wisdom”, which can provide a lot and doesn’t need anything. We practitioners will have wisdom, supernatural powers and freedom after finding the real Self. Supernatural power doesn’t mean the magic stuff, but a ...
(Chinese) Highlight: We all praise that Shakyamuni Buddha had thirty-two good appearances. Do you know what the thirty-two good appearances are? Why are most of them animal appearances? Shouldn’t spiritual practice go beyond images of human and the three world? Why is there still animal appearance? Supreme Master Ching Hai says jokingly: “He turned into animals after becoming Buddha; no wonder we can't find any Buddha here.” If we measure a Buddha by outer appearance, we can never find any Buddha. A ...
(Chinese) The king of Maya has much authority. He controls the Three Worlds, not just the first, not just our world, but all within the Three Worlds, including the astral realm, the karmic realm, and the Brahma realm. The Brahma realm refers to the Third World. It’s great. Even so, it cannot escape the control of Maya.It’s because the king of Maya is only concerned about our merits and sins. He calculates how much merit we have and how many sins we have committed, despite who we are, whether being a big ...
(Chinese) This first type is the material blessing, which would make us happy and satisfy our desires. This is the material blessing. There are many kinds of material blessings, depending on our material merit, spiritual merit, our power of thought, and how many good deeds we have done while we are alive. Another kind is of the Buddha’s realm, or the Kingdom of God, the highest kingdom. To have the first kind of blessing, the material blessing, we can use our human power and practice the ordinary method. To have ...
(Chinese) Highlights: Supreme Master Qing Hai reminds us with the example of Tolstoy's novel: if we do not know the past karma and interfere with other’s actions, those karmas will become ours, because we have caused more serious outcomes. One single thought or action, no matter how good it is, if it is done in ignorance, it will bring harm and a lot of troubles. If we are ignorant and do not understand past karmas, it will also be difficult for us to identify what is really good and what it really bad. Supreme ...
(Chinese) What is the way to keep us peaceful, to lessen social or work pressure? When we are sincere and connect with our inner power, it will help us. But why can’t we receive help most of the time? The Supreme Master Ching Hai tells us the most effective way of praying. Now if we want to feel peaceful every day and want to get help when we pray, first, we should be sincere, and we should try our best to be vegetarian. The more we can be vegetarian, the better it is for ourselves. We will have less and less ...
(Chinese) We have a kind of power which is having billions of transcendental bodies. We can do it. We can dig this power out and use our billions of transcendental bodies to go to billions of places and help billons of people simultaneously. We don’t need to take airplanes, or spend any money, or energy. We can just sit here giving a lecture, while saving others with our transcendental bodies. Isn’t it wonderful? The more practice, the more grateful we feel. We will be grateful to God. We will realize that ...
(Chinese) By practicing the Guan Yin Method, we can go to heaven and enter the eternal world, talking with Buddha face to face and do Q&A with Jesus Christ. The eternal world is not specifically open for one type of people; every one can go there. Although many people like to be liberated from this human body, they are scared, because we are used to the safe environment inside the body. In the highest world, Master does not necessarily hold your hand and fly with you every time, although he is by your side all ...
(Chinese) Due to the action of our conscience over many lifetimes, we accumulate negative influences in our subconscious minds, which record all of our behaviors. Thus, when we do good deeds we may become arrogant, complacent, and unable to humble ourselves enough to search for a Master. In contrast, when we do bad deeds we are tortured endlessly for thousands of years. However, a true Master has the power to enter the library of our subconscious minds and erase the records of our past deeds so that we feel free of ...
(Chinese) Highlights: Shakyamuni Buddha said in the Diamond Sutra that 'teaching Dharma is the highest form of giving.' The Hinduist scriptures also mentioned that ‘giving is the noblest action.’ Jesus Christ also taught his disciples to ‘spread all secret methods they heard to others’. Wealth, power, and fame cannot bring us inner contentment. We need the ‘Dharma’ to gain a content, free and a peaceful life, so teaching Dharma is the highest merit. However, if we want to teach the Dharma, we should ...
(Chinese) Highlights: In India, the monks think that being a monk is their responsibility. They think they should leave home at middle age when they have fulfilled their social responsibilities and family duty. Their life is very simple: practicing mendicancy wherever they go and taking a rest when the stomach is full. They go to one place after another, spreading teachings as they beg for food house by house. They will not give up their mission even if there’s no food to eat sometimes. Because of their ...
(Chinese) Excerpts from Supreme Master Ching Hai’s Lecture: Jesus Christ said, “If two or three people gather in my name, I will be with them.” He meant that if a group of people with the same ideals, the same goals sit together, the power generated will be very great. Not only will we receive benefit, but other people near us will also receive benefit. If we practice more, we will benefit our country as well and even the whole universe. Don’t think we are not related to others. Don’t ...
(Chinese) Every material thing in this world is created with a purpose. Some are to give us ease and peaceful mind, while others are to test our judgment. Meat, cigarettes and liquor are to test our wisdom of judgment. Every one of us has a destined life. Let’s say most people can live up to 100 years, but if we indulge in drinking or drug, and do things harmful to our body instead of giving it enough nutrition, then we can consider ourselves much blessed if we live 30 years of life. Medical statistics let us know ...
(Chinese) We are all passers-by in this short and transient life. We try our best to cultivate our body, speech and mind in this world, but no matter how well we cleanse ourselves, and how beneficial we are to the society and the world, this methods of this world cannot guarantee our liberation from the transmigration of life and death. We have to leave this world sooner or later and travel to the other world, so we should practice the spiritual method beyond this world. There are many methods beyond this world, but ...
(Chinese) In the early years when Master had just started Her mission in Formosa, the pure vegetarian diet was still not popular, and it was difficult to find pure vegetarian food. As such, fellow initiates discussed this problem at the group meditation and reminded everyone to be cautious in their diet. In addition to that, Master also answered fellow initiates’ spiritual questions one by one, such as: How to stay longer in Samadhi during meditation? Why is it necessary to recite the Holy Names? What is ...
(Chinese) Initiation into Guan Yin Method is a very solemn and important matter which rarely occurs in millions of lifetimes. To practice the Guan Yin Method, we should keep our action, speech and mind extremely clean, be a lifetime vegan and keep the five precepts. To respond to the audience’s longings, Supreme Master kindly teaches a method to practice before becoming a Guan Yin practitioner, so as to make the spiritual practice easier for people while cleansing some karma and bringing more happiness and freedom ...
(Chinese) Master reminds us that in spiritual practice and in the course of pursuing Tao, we should not be so rushed and anxious to catch Buddha, or want to become a Buddha in a short time. Instead, we should be cool in our practice. How to be cool is spiritual practice? There are two true modern time stories, one is on how Master’s transcendental body saves people from dangerous situation, and the other is on how Her transcendental body delivered the deceased. In the first story, an old man from ...
(Chinese) Highlights: With supernatural powers, one can control the forces of nature with the ability to summon wind and rain, move mountains and empty oceans and cast beans on the ground and transform them into solders, but it cannot help us to open our own wisdom. No matter how many supernatural powers you have, your ability will still be limited and wisdom stay there. Supernatural powers are completely different from the Guan Yin Method. They are not ever-lasting, while the Dharma teaching of the Guan Yin ...
(Chinese) Highlights~ It is a blessing and God’s grace to a country if an Enlightened Master can come to share the Truth in that country. Master not only teaches us the way to attain the ultimate Truth, but also reminds us to follow the examples of the Saints to be kind, virtuous, polite, wise, truthful and be a true gentleman. Birthdays and weddings are happy events. We should share this happiness by being compassionate and preserving life. However, most ...
(Chinese) “At time of initiation, maybe it seemed to you that the process was not a big deal. You didn’t do any hand gesture or recite any mantra. But you have no idea how much change your soul had been through. You can’t see the invisible aspect of things. If you could see, you would know how many layers of light your soul must go through in order to take on different colors. For example, our soul was originally very dark, or only had red light. At the time of initiation, our soul would to go through a few ...
(Chinese) “When we meditate intentionally, that time is ours. It’s recorded clearly in Heaven. Whatever spiritual merit we earn is recorded. Even our earned worldly merit and karma are all recorded, so how can there be no one to record our supreme spiritual merit? There is an infinite and invisible power that records it. Buddha will arrange someone to record it. None of our meditation time is wasted, be it one second, two hours or two days. Even if we feel empty with no experience during meditation, or we are ...
(Chinese) Highlights: Bhagavad Gita tells a story about Arjuna, a practitioner and general, who fell into a dilemma between the principle of Ahimsa (non-violence) and the responsibility of a warrior on a battlefield. God enlightened Arjuna through inner experiences that everything is arranged by God, and he should fight the enemies and fulfill his responsibility as a warrior. But why was he still unable to escape the reprimand of his own conscience? Supreme Master Ching Hai explains: Though Arjuna has already ...
(Chinese) What is the true offering? Why can a true spiritual practitioner benefit a thousand people and feed a hundred people without doing anything? What’s the meaning of the phrase “there is originally no karma?” It’s written in the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch that “When one has neither good thoughts, nor bad thoughts, one is with the Tao.” How does it relate to the teaching of “cultivating oneself, controlling the family, governing the country and pacifying the world?” What’s ...
(Chinese) “Buddha and Bodhisattvas don’t mind our shortcomings. They only help us cleanse our shortcomings. Otherwise, we can’t keep ourselves clean after falling here! That’s how it is after falling here. Even if we don’t think of anything bad, other people’s thoughts will contaminate our atmosphere. That’s why sometimes after bumping into certain people, you felt very restless. Or, you were meditating very well, but after receiving a phone call, you couldn’t continue sitting still anymore. The ...
(English) Highlights~ Saints always encourage people and emphasize that people should be enlightened and get in touch with the Kingdom of God, with the God-power. We can do so during this lifetime; it is not necessary to wait until we die to go through the painful experience of so-called death. Our learning would be very limited and our level of understanding would not be so high if we wait until the dying process to learn to be in contact with heaven. If we have learned ...
(Chinese) Content Summary You have experiences, because you communicate with the Master. If you ask the ordinary human “me” for help, he can not help you. You ask the ordinary human “me” to heal the ordinary human “you”, both are ordinary humans, that’s why you cannot receive the high blessing power. If you come for seeking the Tao and the Almighty power to lift you up into the energy field of the Almighty power, then you will benefit from it. So when you have the wrong intention, you will get ...
(Chinese) If we don’t have a yearning heart, we wouldn’t feel any pain when we hear other people’s experiences. That means we do not truly want liberation from life and death. A person who truly loves God or who truly seeks the Truth really suffers a lot. Sometimes he can’t eat or sleep. He meditates all night because he feels very frustrated and miserable: Why is the Buddha still so far away? He does not feel oneness with Buddha yet, so he keeps praying. He feels very, very miserable, even more miserable ...
(Chinese) Master, I want to ask you, “Is the Enlightened Master produced in this world, and then he/she will go to heaven, and other worlds to deliver sentient beings?” Answer, “Yes. The Enlightened Master goes from this world to other worlds to deliver sentient beings.” “Does it mean that the Enlightened Master is only produced in this world?” Answer, “No. The Enlightened Master is not only produced in this world, but he/she has to teach people in this world. For example, the heavenly beings can go up ...
(Chinese) This Real Self means the master, the one who is neither born nor dies, the power that neither rises nor ceases. Our body and actions are all supported by that power. Otherwise, when we die, our body still exists, but why are we not able to move? We still have our eyes there, but how come we cannot see? We still have our nose there, but how come we cannot smell? We still have our ears there, but how come we cannot hear? That’s because, at that time, the master of the body has departed already. ...
(English) In a videoconference with Supreme Master Television staff, Supreme Master Ching Hai shares that due to Heaven’s grace, the Earth’s life has been extended millions of years. However, a screening process still continues to ensure that we live up to the real standard of a human being. That is why people need to do good deeds, be loving, be compassionate, and live together with all sentient beings. This will avoid unfavorable consequences and lead to the accomplishment of Heaven on Earth. Supreme Master ...
(Chinese) If we learn to be good people as children, we’re less likely to be a burden on others when we’re older. We should learn basic ethics from childhood. If there's anything you don't understand, ask your parents first. I think your parents are very good; they practice spiritually, and they have good morals and common sense. They're older than you are and have learned with me longer than you have. Ask them first about things that you don't understand-ask before you are grown up; it’s more difficult to ...
(Chinese) Does one have to be a renunciate to practice spiritually? On this question, Master gave a flexible and balanced answer. Master said, “Any one-sided teaching is not in accordance with one’s heart and natural tendency.” “People are different. The Creator can accommodate all kinds of personalities, thoughts, and degrees of development. Some people feel lonely, so they prefer to have a wife or a husband by their side. They prefer to have someone waiting for them and welcoming them when they are back ...
(Chinese+English) Why does someone with snakes inside not know this himself, and may even misunderstand a benefactor who is helping him be rid of the poison serpents? How could someone who cleans the chamber pots of other people every day not perceive the fragrance of Heavenly perfume? How does a lost king realize the impermanence of life on Earth and the emptiness of great wealth via a priceless bowl of beans? Supreme Master Ching Hai explains that the ego goes hand in hand with ...
(Chinese) Master tells interesting stories about the quest for God and reminds us that God is within us. Whatever we pray for, we should try to find it inwardly. Longing for the most beautiful things, we should look within us. Seeking the Almighty Power, we should search inside ourselves. Master also cites stories of Milarepa and other spiritual practitioners of the ancient times, to encourage fellow initiates to learn to be patient. From Master's words of wisdom, we know how to rediscover our innocent qualities and ...
(Chinese) Highlights~ Through the story of a missionary and a drowning child, Supreme Master Ching Hai explains to us that most of the people in this world are drowning in greed, anger, delusion, worry, ignorance, fame and hatred. We are like the drowning child who needs a method that can save his life first, instead of a lot of preaching. The Supreme Master Ching Hai offers a secrete method that can help us recognize the real one who is wearing this physical body, that is our true Self who is never born ...
(English) What is initiation? What is the difference between a so-called saint and an ordinary person? What is the greatest obstacle in achieving enlightenment? In a lecture by Supreme Master Ching Hai in Sydney, Australia in 1993, Master imparts her wisdom on the esoteric teachings of the Quan Yin (Light and Sound) Method. She reveals that if we would only tune in to the Kingdom of God within, we would have everything. “We will hear the Word of God, the music of Heaven. And this music will ...
(English, Chinese) Excerpts from Supreme Master Ching Hai’s Lecture: Well, we thought after enlightenment we become free, we can do what we want and, very freely decide what we do in our life! Yes, we are free, very much free, because we don't take any more responsibility upon our shoulders. Everything is arranged by Providence. And we absolutely have no fear of doing whatever is arranged for us to do. In that way we are absolutely free. Then we know the will of Providence, we know the plan of the universe, and we ...
(English) It is not what we call ourselves or are titled. It is how we feel about it. Humility doesn’t come with a very humble title; it comes from within. When we realize that we are all children of God, and we and the Father are One, that is where true humility begins. Many people do not call themselves”The Supreme” but they feel”supreme”all the same. Any how , they rightly do so; we all have the supreme power inside. Whenever we pray using the name of God, or we happen to come across any name that ...
(English) Excerpts from Supreme Master Ching Hai’s Lecture: Most of us use our intelligence at the brain level, the habitual level, the preconceived-ideas style of dealing. We don't use the direct response, the ultimate Wisdom, which controls all things in the universe and makes all dreams come true. It is not that I personally bless you, or any of the fellow practitioners. It is you yourself that bless yourself when you have this, discovered this Blessing Power within yourself. Therefore we are ...
(English) Holy actually should mean”whole”, to be “wholesome,”a “whole”being; them we must have everything. We should develop all sides, all the way round. Then we should , as well, take care of our business, be successful in life, but be wise and holy inside at the same time. Only then, I think, do we truly fulfill the purpose of a human being--that is, to know ourselves and to beautify the world that we are residing in, however short. Otherwise, if we just take care of the spiritual side, then we may ...
(Chinese) Excerpts from Supreme Master Ching Hai’s Lecture: I think our world needs to change. Whatever we can change, we should do it. Because there are many other planets, many other worlds, and compared to them, our planet is somewhat backward. At times, it’s been reported that there have been UFOs and flying saucers that came here from other planets. We hear about them, but we doubt their existence. However, there have been photos published in newspapers and many other kinds of evidence that compel ...
(English) What is beyond this world that’s better than our world? Everything that we can imagine and can’t imagine. Once we experience it, we know. No one else can really tell us. But we have to be persistent in that, and we have to be truly sincere; otherwise, no one else can do it for us. In the same way, no one else can replace you to work at the UN office, and then you get paid for it. It’s the same as no one else can help us eat and then we get satisfied. Beyond our world, there are many ...
(English) Q: Thank You for this experience. You spoke of no longer being the doer. Master, please expand upon this. M: It's very difficult to explain to you, but this comes through experiences. It has two levels of understanding; first through meditation experience, and later through grace, just living in the presence of God. And you don't even know that you have healed people thousands of miles apart. You don't even know that you bring goodness to those near you, but you do all these things and people know it. ...
(Chinese) Brief Introduction~ We need to prepare ourselves for leaving this world. It does not take money but merits to go back to the Kingdom of God or Buddha Land. Merit is earned only by spiritual practice. For example, we Quan Yin practitioners are connected with the Supreme Power daily, so we can see the brilliant realm and hear the inner blissful sound of wisdom; this is the merit. With this merit as the passport we can then go back to the Kingdom of God or Buddha Land. Now it’s time to buy the ...
(Chinese) In this era, it’s easy to deliver the sentient beings, but it is also difficult, because people are too busy, too busy to have time to think about liberation, too busy to have time to remember why we are here. For example, we don’t take a moment to think, “Hey! I am not born to serve this computer forever.” The computer has taken so much of our time, but we are still not awakened. We give 15 hours a day to it without getting anything in return. Before there were no computers in our world, and we ...
(Chinese) Highlights: In this lecture, Supreme Master Ching Hai explains that the practice method of action, speech, and thought does not only mean to stop harmful behaviors to ourselves and others, but also to go forward and do good deeds that are beneficial to everyone. The more we look at the universe, the more ashamed and humble we will feel, and then we will feel the need to cultivate ourselves. At that time, we can say we are practicing. The Lord of Creation gives us only one mouth so as to let us talk less. ...
(Chinese) Buddha is the highest ideal and a status admired by all sentient beings. It’s very frustrating for the enlightened one to find a name for the status he has attained, so every one uses a different name after attaining the Tao. That is why people now are confused and doubt 'which one is higher after all, heavenly father or Buddha?' and ‘Tao and God, who is greater?’ In fact, all of them are the highest. That’s why Master said all religions are good and we can believe in any one. If we spiritual ...
(Chinese) Highlights: We can experience life, aging, illness, and death in this world. We are all prepared for life, aging and illness, but no one is prepared for death. People are the loneliest at the time of death, with no one around and all the wealth and status becoming useless. Every one’s near-death experience is different. It would be alright if we can come back as a human. Unfortunately some people can not be born as humans but suffer a lot as an animals in this world, or even worse, go to hell. So ...
(Chinese) Why is it said, “troubles are Bodhi and sufferings are blessings?” Master commented, , “Whatever situation we are in, we should accept it, so it would turn to be something beneficial to us.” What are the incredible benefits of practicing the Quan Yin Method? Why do some people not develop their wisdom after reciting the name of Buddha and reading sutras for 40 or 50 years? What is the consequence of revealing one’s inner vision accidentally? How do you tell the true ...
(Chinese) We have to pay tolls when driving on the highways of this tangible world. If we want to go to higher realms in the intangible worlds, what kind of tolls do we have to pay? What material is used to make UFOs that ensures they do not explode when passing through the atmosphere at high speed? Why is it that most great practitioners since ancient times seldom talk and are afraid to preach in public? Given their great compassion, why don't the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas transform all sentient beings into Buddhas ...
(Chinese) Why was Sakyamuni Buddha subjected to a six-year ordeal of ascetic practice before He attained enlightenment? Was there a special meaning behind this? What is the Method of Drying Clothes in Tibet, and why won't this practice lead us to our God Nature? Ancient Masters imparted the method of spiritual practice to their disciples only after they had passed a series of tests. However, Supreme Master Ching Hai opens Her door wide to the whole world. Why? In this discourse, Master shares stories about Her early ...
(Chinese) How is the spirit of sacrifice related to progress in spiritual practice? Most sentient beings know to pray to the almighty God or the efficacious Buddhas; but why are they still in ocean of suffering, undergoing transmigration and not attaining liberation from life and death? In this discourse, Master asks fellow practitioners to clearly identify the true goal of spiritual practice. She also elaborates on why practitioners should not use spiritual power to seek ephemeral things. Master ...
(Chinese) Why should we wear elegant and dignified clothes? How does it relate to our manner and family? Why is each individual related to the whole universe? How do we recover the almighty power inside to bless ourselves? What’s the true coronation? What should we do when we encounter obstacles in spiritual practice, or we have little experience, or feel that we are regressing? In Her discourse,Master encouraged everyone that, “The inner Master misses us very much. She is more desperate than you ...
(Chinese) Supreme Master Qing Hai talks about human origin in Agama Sutra, and stories about her experience of living in Germany in her early years, reminding us to have the spirit of sharing. Supreme Master points out: sharing food is not enough; we should share our spiritual food and let others know about our lifestyle. That’s why Shakyamuni Buddha said Dharma Dana (Dharma sharing) is the highest form of giving. Dharma means spiritual teachings, good methods, good lifestyles and noble ideals. Though we are not ...
(Chinese) Once a listener asked Master to preach to a hungry lion, in order to test if Master can tame the lion. Coincidentally in the Bible, there was a spiritual practitioner named Daniel who was much trusted by the King; the officials around the King, however, were jealous, so they persuaded the king to put Daniel in a lion cave to test if his God was efficacious. we can see, in any age, teaching Dharma is not easy, and there is always somebody who does not understand the truth and fight ferociously again it. ...
(Chinese) Highlights Master talked about Her early years when She was addressed as “the great Master from the Himalayans,” and went to shop in a fabric store in shabby clothes and straw shoes. She also told the funny stories about Her experience in taking taxies. The stories made everyone laugh. Most renunciates live in temples, why did Master let Her disciples live in simple tents with Her? In Her lecture, Master expressed Her concern about the spiritual life ...
(Chinese) Highlights: Our soul creates a body as a tool to experience the outer world, and then our body becomes old, useless, and breaks down, so we come back and create another body to learn other things. The body keeps changing life after life, until one day we create a most perfect, suitable and ideal body, and then we become immortal. The best way to become immortal is to become the body of Buddha which will never live or die. At that time, our body can truly live eternally. If we hope to benefit the most ...
(Chinese) Highlights: Since ancient times, all religions have been criticizing, disparaging and refusing to co-operate with other religions. Why? We know all religions encourage people to do good, fulfill their social responsibilities and pray for help from the power higher than that of our humans. Since all religions talk about the same thing, why do they all regard their own religion as the highest and others as heretics？ Supreme Master Qing Hai points out: non-enlightenment is the main reason behind this. ...
(Chinese) Splendid Content~ One Costa Rican young man confirmed that Supreme Master Ching Hai was the Holy Lady he’d been waiting for a long time, and requested to become a monk to follow Master at the lecture hall. He thought that the world was ephemeral , and the most important thing was to receive enlightenment from the Master, and nothing was more important than enlightenment. Master encouraged him by saying that becoming a monk means that we devote our body, speech and mind to God and ...
(Chinese) Highlights: Sometimes we get sick or experience some misfortune, wars or natural and man-made disasters, these are all created by the vicious thoughts of humans on the earth. We shouldn't complain why we have got such refractory disease, or blame such disasters happening in our country. No matter what happens, there’s a cause and it’s because of the present or past vicious thoughts from us humans on earth or our country men. Those thoughts might be transient and not put into action, but the vicious ...
(Chinese) Highlights: Would you like to know the last conversation between Master Gibran and his disciples before Gibran went to Nirvana? Supreme Master Qing Hai shared some poems above love from Gibran’s book The Prophet, which is elegant in both the language and emotions. You can have a glance of the truth of love through this poem. Why is love the best tool God sends us to get rid of our ego? We often think we are this and that, but when the God of love visits us, we become nothing. When we are in love with ...
(Chinese) Countless millions of eons ago, a king named Maha Ratha had three golden crown princes around him. One day, the king travelled to the deep forest with his family. The three princes saw a mother tiger who wasn't able to hunt for food because of weakness after giving birth to her babies and was on the brink of death; the youngest prince Maha Sattva asked his two elder brothers how to save the mother tiger and her children from starvation. His brothers replied that only fresh meat and blood could nourish the ...
(Chinese) Bernadette was born in a poor Christian family. One day she was gathering firewood when she heard the sound of wind and supernatural music, and saw the spiritual body of Blessed Virgin Mary. From then on, she got enlightened and was endowed with incredible power. What message does God want to send through the story of Bonar? Supreme Master Qing Hai points out: those with a simple heart will realize the Tao, Lao Tzu said one need to return to the childhood and become like a child to realize the Tao, and ...
(Chinese) Why, after carelessly telling other people certain things, do we have no inner experience for a long time? The Quan Yin Method doesn’t just cleanse the karma, it cleanses our body as well. The power will regulate our body, flushing out all the poisonous elements. That’s why some people sweat a lot, while others have a running nose, drool, or have tears. Master reminded us to be careful when we read books containing scriptures. Why? It’s because when we read any book, we are immediately connected ...
(Chinese) In this talk, Supreme Master Ching Hai tells the story of Master Milarepa of Tibet, and presents tips on how to progress in spiritual practice. Why did Milarepa achieve no results after living with his Master for over seven years? Master explains that it’s not easy for people who are cold-hearted, as Milarepa was in his youth, to advance spiritually because they have a cold atmosphere around them; cold attracts cold and like attracts like. Thus, they cannot get the warmth of love close to them and they ...
(Chinese) Does the popular music and Karaoke have any impact on the children? Why are some children smarter, while others are slower? Why are some are more talented, while others are not? Is it useful to pray from the heart very sincerely? Master told us how to pray. There are the highest levels of prayer and then there’s the prayer for material things. Many people don’t want to live in this world because of the sufferings they see, so they pray to God that after they die they can go to a better place, where, ...
(Chinese) Highlights~ What kind of ceremony do high-level beings hold to greet their new spiritual leader? How do you have the fortune to be invited to travel to the high-level planets? How does the purifying treatment in hell use ultra-laser light to reduce one’s invisible karma? What kind of tools the high-level beings use to cure sickness and relieve the suffering when Earthlings pray in pain? Master mentioned that many Buddhas ...
(Chinese) “Some people come here from high levels in order to practice spiritually, and to bless this world. For example, they eat fruits in order to bless the farmer and the fruit tree so that it can become a human quickly, or bless the mineral so that it can be an animal, the animal can become a human, and the human can become a Bodhisattva, a saint, and a Buddha. It’s their mission. Otherwise, the whole world would stay pitch dark all the time and nothing could be changed. Without the blessing of those ...
(Chinese) Highlights: Supreme Master Ching Hai gives a lecture about the origins, teachings and practicing methods of Hinduism, Christianism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Yi Guan Tao and other major religions, and explains that the purpose of the Guan Yin Method is to help us truly know the greatness of the Master we worship and thus have more faith in our own religions. So, the Guan Yin Method doesn’t belong to any religion. We can believe in and practice any religion, and don’t have to change our religion, life style ...
(Chinese) Master says: don’t ask me which religion I belong to. I believe in all religions and worship all Englightened Masters. I know who the Masters are, so I can truly worship them, truly know the greatness of Shakyamuni Buddha and what a high-level bodisattva Jesus Christ is, and admire the great wisdom of Laozi, teachings from Confucius as well as Mohammed and other Masters in the past. I’m spreading the truth from Shakyamuni Buddha and Jesus Christ and upholding wisdom from Laozi and ideal of peaceful ...
(Chinese) The son of his older brother asked a spirit medium to find his brother’s soul, but he couldn’t find him. Our initiate thought because Master’s photo was hanging there, it must have blocked the way, so his brother couldn’t come in. He excused himself and invited Master to go out so that the ghost could come in. It seemed that the Master really listened to him. She was good. She left when he asked Her to. After a while, she took that person back. The medium failed to find his soul, so the Master had ...
(Chinese) Therefore, we should practice spiritually ourselves. Otherwise, it’s too wasteful, too pitiful. After we die, even if we were kings of this world, or Brahma-Devas of the Three Worlds, no one can save us. No one can give us anything. We go with nothing. At that time, it can be very frustrating and lonely. No one can accompany us. So those who have never practiced spiritually are truly pitiful. I would cry whenever I think of them. It’s incredible. Once you fall, it would take you billions of years to ...
(Chinese) It’s not right for us to be attached to any place in this world. It is the best if we never come back again. Since we will leave the world later no matter how reluctant we are, so we’d better be prepared before leaving, and be gone forever; otherwise, we will become attached and bound to each other again when we come back, and then we’ll be gone again after a while, leaving our families in deep sorrow. Once we become attached to someone, we are bound in the circle of life and death. When we come ...
(Chinese) How can Buddha be manifested in tens of billions of forms? Master says, “It’s not merely tens of billions of manifestations. It means countless. That’s why we say countless billions of Buddha is manifested in the light. What does light mean here? It means Buddha’s own vibration and frequency. Whatever a sentient being asks for, Buddha will adapt his own vibration to that person’s so as to know the heart of that being. But this happens very fast, in just an instant or less than an instant. It’s ...
(Chinese) Highlights Many people misunderstand Confucius as an ordinary teacher who taught people only good thoughts such as benevolence, righteousness, propriety, intelligence and trust, which is merely human morality in this world. But Supreme Master Ching Hai pointed out that Confucius was a great Bodhisattva, a great enlightened master and he also practiced the Quan Yin Method. Only we fellow practitioners truly understand Confucius’ benevolence, righteousness, propriety, intelligence and trust, and ...
(Chinese) We can say that Quan Yin Method is the Method of Love. Even the love of this world between a man and a woman can make us feel so satisfied and happy, let alone the love we obtain, which is millions of times more powerful than the worldly love. When people see us, they would of course feel satisfied. This is Quan Yin Bodhisattva’s love. If we practice the Quan Yin Method, we’d develop more and more of this love, because we have our own Buddha nature, our own Quan Yin Bodhisattva which is this loving ...
(English) Through long and intensive meditation, Supreme Master Ching Hai has uncovered many secrets in higher Realms of the universe. Do you know the qualities of different Regions such as “Peace Stream,” “Return Spiritual Power,” “Healing Power Level,” “All Wishes Fulfilled?” How can these Realms assist a living Master? What kind of spiritual practitioner can have a glimpse of their secrets? Supreme Master also revealed that the Earth is full of blessing power at this time. As long as humans are ...
(Chinese) There is a Zen Buddhist story about ten bulls. In this story, an enlightened Master didn’t use his magical power to prolong any lives, but in front of him, a dead tree bloomed. His magnetic field was so powerful that any physical things would revive themselves when they were in contact with him. Why is that? A real enlightened Master would not use supernatural power to extend His/Her life, yet in His/Her presence, a withered tree will blossom, and dead beings will live again. What is the reason? Why is ...
(Chinese) At a gathering just after the Penghu lecture, disciples had a happy time talking to Master about their trip. The sea journey to Penghu was an adventure amidst gusty winds and huge waves, but our fellow initiates were not intimidated. Some of them saw Master’s manifestation body atop a lotus escorting their ship. When faced with a perilous storm and the waves of life in this illusionary world, how can we find inner calm and peace? Master said: “Every day in this world, we run into stormy seas, but we ...
(Chinese) If we trust and admire Master very much and deeply understand Master’s teachings, do we still need to get initiated from Master? What is the huge difference between initiation and no initiation? Supreme Master Ching Hai reminds us that even if the initiates don’t believe in Master that much, they are still better than those who believe Mater without getting initiation. Many people think that it is enough to believe in Master. No, it is not. We still need to be willing to let Master cleanse our ...
(Chinese) If we cannot focus on the wisdom eye when we meditate, is there a good way that can help us? The Buddha spoke of “practicing the middle way.” What does that mean? If we can hear the inner Sound 24 hours a day, should we ignore it or listen attentively? How can we tell whether our thoughts or actions are a result of the ego or good nature? Some qigong practitioners can see the transcendental bodies of their masters. Are these similar to the transcendental bodies of the Buddhas? Master encourages us to ...
(Chinese) Highlights: Mencius said: “I to nourish my Haoran Zhi Qi.” Then what is “Haoran Zhi Qi” (the vast, lofty Qi)? Supreme Master Qing Hai explains that this Qi is the most original loving power in the universe, the power of creation and the mother of the universe. Only with this Qi can all things exist and grow, and develop their own nature. According Mencius, although this Qi is vast, incredible and unspeakable, everyone can have it. From this we can see, the Confucianism doesn't merely teach people ...
(English) After enlightenment, you feel that your feelings and your emotions and your affection, and your... everything is very sharp. You know, you realize more that you are truly living beings. Many people fear that maybe after enlightenment they would shave their head, and yeah, cast off their beautiful clothes, and going into the Himalayas, or find a cave in Colorado somewhere. But it is not true, it is not true. Maybe you do that in the beginning because you are too fanatic; too ...
(Chinese) If we spiritual practitioners have a little attachment to anything in this world, then no matter how big or small that thing is, we will definitely be born again. If in that lifetime, we are still attached, then no matter what method we practice, we will have to come back again. So when you practice with me, please keep the precepts strictly. It’s for this reason. Now I have told you. If you don’t keep the precepts strictly, you won’t reach a high level. So, if you see someone who is greedy and has a ...
(Chinese) Some people can see our past and future like the ones I talked about. Please don’t think it’s strange. It’s not. It’s a like using a computer. We can see the physical computer with our physical eyes. To see the invisible computer, we have to use our invisible eyes. We use different tools and methods. It’s not a big deal, I think. It’s nothing mysterious. Maybe you think it’s mysterious when you first hear about it. But in fact, it’s not mysterious, but very scientific and logical. The ...
(Chinese) Why must people who have received initiation into the Quan Yin Method observe the Five precepts? What are the consequences of failing to observe the precepts? There are innumerable planets in the universe, some superior and some of lower levels. Do you want to know the level of the Earth? Even repentance cannot save people from the consequences of their wrongdoings, but why are the Quan Yin practitioners free of their karmic effect? Practicing the Quan Yin Method leads to two kinds of ...
(Chinese) What is the method of gradual enlightenment? What is immediate enlightenment? Supreme Master Ching Hai explains the difference between the two different kinds of enlightenment. Master also indicated that all those who practice the method of immediate enlightenment will attain it , while only two or three among a hundred who practice gradual enlightenment method may get enlightenment. But why most people still prefer the gradual method? Because we do not have self-confidence so we are deceived by Maya ...
(Chinese) Highlights~ Do you want to know how the human body is made? Supreme Master Ching Hai revealed that everything is made from light. Light of the higher worlds has certain degree of intelligence; it’s not like in this world that everything is like a stone and has no feeling. By using the power of the universe, the light of the universe and combining with imagination and wisdom, we can create anything. Master also explained in details about the sciences on the higher planes, the concept of space and ...
(Chinese) Summary~ Why should we have a living Enlightened Master in order to transmit God’s power into our world? We hear that God’s power is omnipresent, —why should this power work through a living master instead of blessing us directly? The Supreme Master Ching Hai reveals the mystery of the law of Creation. Master says: “For example, an egg has the potential to grow into a chicken, but it still needs the warmth of a mother hen to nurture it in order to hatch. Similarly, we have Buddha nature ...
(Chinese) When we don’t forgive ourselves, even if we have good experiences, and we go to high realms in meditation, our conscious will not accept them. It will say to you, “You are such a bad person. You don’t deserve such good visions.” Then the good visions will turn to illusions. This is how illusions are created. Actually, there is not much difference between illusions and real visions. Many people don’t know if the visions they have in meditation or in spiritual practice are real or not real. It’s ...
(Chinese) Contents~ Master told a story of the Outlaws of the Marsh and explained that Buddhas and Budhisattvas had really to go through “a thousand difficulties and ten thousand hardships” in order to deliver sentient beings in this physical world. The maya king confuses people with various pitfalls. He traps us here with comfortable material enjoyments of the world such as women, alcohol, fame, money, and physical properties . Buddhas and Budhisattvas are like the general in the story. They are very ...
(Chinese) When we listen to the Dharma, read the Sutras, or learn from someone, we should pay attention with sincerity, concentration and respect in order to make judgments; if what we’re hearing or reading is correct, we’ll be able to understand it due to our sincerity and concentration. We should judge with our wisdom instead of using our minds or listening to hearsay or gossip. The world is full of rights and wrongs and gossipers, and we shouldn’t be cheated by these people. We spiritual practitioners ...
(Chinese) If we get angry or need someone to accompany us, to accommodate our mood or opinion, then we still operate by ego. Do worldly love, power and possession bring security? Why worries are Bodhi? Master explained why some people are still pulled away by fame and name after practicing spiritually? Should those who prepare to be renunciates first control and train their body, speech and mind? The Three Worlds are ruled by the law of karma, and the realms outside the Three Worlds are ruled by the ...
(Chinese) Highlights Are a powerful army and advanced weapons sufficient to defend our country? How can we tell whether a country is civilized and blessed with merits? Master says we cannot judge by wealth or material progress. Instead, we should observe its spiritual development. Every fellow initiate loves to do Master's work, but Master emphasizes: "Anyone who helps with my preaching mission in any way, but fails to ...
(Chinese) Highlights This is a compilation of Master's brilliant discourses from the early years before She began preaching publicly in Formosa. In it She answers the following questions. Why does Master say that whether good or bad, meditation practice is always beneficial? What are the prerequisites for becoming the best spiritual Master? Why do we want to be a Buddha, to be enlightened, and to attain Tao? Where ...
(Chinese) It is not easy to make progress in our spiritual practice without keeping the precepts strictly. How is our practice different from those that allow so-called freedom and do not demand people to keep precepts? Some people have inner visions while working. Should they pay attention to the vision or concentrate on the work? What is one-pointed concentration? After practicing spiritually, what will happen if we offer guests cigarette, alcohol or meat. If we hear someone talking in our meditation, ...
(Chinese) What is the divine relationship between a Master and His disciples? The great Masters are the manifestations of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. They are very compassionate. However, they have limited power in this world. They are not and cannot reveal who they are and what they can do. When a great Master comes to this world to teach us, we do not know it. Maybe we learn with Him, but we are not diligent in our practice. After He is gone, the whole world respects Him and makes Him famous. It’s the case ...
(Chinese+English+Japanese) Highlights What kind of attitude should we have when advocating the message of saving the Earth? Why should parents take good responsibility in taking care of their children? In a gathering with international Association members, Supreme Master Ching Hai emphasized that spiritual practitioners should have a loving heart. If we don’t have love, we aren’t actually spiritual ...
(Aulacese) Au Lac poetry is a very rich treasure. It has bred many well-known poets and poetic works that have won universal praise. The works of two poets, Vu Hoang Chuong and Dinh Hung, are especially loved by the Au Lac people. On a recent special occasion, Supreme Master Ching Hai lovingly introduced some works of these well-known Au Lac poets and personally recited them. In order to satisfy the yearning of the public, the recitation has been specially made into three CD's. The process of making them has been ...
(Chinese) During the Washington, D.C., retreat, Master answers questions from Chinese initiates about spiritual practice and meditation. She also helps clarify topics such as marriage, romance, friendship, work, family, psychology, and education, covering even the detailed and complicated problems of daily life. One by one, Master eloquently pacifies the concerns of initiates with ease and much love. Her sense of humor, along with Her loving words, gently touches the heart of each initiate like a spring breeze and ...
(Aulacese) Within each of us, there exists a world of nostalgic yearning for our native land. The homeland of our past is a tender voice of our hearts, resonating myriad melodious sounds that beckon us to journey back towards the blissful horizon of our cherished times. In the “Love for the Homeland,” which specially features recitals by Supreme Master Ching Hai, splendid verses of Aulacese (Vietnamese) poets such as Xuân Diệu, Lưu Trọng Lư, Hàn Mặc Tử, Tản ...
(Chinese) What are the different works an Enlightened Master’s physical body and transcendental body each do? Is physical pain related to one’s karma? Who is the devil or Maya?He is also a sentient being! How do Enlightened Masters resolve their disciples’ karma and make the devil practice spiritually with them as well? Do you know how Supreme Master Ching Hai climbed the mountain of knives and passed the forest of swords in Hell on behalf of our relatives of five generations? Supreme Master Ching ...
(Chinese) Confronted with the ephemeral happenings of this world, how can spiritual practitioners develop a positive attitude to surmount such ordeals? How should we equip ourselves with knowledge and prepare ourselves psychologically once we have selected a pet animal as a companion? When we have to make an important decision in life but do not know how to do so, is there a good way to help us make the decision? If our sleep at night is occupied by incessant dreams, will Master still take us up to superior realms ...
(Chinese+English) Highlights It is recorded in the Surangama Sutra that Shakyamuni Buddha, Manjusri Bodhisattva and Quan Yin Bodhisattva unanimously proclaimed the Quan Yin Method to be the ultimate method for attaining liberation, and also the speediest and safest method for sentient beings to attain Buddhahood in the last period of the Dharma. In this , you will hear Master's thorough explanation of this topic. She also gives incisive talks on the importance to spiritual ...
(Chinese) Fellow initiates shared their inner experiences Some people saw the stars, the Moon. Some heard the sound of the bell. They asked Master how they could go higher? Is it good or bad to experience strong vibration during meditation? It’s said that the ordinary mind is Tao. How can one be “ordinary” to see Tao? Some spiritual practitioners have their Ren and Du meridians opened (which control Yang and Ying meridians in the whole body respectively), so their bodies are very sensitive. Even just ...
(Chinese) Why do all the fellow initiates who practice the Quan Yin Method have (inner or outer) experiences? Master answered a series of questions. Fellow initiates talked about their miraculous experiences. The child of a fellow initiate had a fever for a week. The doctor couldn’t heal him, but after wearing Master’s photo for five minutes, his fever lessened. The initiate asked Master if they could use the same treatment next time. While driving on the road, a fellow initiate’s car overturned, but why was ...
(Chinese+English) Supreme Master Ching Hai arrived in the beautiful city Budapest, Hungary, to tell the public that the purpose of the soul coming into this world is to find God, and nothing else will make it happy until it finds God again. But when we are in this physical world and this physical prison of flesh, we forget our purpose of life. It is such an arrangement of the negative power that it will entrap us here with all kinds of pleasures and illusions, making us busy, making us suffer, and also making us cling to ...
(English) Remember our infanthood when we lay in our mother’ bosom and listened to her lullabies? What happy times they were. Now we have Master Ching Hai’s songs about our Mother God’s love. Every word rings with Her blessings and loving reminders. These words quench our yearning for God’s true love. The song, you can hear Master Ching Hai’s Good Night Song that She sings to Her beloved pet dogs, Blessing Song that she sang at the Formosa Musical Concert via videoconference and Divine Song that she ...
(Chinese+English+Aulacese) This collection of songs, composed entirely by Supreme Master Ching Hai, reflects her exquisite artistic style and unique ability to express extraordinary meanings. She has transcended the vast differences among the Chinese, Western, and Aulacese cultures and blended them harmoniously, creating a compilation of many different musical styles. With her heavenly inspiration and devout sincerity, she has written each word and note so that the audience ...
(Aulacese) Verses from the past and memories of bygone years arise once again in a heart filled with love. Wistful sentiments and timeless nostalgia recalling tender moments of youth are awakened within each of us. Our affection from long ago still remains; our devotion borne of past affinity has not faded... Let us gently enter the poetic world of Supreme Master Ching Hai, to rediscover our true self through resplendent and passionate melodies, in this exquisite collection entitled “An Ancient Love.” ...
(Aulacese) Introduction～ In human languages, poetry can elevate our consciousness,a magical realm and a world of immense bliss. Inherent in each poetic verse is a glorious musical note, a resplendent painting, and a sight of nature dancing in the infinite universe. The Jeweled Verses is a collection of timeless poems by celebrated Aulacese poets (such as Cung Tram Tuong, Doan Phu Tu, Hoang Ngoc Chau, Ho Dzenh, Huy Can, Luu Trong Lu, Nguy Ngu, ...
(Aulacese) Introduction With Her sweet, rich voice Master evokes Her feelings of love while living in the world, Her inner struggles during Her quest for the Truth, Her heartrending vow of renunciation and the divine grandeur of God's manifestation to Her. Master's singing is sometimes low and resonant, sometimes vibrant and spirited, and the profound sincerity of Her soul-stirring melodies instantly erases all secular thoughts in listeners, raising them to an ethereal realm. 1.Ngao Ngán ...
(Aulacese) " Traces of Previous Lives " is a creative work of art which meticulously captures every enchanting detail of The Supreme Master Ching Hai's entire life, and She personally recites the magnificent poems. These precious poems were written by The Supreme Master Ching Hai before She renounced worldly life and began her searching for the Truth. They express her inner most deep feelings as She witnessed the suffering, the hunger, the persevere as well as the deep sorrow of sentient ...
(Aulacese) Introduction With Her sweet, rich voice Master evokes Her feelings of love while living in the world, Her inner struggles during Her quest for the Truth, Her heartrending vow of renunciation and the divine grandeur of God's manifestation to Her. Master's singing is sometimes low and resonant, sometimes vibrant and spirited, and the profound sincerity of Her soul-stirring melodies instantly erases all secular thoughts in listeners, raising them to an ethereal realm. 1.Mơ chiều ...
(Aulacese) The collection entitled " Traces of Previous Lives " is a creative work of art which meticulously captures every enchanting detail of The Supreme Master Ching Hai's entire life, and She personally recites the magnificent poems. These precious poems were written by The Supreme Master Ching Hai before She renounced worldly life and began her searching for the Truth. They express her inner most deep feelings as She witnessed the suffering, the hunger, the persevere as well as the ...
(Chinese+English) People are always unknowingly bound in the midst of worldly grievance and fate together with their loved ones. How can we be aware of this short-lived ephemeral love life, so as to seek the way of eternal Love? The Great king Alexander was one of the most earthshaking in history. Do you know why he instructed his subordinates to leave his body in the coffin with two empty hands to display to the crowds on the street? As the heroic mighty king that built a kingdom that ...
(Aulacese) Au Lac poetry is a very rich treasure. It has bred many well-known poets and poetic works that have won universal praise. The works of two poets, Vu Hoang Chuong and Dinh Hung, are especially loved by the Au Lac people. On a recent special occasion, Supreme Master Ching Hai lovingly introduced some works of these well-known Au Lac poets and personally recited them. In order to satisfy the yearning of the public, the recitation has been specially made into three CD's. The process of making them has been ...
(Aulacese) With Her sweet, rich voice Master evokes Her feelings of love while living in the world, Her inner struggles during Her quest for the Truth, Her heartrending vow of renunciation and the divine grandeur of God's manifestation to Her. Master's singing is sometimes low and resonant, sometimes vibrant and spirited, and the profound sincerity of Her soul-stirring melodies instantly erases all secular thoughts in listeners, raising them to an ethereal realm. 1.Tình yêu Love 2.Không ngờ V2 Je ne crois ...
(Aulacese) Au Lac poetry is a very rich treasure. It has bred many well-known poets and poetic works that have won universal praise. The works of two poets, Vu Hoang Chuong and Dinh Hung, are especially loved by the Au Lac people. On a recent special occasion, Supreme Master Ching Hai lovingly introduced some works of these well-known Au Lac poets and personally recited them. In order to satisfy the yearning of the public, the recitation has been specially made into three CD's. The process of making them has been ...
(Chinese) Highlights Master says, “In the universe, humans are the highest - not the Buddha, not God. Without humans, there is no Buddha and no God.” Why do our prayers become most effective and responsive after we start practicing the Quan Yin Method? After seeing Master, some people are cured of their illness, others attain enlightenment, while still others have their wisdom eye opened. Why is the effect different for each person? Master says that meditating ...
(Aulacese) Accompanied by flute, zither and drum, Master sang about the passions of the human emotions, of the longings and anguish in search of Tao, and of the divine revelations of God. Full of love and affection, Her rich voice and poetic melodies will purify and uplift the listeners into a higher realm of existence. The " Please Keep Forever" contains the following poems: "A Saint", "Mandalay - Burma", "Seeing Master in a Dream", "My Wish", "Ten Thousand Buddhas - Pagan", "Nunhood" and " Spring Rhymes" ...
(Chinese) By listening to Master's Buddha Chanting, we seem to suddenly enter into heavenly paradise with Master beside us. The endless love and blessings will always surround and protect us. Let Master's touching and heavenly Sounds, plus Her endless blessing power go deep into your heart 1. Incense Praise 2. Praise of Amitabha Buddha 3. The Universal Worthy Bodhisattva's Ten Great Vows 4. Lian Chi Hai Hui 5. Praise of Quan Yin Bodhisattva 6. Praise for Purifying Water 7. Verse for ...
(Chinese) By listening to Master's Buddha Chanting, we seem to suddenly enter into heavenly paradise with Master beside us. The endless love and blessings will always surround and protect us. Let Master's touching and heavenly Sounds, plus Her endless blessing power go deep into your heart 1. Incense Praise 2. Praise of Amitabha Buddha 3. Praise of Amitabha Buddha 4. Praise of Amitabha Buddha 5. Verse for Transferring Merit
(Aulacese) You have no idea how it is to be a woman, From Asia and in Europe alone. I have a lot to worry Every day, every night! So I am fed up being a fighter, To protect myself, against the world!... ~ "We Don't Live More Than One Hundred Years!" excerpted from "The Old Time" ~ 1.Thét gào Screaming out loud 2.Cũng đành It's alright 3.Mong người Longing for you 4.Ngày nớ ngày ni That and this day 5.Nhớ xưa Remember me when the rain ...
(Aulacese) In early spring 1991, while on her lecture tour in the United States, Supreme Master Ching Hai responded to the Most Venerable Thích Mãn Giác's gracious invitation and visited Việt Nam Temple in Los Angeles. The two spiritual teachers, who were also poets, spoke about the beauty of Dharma practice and poetry. In this harmonious meeting, the fragrance of Zen permeated the air. Although the highly respected Zen Master Mãn Giác has now returned to the True Source, his gentle spirit still remains. ...
(Aulacese) The collection entitled " Traces of Previous Lives " is a creative work of art which meticulously captures every enchanting detail of The Supreme Master Ching Hai's entire life, and She personally recites the magnificent poems. These precious poems were written by The Supreme Master Ching Hai before She renounced worldly life and began her searching for the Truth. They express her inner most deep feelings as She witnessed the suffering, the hunger, the persevere as well as the ...
(Chinese) By listening to Master's Buddha Chanting, we seem to suddenly enter into heavenly paradise with Master beside us. The endless love and blessings will always surround and protect us. Let Master's touching and heavenly Sounds, plus Her endless blessing power go deep into your heart 1. Praise to Quan Yin Bodhisattva 2. Meal Offering Chant 3. Mantra and Verse To End a Meal 4. Praise to Vajrapani Bodhisattva 5. Universal Worthy Bodhisattva's Verse of Exhortation 6. The Three Refuges 7. ...
(Chinese) Highlights: If we practice the wrong method, we will come back life after life; but if we practice the right method, we will attain instant enlightenment! When we know our own “Guan Yin”, Guan Yin will be one with us. Guan Yin Bodhisattva is not a different person but our capacity of compassion. We are already using a little bit of this power even when we haven’t attained all of it; when we sympathize with others or alleviate others from sufferings, our Guan Yin Power is revealed. This power, ...
(Chinese) Splendid Content~ The Almighty power takes care of us every day after we turn it on; no matter where we go, what we do, so we shall not go wrong. Originally our mind was also controlled by this Almighty power ; but this power was not developed fully because our mind went bad or we did not press the correct button . After we find this Almighty power, we can find anything. If we do not discover this Almighty power; we could lose everything, even our soul would disappear. So the Bible says: “What is ...
(Chinese) Were the inner visions that some of the fellow initiates told Master real or illusions? It’s said that there is only a thin curtain standing between Buddha and sentient beings. What does that curtain represent? Why is it said that there is originally no karma? Why cannot one become a Buddha by worshipping the wooden Buddha statue? Why is it that no matter what Master does, such as eating, sleeping, and meditating, She is always helping people? What is Bodhi Satto? How is Bodhi Satto’s level ...