The annual International Jewelry Show was held in Atlanta City, N.J.
in the States in mid May. Facing the Atlantic Ocean, the Convention
Center has a most charming and pleasing environment. The show this
year was unique because the exhibit of Master's Celestial Jewelry
enhance it with infinite splendor.
Before the show, fellow practitioners in charge of renting the venue
had no idea how many Celestial Jewelry pieces would be exhibited. They
had also not gone to see the venue; they just intuitively booked five
exhibition counters. When the fellow practitioners responsible for the
show came to inspect the place, at first, they thought the counters
would not accommodate the jewelry. But, they calmed down and prayed
for Master's help. Under Master's blessing, they easily displayed all
the jewelry in the counters. Incredibly, the space was just right, no
more and no less.
The exhibitors and spectators who came to the
show were experts in the jewelry field. As they observed the glorious
and fascinating splendor of the Celestial Jewelry, they couldn't help
being deeply charmed. Unanimously, they agreed that the S.M. Celestial
Jewelry, made with exquisite craftsmanship, was the most beautiful
and extraordinary of all the jewelry collections that they had seen.
They kept inquiring about the designer. Besides introducing them to
our greatly talented Master and Her many stories, fellow
practitioners also related what Supreme Master Ching Hai has told us, "After
pursuing spiritual practice, one's talents will emerge spontaneously.
The two hosts of the booth across from us were also spiritual
practitioners. Having read Master's sample booklet, they had a
delightful and long conversation with our fellow practitioners
concerning spiritual cultivation.
The charm of the S.M. Celestial Jewelry is truly incredible. Though
fellow practitioners had seen some of the Celestial Jewelry in
photos, the feeling was totally different when they saw the real
pieces at the show. The more they looked, the more they loved them; so
they were the first ones to place orders on the Celestial Jewelry
that they loved.
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By Supreme Master News Reporter Xing Yun, Taipei, Formosa
Fellow sister Lin was initiated in Thailand. Many years ago, with
strength and spirit that came from nowhere, she alone went from
Formosa to Thailand -- a totally strange land to her, to learn the
craftsmanship and appraisal skill of jewelry. Her infatuation with
jewelry technology has persisted throughout the years. Today, by
exhibiting the Celestial Jewelry, uniquely and exclusively designed
by Master, in the jewelry exhibitions in many countries, she has
finally understood that everything has been fantastically arranged by
the almighty Master. Her life has always followed the orbit set by the
power of Master and the Creator.
Shortly after she was initiated,
she ran into financial difficulties. She often silently prayed to
Master to bless her in many ways, so that she could soon overcome
this plight. With absolute faith in Master, she managed to squeeze
through the worst time. Each time she thinks about this, she feels
extremely grateful to Master for Her loving kindness. One day during
that period, she received a call from a fellow sister, telling her
that Master was in Thailand and fellow practitioners could go to see
Her and attend Her discourse. Unfortunately, sister Lin was bound by
her business engagements and could not make the trip; she could only
shed sorrowful tears for having missed the opportunity.
However, on one unforgettable occasion, Master showed sister Lin the
design drawings of the Celestial Jewelry. Sister Lin could not believe
her eyes when she looked at the drawings. According to her
professional knowledge, the older generation of designers would never
come up with such daring designs -- using gemstones like emerald,
coral and jade together; it was unheard of and original.
During the initial stages of production, sister Lin often tried to
imagine the final effects of the finished products, especially the
artistic conceptions that Master were trying to express through the
Celestial Jewelry, which were not found in any other jewelry designs.
Judging from her experience, sister Lin realized that these
extraordinary and extremely difficult designs were undoubtedly an
unprecedented challenge to the skill of the old and experienced
artisans. Nevertheless, because sister Lin was very sincere to do the
work as Master's useful tool, each time she received the design
drawings, Master's blessing power would fill her workshop -- people
could smell the pervading faint fragrance of sandalwood or other
unknown fragrances. With God's -- Master's boundless blessing,
generation after generation of Celestial Jewelry has dazzled the
world. All the finished products are beyond imagination, and each item
has been created with heavenly skill!
When the designs of the fourth generation Celestial Jewelry for
children reached her hands, sister Lin was glued to the drawings. She
gazed at them all the time and could not figure out where to begin. As
the time limit was approaching, she had no option but to go to Hong
Kong to look for the materials at the gemstone suppliers. She showed
the drawings to the shop owners, and described with all kinds of
gestures, the variety, shape, size and quality of the gems that she
needed. With an absolutely amazed expression, the shop owner took out
a packet of gems and handed it to her, while asking, "Are these what
you want? Several days ago, for no reason, he cut and prepared
gemstones into these odd and irregular sizes. As if he had received an
order from a customer, he even packed the stones and put them away
waiting for the customer to come to get them. Sister Lin was most
delighted and surprised by his statement. Deep inside, she knew that
Master had already made the arrangement. She regretted her
stubbornness (that she sometimes argued silently or protested
verbally with Master), and realized that she should have just left
everything to Master.
Having returned to Thailand she found that the prepared gemstones
fitted into the design drawings perfectly, no further cutting or
grinding was required. Master's blessing also graced the artisans.
Without any working plan or analytical working procedures, they
simply worked smoothly according to the designs, and successfully
completed the Children's Celestial Jewelry now being presented to the
world.
Throughout the manufacturing procedure, sister Lin truly perceived
that Master is the embodiment of wisdom, love and power, while she,
herself, was only a tiny tool. Master has really given her too much!
Her words are always on sister Lin's mind, "Whatever target we have
in our heart, we will achieve that.
Caption:The exhibitors and
spectators who came to the show were experts in the jewelry field.
They unanimously agreed that the S.M. Celestial Jewelry is the most
beautiful and extraordinary of all the jewelry collections that they
had seen.
