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Fearless Bodhisattva
Spoken By Supreme Master Ching Hai At Group meditation, Surabaya, Indonesia
March 2, 1993 (Originally In Chinese, Unabridged)
You must maintain your faith. Always think positively, then any
situation will improve. Sometimes, we encounter undesirable situations
in some places. But because of the positive thinking of disciples,
and by just explaining to them then the situation will be improved.
However, it is different if we send someone who is not courageous. The
situation will get worse. Therefore, the most important thing is that
you must practice well. Having practiced well and developed our inner
power, we become fearless Bodhisattvas. We accept reality, but we are
not afraid. Besides, we see more clearly the cause of the situation.
Otherwise, we are very upset. When the situation is bad, we would feel
distressed and blame ourselves.
The main thing is that our conscience must be stable, showing that we
are doing the right thing. Don't mind about other things. Success and
failure are not the chief objectives in this world. Look further and
you would see that failure is sometimes success, while success turns
out to be failure. Who knows? It is more precise if we see with our
wisdom eye and from the view of a spiritual practitioner. Otherwise,
we are oppressed by the situations in our whole lifetime. We live as
if we are dead. We have no personal rights, no daring spirit, no
courage, and we are not worthy of this human life. We don't have to
fight with others to show our courage. We are courageous inside. We
know what we are, and that is good enough. We know our conscience. No
need to show our courage by debating or fighting with people. This is
not what I mean. Internally, we should be optimistic and full of
positive love, so we could overpower the negative force. Otherwise, we
are easily conquered by the negative force when we encounter it,
because our positive power is inferior. Then our whole life is under
oppression. Sometimes, we were born in a suppressed condition, because
God wants us to learn the fearless spirit, and the lesson of courage.
Should we give in to the situation, we will never learn our lesson. It
is only bad for us. There is not much changes to the universe. As we
are not entirely enlightened, we think we are doing harm to the
universe or the world. Actually, Hes has arranged different things in
different corners of the universe. There is not much that we can do.
Therefore, it is not entirely our fault. If we can do better, the
universe would always give us a chance, so that we can change our
interior, and feel great. (Master laughs.) We feel comfortable. We
understand our personality, our spirit. Having learned this lesson
well, we don't have to come back anymore. There is no good or bad
situation really. Just that we are not prepared, haven't l
Practice well and then our wisdom will develop, we will naturally
know how to deal with each situation with a clear and understanding
conscience. Successful or not, our conscience is peaceful, then we
have attained the Truth.
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