Recognize Our Own God Nature
Irvine University, CA, USA. June2, 1998.
Page 2Fortunate Are Those Who FindThe True Teachings Enlightenment is in us already; the Kingdomof God is in us. The Kingdom of God is at hand. "At hand"means we can always get it. It's not far, only if we know how. The masters of old have passed away, but their teachings, theirlineage of enlightenment, has always, somewhere, somehow, somewhatsurvived. It doesn't necessarily survive in Jerusalem; it doesn'tnecessarily survive in Bodhi Gaya, in India. It goes deep intothe ground of existence like a river. It goes all over. It branchesout. It's hidden away somewhere and then it springs up somewhereelse, surprisingly. So we have to find where that river has sprungup right now, and get to the source of the water of life. Luckyfor those who know where the river has emerged after being hiddenunderground or running to different corners of the planet.
Similar with the teachings of the masters ofthe old time. They don't disappear. Whenever we're ready, we willfind that river again. Through some friends of ours, an acquaintance,sometimes by a very funny chance, a very strange coincidence,we'll find that river of the teachings again. Sometimes it couldbe very easy, in the supermarket. Sometimes it's more difficult;we have to go to the Himalayas. Sometimes we just encounter itin the library or in the candy shop, who knows? The ways of workingof God are very, very mysterious, but it's always for our benefit.It's not necessary that all of us have to go to the Himalayasor somewhere very, very far away to find enlightenment. God arrangesdifferently for each one of us, according to our desire, accordingto our sincerity. According to our destiny that is written inthe book of the universe, we might meet the chance for enlightenmenthere or we might meet the chance of enlightenment somewhere else.
I'm also lucky to have encountered the newlysprung-up river and I have also drunk the water of life, whichtastes good. I know it tastes good because I've tasted it. SoI've come back to tell you. I can also show you where to get thewater, and taste it for yourself. It just happened that I foundit first, before you. It could have been you sitting here andtelling me. Yes, but as God willed it, Hes picked a small woman,easy to transport, (Master and all laugh) because small thingsgo a long way. Very easy for me to sneak everywhere, find theriver for you. So do not ask, "why me?" I also don'tknow. Just someone has to discover something somehow, somewhere,sometime. It's not necessary that everyone discovers the samething at the same time. Like Einstein had his theory and he isthe one and only. Newton, for example, one person is enough; thenhe can share his knowledge with the whole world, and the wholeworld will benefit. It's not necessary that we have two Einsteinsor two Newtons. It may be too much if we have two suns, too hot.California is truly hot in summer. Suppose we have two suns, itmay be too superfluous, overflowing, so one sun is also enough.Well, here I am. I came from far away to bring you this news,and if you'd like to accept, if you'd like to find out about it,we would be very willing to share it with you -- no cost, no charge,no strings attached. (Master laughs) No before, after and between.That's what it is. Simple.
It has been a long time since I've appearedin public like this. I do appear, but within the fellow brothers'circles. I haven't appeared in the real public like this, so Ihave also lost my eloquence, I guess. But it's so simple. SometimesI don't feel the need of talking. I have a feeling that you allunderstand, that you all know, because you are God. I'm sittinghere looking at the Gods. That's why I feel so happy. (Masterlaughs) I don't need to speak. But, in case you have any questions,I may have the chance to elaborate more for the sake of everyoneelse. So, feel welcome to ask or maybe share with me your knowledgealso.
QUESTION & ANSWER SESSION MC.: It's an honor to have an enlightenedmaster to whom we can ask questions and get real answers. Sheis someone that knows the Truth and I, a graduate of UC Irvine,am very honored to have such an enlightened master on our publiccampus.
The first question:
Q. Master, could You please explain the originsof the Quan Yin Method of meditation and how to practice it?
M.As I have mentioned earlier, it comes from God. It comes fromGod knows when, from time immemorial, since creation began. Sincewe began to play the drama of life, God has granted us this wayto go back to Hirm. That's where it began. And as to how to practice,I'll explain to you, if you're interested, in greater detail laterif you stay behind. It needs to be explained more in detail soyou will not be confused at home if I'm away. You have to knowat one time and forever, then you'll never forget it again. Youcan do it all yourself at home, whether the teacher is dead, alive,there or here, or never seen again. So you have to learn carefully.It doesn't take long, maybe a couple of hours to explain everything,but that's for life.
Here we don't have so much time. I just brieflytell you that the Quan Yin Method is not a method really; it isthe inherent power that is the power of God to prove that we'reGod. Because we have that God power, at the time of initiation,the master just helps you to remember it. And remember you will,immediately, and then you'll feel it. You will feel the power;sometimes it shakes you. But later on, you will calm down, becauseyou know you're God. In the beginning, it might be exciting, butlater on, "It's okay, so what? Everyone is God, no big deal."(Laughter)
Q. Why is it necessary to erase past karma?
M.It's not necessary if we want to continue living here. But ifwe want to go back to where we belong, then we have to pay allthe debt, either by suffering or by enlightening medicine. Oncewe're enlightened, the past karma is erased, but the present karmacontinues. The future karma is nonexistent, and that's how wecan be free to go back to the Kingdom of God. What keeps us hereis the storage of past karma.
What does it mean by karma? It is a Sanskritterm for cause and effect, for what we call, As you sow, soshall you reap, in the Bible. We have been sowing a lot ofbad and good deeds since thousands of millenniums, since timebegan. That's how we continue to exist here, because we keep payingand borrowing, and paying, repaying. All the time, we come backto repay the past debt. So in order to be clear of this and tobe free of bondage, we have to erase the past karma. The onlything that we can do to erase the past karma, once and for all,is enlightenment. Once we're enlightened, the past is gone. Justlike you switch on the light, doesn't matter how many thousandsof years that darkness has been residing in this room, in oneinstant, it's gone. There is no other way we can erase the pastkarma because it's too much. It's too much. That's why enlightenmentis very necessary.
Q. Dear Master, I love You very much. I would liketo ask You about animal research. What do You think about it?Do you think animal research is unethical?
M.You mean for medical purposes, try on animals first? Who is it?(The person who wrote the question does not identify himself inorder to clarify Master's questions.) Well, what do you want meto say? You want me to offend the whole medical system, and theykill me? (Laughter) Some say it's necessary to have done researchon animals in order to help humankind. If the intention is pure,we have no right to judge anyone. But from the animal's standpoint,it's a very, very unkind thing, an uncompassionate thing, to do.I wish we didn't have to do that. I wish we all would get enlightenmentand cure ourselves inside out.
Q. Do I have a soul? If not, how is reincarnationpossible?
M.Well, the Bible says you have a soul, so you must have one. (Masterlaughs) In reincarnation, it is not the soul that reincarnatesactually. The soul lives forever; doesn't die, doesn't live, doesn'treincarnate. It is the experience of life, the integrating processbetween the physical and the spiritual when we are experimentingin the so-called life here and which attaches to the knowledgeof our existence, that reincarnates. And if we do not detach ourselvesfrom this kind of experiment that we call ourselves, we reincarnate.Actually, we don't reincarnate, we don't die, ever. We are justsick; we are just diseased with these incidents, with these disastersthat happen to be attached to us. If we don't cut ourselves asunderfrom that, then of course, we are forever connected with that.The cause and effect keep changing, keep moving, keep adding,keep diminishing; and that's how we say we reincarnate. If weare not enlightened enough, that's it.
Q. Master, when one wants to express in the worksituation but finds that the opportunity gets oppressed, whatshould be the attitude at work and what should one do? Is ambitionin the workplace wrong? I would appreciate Your shedding lighton this matter.
M.Ah, we go back to real life, working. (Master laughs) Ambitionat work is not wrong; ambition is a must at work. Otherwise, howcan you work, how can you progress? How can you please your bossand yourself? How can you make a profit for your company? That'sa duty. It's a duty to be ambitious. To be ambitious doesn't meanwe have to step on other people's heads to go forward. Ambitiousnessand viciousness or jealousy are different. We can be ambitious,we can improve ourselves all the time without having to suppressother people. If we do feel oppressed to some degree, then wehave to find the reason the other person is oppressing us -- whetherwe are not competent enough, whether it's a personality problem,or it's the other person who is too envious of us. If we can,then talk to that person. If we know we are in the right, thatperson is in the wrong and we talk to that person, if she or hebecomes better, forgive her or him. If they don't become better,forgive them anyhow; continue with your work. We can't avoid conflictin this life. That's the fact. Even within personal relationships,sometimes husband and wife also envy each other, if one is toosuccessful. That's the problem with the human brain; it's notwith the soul, though, not with the enlightened people.
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