[Kuala Lumpur] Wesak Day is indeed an auspicious day for Buddhists around
the world. It commemorates the day when Lord Buddha attained enlightenment
over 2,500 years ago, and even today Buddhist devotees celebrate it on
a grand scale each year.
This year, in the heart of Kuala Lumpur City, initiates of the Supreme
Master Ching Hai International Association joined in this celebration.
Initiates had a field day setting up and decorating the booth that had
been secured at the Vihara temple at Brickfields, the hub of activities,
and took this golden opportunity to spread Master's teachings.
With only occasional shift changes, initiates stood throughout the night
and into the break of dawn responding to inquiries and questions from the
general public. Hundreds of Master's sample booklets were distributed as
many people converged on our booth. The response was simply overwhelming.
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| Kuala Lumpur initiates set up a booth from which to share Master's teachings
during Wesak Day. |
Later in the evening, an Indian woman came to our stall and related an
account of her spiritual moments with Master.
She said, "I couldn't sleep on the eve of Wesak and was awake half
an hour earlier than usual, at five am. Unable to sleep any longer, I prayed
to the Lord for another half an hour of sleep before getting up to do my
daily chores. Lying in bed and trying to get into slumber land, I heard
a gentle voice softly whisper into my ear, "I love you." Feeling
startled and fully awake, I finally got up and went for a walk around the
stalls where booths were set up for the Wesak Day celebration."
"As I was passing your stall, I looked at Master's photo on display,
and immediately said to myself, "Oh my God! I have found my Mother!"
Intoxicated by Master's love, I took most of Master's magazines, a sample
booklet and even some bookmarks back home. Being a staunch Catholic and
feeling immensely gratified, I did not forget to thank the Lord for guiding
me to your stall."
"I prayed to Master for Her blessings. I also prayed that She would
give me a sign that the contents of the sample booklet and magazines reflect
the Truth that I had been seeking for so long. That same day, I experienced
a strong light beam penetrating my wisdom eye followed by a beautiful scene,
where I saw the Lord Buddha and many other Bodhisattvas, as well as a procession
of floats. Master also attended the celebration in that captivating scene."
We may not know it, but somehow, somewhere, Master is always there working
in mysterious and wonderful ways, to locate "Lost souls" and
show them the way back HOME!
