Spoken by Supreme Master Ching Hai
Brisbane, Australia, March 23, 1993
(Originally in English)
Q: I don't quite know what has happened
after the initiation. I have been weak for a long time and suddenly I have
lots of energy. It's fantastic. I'm quite thrilled. Could You please explain
a little more about what has happened?
M: You have answered
yourself. Great things can happen to you because your own Power has been
awakened. Your torch has been lighted by another already-lighted torch. Both
torches are lighted, and we are both illuminated. You will feel that I am
just like yourself. Whatever I have, slowly you will discover that you also
have. In case you haven't discovered or are not yet confident in yourself,
you may pray to the so-called Master to help you in the beginning of your practice. But even without
praying, you will get it.
Just initiated a few
minutes only. I told you, "Immediate Enlightenment." I have told
many people, but they don't believe it. Only the ones who believe, like you,
will get it. Then you shout with joy, but don't shout too loud and make
people think you are crazy. But you would like to do it sometimes, jumping
like a baby.
It happens. Because
you are very sincere and pure, you will receive the maximum benefit. The ones
who are pure at heart, the kingdom of God belongs to them. Blessed are the
pure in heart, or except you be converted and become as little children, you
shall not enter into the kingdom of Heaven. That's it.
If you are pure, anything is yours because it is already there.
To the complicated and doubtful ones, it will come to them also. But
sometimes they waste it a little bit, or it doesn't soak into them. They
build some protecting wall around themselves and the blessings because they
are unwilling to accept them and are stopped outside. So, even God's blessing
is not to be forced upon someone. Otherwise, God would force blessings from
heaven and we all would be liberated. No need for me to go around and beg
each of you to meditate. But you understand that because you know it for
yourself and because you're sincere.
I
am happy for you. Many people are like that. You are not the only one. There
is nothing to explain - nothing logical and nothing scientific about it. Just
you, your Self, the great wisdom of yours, wakes up and immediately goes to
work, and regulates the disordered places in the body and makes them in order
again and also makes your mind in order, erases some of the negative
tendencies and residues by the great force of the universe. Therefore, you
feel alive again.
In
the mystical sense, we can say this illness or the heavy feeling of pressure
for the physical and the mental body is the result of previous karma or the
deeds from this life. But now we have turned into the Source of mercy and
love and so it is washed away. That is as far as I can say, but more, much
more of the things of God, we can't explain at all. Just enjoy and keep
quiet. There will be much more that you would like to tell people later, but
take care if they understand; otherwise, they will doubt you.
It
hurts you to think that people think you tell lies. It hurts; it hurts a lot.
I am used to getting hurt. I keep telling people, "Please come. It's all
for free. I will do everything for you, if you only know yourself and be
happy. Don't be ill, don't be so weak, and don't beg for anything,
because you have everything. Please just come and experience
it." But many people stay outside, and even if they come, they walk out.
It is due to karma, too heavy karma, so they are blind to any love that
stands in front of them. Therefore, they even crucified Jesus - such a love
to sacrifice. That was the blessing that He wanted to point out to the world,
but they saw nothing; they felt nothing because they were so blind, so
spiritually blind and deaf. The world is like that, so sometimes I suffer.
Even though I know everything is God's will, I suffer for them. I feel so
much sorrow for the people. Why are they content to live such a life? Why
don't they believe in themselves?
Our path is a little
bit different from many other paths because I tell you to rely on yourself,
to wake your Power and become the Master, not to have to worship me all your
life, do everything for me, and rely on me. Therefore, I give you the way to
know yourself and then begin to be a teacher of yourself, at least, or
whoever comes into contact with you. Maybe I should just let you worship me,
and you would get blessings all the same.
Many people just recite my name because
they don't want to get initiation. They just pray to me for anything they
want and they get the benefits. They also see Light; they also see the Master
come to them sometimes. Not that I bar them, but they will not be the
teacher. They will forever rely on my blessings and grace, but that's the way
they want, so what can we do about it? But I would like all of you to be
your own great teacher. That's why I show you this way. Do it every day and
you will become greater, and everything you want will just come even if you
don't ask for it. Just be pure and sincere.
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