All of you are new?
No. New? (Yes.)
Have not seen me yet? (Yes.)
Chinese? (Yes.)
Oh! All Chinese?
Korean?
Mongolian? Oh.
So you could hear
everything before? (Yes.)
Everything clear? (Yes.)
Translation good? Yeah. (Yes.)
Thank you, guys. Thank you.
It’s not easy to translate simultaneously like that.
You try it and then you’ll know. You’ll surely miss something
or you’ll stutter or you’ll forget how to translate.
“This word, what does it mean? I know it but I cannot remember.”
And then by the time you try to remember, it’s gone.
The person speaks something else already.
So all this is Chinese? How many is Chinese-speaking?
Raise hands again. Chinese?
Those who are Chinese-speaking, raise hands.
Oh, my God. Okay, okay.
Korea? (Korea.) Oh, I’m sorry.
You want me to speak English or Chinese?
Chinese, huh? (Chinese.)
I’ll speak Chinese, okay?
The ones who cannot understand Chinese,
just keep your headphones on, okay? Keep one.
You keep one on, in case I speak English again.
How are you guys? (Good.）
Thank you for coming to see this granny!
Where do you sit to meditate during the day?
Outside? (Outside.) Is it too hot? (It’s okay.)
Cool? Cool or hot?
Hot or cool? Hot, raise hand.
Is it okay? (It’s okay. It’s all right.)
Really? (Yes.)
If you need more tent or something, tell them okay?
It’s all right. We don’t need.
You are really resilient,
but here can’t be hotter than India.
Yeah! When I returned from India, my face was so dark
because I sat outside the fence all day.
There was no place to sit, so I sat there.
I used my own coat to cover myself.
I’ve told you about this before. Have you heard already?
No? (No, we haven’t.) You haven’t.
I’ll tell it again. (Tell it again.)
Some of you haven’t heard this. Okay.
There were some houses…
You are still around?
He looks like he doesn’t age.
The last time we met was 5 or 6 years ago,
and you look exactly the same. It’s so strange.
You guys don’t age, do you?
I asked about you last time, and they said that you were not here
and they had no idea what you were doing.
Some houses have no peak on the roof, right?
It’s flat, and rainwater flows down through little holes when it rains.
The roof is bordered by railings, right?
They extend the external walls into ledges, so people don’t fall off.
Okay, I found a corner to sit,
and then because I came from a cold climate,
so I had a coat, a long one,
to cover the corner so it formed a canopy, right?
And then I had a small chair to sit there.
That chair was a bit like the ones you have, but taller.
And then I put my small luggage in the front.
When I meditated, I would stretch my feet out like this.
I used to stay like this day and night.
I meditated there, slept there and ate there.
Even though it was sheltered, the Indian sun… wow!
He did not pardon anyone at all.
Oh! He had no idea that I was a sincere seeker,
he took no notice and roasted me all the same to a really dark tan.
Really, really tan.
When I returned, I couldn’t recognize myself.
I looked in the mirror
and asked, “Who are you?”
I was so tanned, so tanned. You guys are not that tanned yet.
Back then, I had sat for about six months, so I was tanner.
You’re only here for six days, so you won’t.
Six days, it’s healthy.
However, even though I sat there for so long,
I was fine except having got tanned.
My skin didn’t peel off or anything, probably because I got tanned gradually,
a little bit each day, and I got used to it.
So that’s how I transformed into an Indian-looking person.
It was very convenient. They saw me as one of them,
so it didn’t matter.
Over there, they lacked toilet and shower facilities,
so it was really hard to clean oneself.
At that time, we didn’t know what dry wiping (using moist towelettes) was.
But we could still survive, it was okay.
Have you been bitten by mosquitoes here? (No.)
Oh, they let you off?
Maybe the last batch,
the previous batches scared the mosquitoes away.
The last group fed the mosquitoes, so they’re full now.
They can’t eat anymore. They’re full now.
They are full now. No. That’s not it.
They thought that the vegan blood is pretty boring.
They’re used to alcohol and meat, and such.
Tobacco, and all that stuff.
Then they tasted your vegan-fed light-tasting blood,
“Ugh, this is not it.”
How long are you staying?
The 8th, till the 8th.
Six, seven days.
You can stay longer if you want, okay?
If we have enough space and if you can tolerate the conditions.
But the food and lodging are okay?
(Very good.) Good?
That’s how it is here.
In Miaoli it’s much worse.
There aren’t any houses. So it’s not bad here.
If it rains, we can come inside for shelter, right? (Yes.)
In Miaoli we have to rely on umbrellas,
but sometimes they are not big enough.
Yeah, so it’s okay. We’re still happy, right?
(Yes.) I told you already. You should bring your own poncho,
rain poncho, and then what?
Oh, and also, bring an extra set of clothes.
Just in case you get wet, you can change in the car.
Remember, okay? (Yes.)
If you come to Hsihu, you need to bring an extra set of clothes.
Because if you get wet
and you wear the damp clothes all the way home,
you might catch a cold.
So before you get in the car, change into some dry clothes.
Take care of yourselves. Just because you practice spiritually,
it doesn’t mean you don’t take care of yourself.
I worry about you guys in Miaoli. (Thank you, Master!)
But the situation is like this, okay?
There are some masters who are really, really, really rich.
When they give money, it’s in millions.
Their disciples can also receive money in millions.
So if you want, or if you feel it’s too hard over here,
you can change your mind. (No.)
You’re not constrained. Okay?
All right, all right. Any questions?
Go ahead.
Hallo, Master! This year in 2013,
there has been a noticeable increase in cultural growth. (Indeed.)
Yes, a few days ago, Alice, the princess
of Formosa’s (Taiwan’s) Bunun ethnic group,
who is one of our sisters… After we got to Beijing,
we organized a vegan party, and most of the attendees were Buddhist.
At this party, we had a small gathering to promote veganism.
So we invited a young TV show host.
This host has a team dedicated to promoting a TV show about veganism.
This young man is very outstanding.
He once won first place in a TV show host contest.
At that party, we also invited a leader of the Chinese culinary society, its president.
The Chinese culinary society is a registered department in the Ministry of Culture.
They are a guiding force in the Chinese culinary industry.
It is their department that guides the entire mainland China’s food industry.
This president told me that
the Chinese culinary society established a vegetarian subcommittee.
(Wow.)
It’s headed by a university professor.
He is a hero of animal protection
and is also a good friend of ours.
These are the things that we’ve witnessed recently.
So more and more of our friends believe that
if we return to the moral teachings of Lao Tse,
the restoration of Chinese culture to its former glory is assured.
So the whole world is concerned about this issue,
and so is our government.
Congratulations for the improvements in your country,
for becoming more and more honorable, and more and more benevolent.
The government is also very good, on both shores.
Hallo Master. (Hallo.)
I have good news to share with you and everyone else.
Go ahead. Quick, quick.
An association asked us to go to work and assist their efforts.
The investments from the rich and compassionate people
from around the world
enabled the initiation of the programs that promote health in Asia.
And then I said, “None of you are vegan,
my husband and I are both vegan.
It’s not convenient for us to work with you.”
So he said, “That’s okay, we can also be vegan.
Even in 6-star hotels, we’ll maintain the vegan diet
and also refrain from alcohol and tobacco.”
So I said, “Okay, then we can go with you.”
So we all agreed.
We are starting to push our project forward,
and it’s going very well.
My husband gives pointers on how to cook vegan meals.
He made some dishes for them, and they said
that they’ve been to many vegetarian restaurants,
but they’ve never had such good vegan food.
So it’s possible to make all vegan.
Even when it’s made at a 6-star hotel, people still like it.
Also, our goal is…
Even though some customers are rich,
they still need to contribute positively to society
in order for us to accept them,
their… (Cooperation.) assistance, right, cooperation.
Also to adjust their mentality.
We are mainly concerned about this aspect.
They are also…
They are not from our association, but they have their own association.
They also meditate and do good deeds.
They are mostly vegetarian, but not vegan.
I said, “If we work together, you have to be vegan,
without eating dairy products.” “That’s fine,” they said.
They agreed unanimously.
So that’s how we started.
Congratulations. (Thank you, Master.)
Good work.
Master, there’s another thing.
I arrived yesterday. There were a lot of people at the airport.
I’m pretty sensitive. When there are a lot of people,
I can’t eat anything because of karmic influences.
So after I got here yesterday, I had a bit of soup,
but I couldn’t finish it. So I stopped drinking it.
I thought, this is such a good place, I should accept blessings from God.
I told a sister that I was very thirsty, she said,
“There is a bottle of water here, we can share together.”
And she picked it up and poured it into my cup.
I drank it without thinking.
After I finished drinking it, I realized that it was vinegar.
After drinking it, my mouth was burning,
and my stomach was also burning, really badly.
I said I can’t be like this! I didn’t want to trouble Master,
so I prayed to God and drank a big glass of water.
After that, I went to meditate.
I actually had very good inner experiences.
I think maybe because my karma (retribution) was cleansed.
I drank the caustic vinegar, but there weren’t any side effects.
So I asked a brother next to me, “What is this?”
He said, “Sanitizing vinegar.”
(That’s not vinegar for drinking.) But I wasn’t afraid at all.
(It cleansed you.) It cleansed a lot of karma.
I got disinfected. All toxins were flushed out.
So the meditation last night was really, really good.
(So continue drinking vinegar in the future.)
If I encounter problems in the future and don’t feel too well,
I will drink vinegar. It feels so good.
Please don’t tell everyone that.
They’ll think they have to drink vinegar to have spiritual experiences.
Just don’t “eat vinegar” (sounds like “get jealous”) because of your husband.
(Thank you, Master.)
It has nothing to do with the vinegar. It’s her karma.
Please don’t go home and drink vinegar indiscriminately.
Don’t say I didn’t warn you if you have problems.
Okay, good. Is there anything else?
Anything related to spiritual practice?
Yeah, in the back.
Hallo, Master.
I have two things to tell you.
Master, because of my practice, I feel that
spiritual inspiration is really important.
Spiritual inspiration can guide people’s behavior and psychology.
But this spiritual inspiration usually appears randomly and usually in dreams.
Can Master please enlighten me on how to find inspiration
when I encounter a complex problem,
or when I’m not sure what to do?
This is the first question.
How to find this spiritual inspiration?
How old are you?
I’m 63 years old.
If at 63 years old you still can’t get back your spiritual inspiration…
I do have it at times, but it always appears randomly.
I just want to know how to actively find it when I have questions.
Understand.
You have to be more diligent in your practice,
and listen to your inner Self, okay?
Otherwise, there is another way, which is to write down your question.
Write precisely and clearly, so that even children can understand it.
After you write it down, the answer will come to you.
Okay?
Okay. I’ll ask my second question.
You have to write it very clearly for it to work.
(Okay.) Write it down, and then pray for the spiritual inspiration to help, okay?
The next one.
Okay. Here is the second question.
Recently, I have read about this a lot,
which is that many extraterrestrials, aliens, are entering our Earth,
and also there are a lot of aliens around the Earth.
I want to ask Master, how to communicate with the aliens?
You can try.
Call them on the phone, email.
Fax, SMS.
Try it, okay?
It seems to me that
nowadays people mostly write positive and good things about aliens.
Can Master please tell us about it?
These aliens, are they generally positive and good beings?
Some of them are good, and some of them are not good.
Okay? (Okay.)
It’s better for you to practice well to communicate with Heaven above.
The extraterrestrials have their own things to do.
They don’t have time to chat with you so much.
Maybe they don’t know Chinese, and then what would you do?
Okay, next one.
Thank you, Master.
You’re welcome.
Hallo, Master, I want to ask about the 13 legendary crystal skulls
left behind by the Mayans.
Are these crystal skulls beneficial to the elevation of humans’ spirituality?
(Not much.) Not much?
They aren’t that meaningful, right? (No.)
Okay, thank you, Master.
How can rocks help you?
Crystals are still rocks.
Humans are higher than rocks.
We came from minerals,
and we evolve to become insects.
And then to animals, then to humans,
so why would we turn back and ask help from stones?
Okay?
Next.
Hallo, Master!
My question is about the origin of humans.
For example, from the perspective of archeological research,
evidences show that people from millions of years ago,
like, one or two million years ago, till tens of thousands years ago,
humans had been hunting animals, killing animals and eating their flesh.
When archeologists discovered this evidence,
they always make interpretations that I think are not good.
They make people think that eating meat is good.
They say, “Look, people have been eating meat since way back then.”
How can this be explained?
Why did people at that time kill animals and eat meat?
How can I explain this?
Right now they are killing animals and eating meat just the same.
How can I explain it?
They’re used to it.
Habit.
One person ate meat and another one imitated him,
and then the next one imitated the previous one.
It was just like that.
Humans are deceived by maya (negative force)
so they eat meat and create bad karma (retribution).
Okay?
The advancement of humankind is not due to meat eating.
Many people didn’t eat anything, but they are very advanced.
Buddha didn’t eat meat, but his spiritual level was very high.
Jesus didn’t eat meat.
Many spiritual leaders didn’t eat meat.
The people who made advancements, it’s because
they came from relativel y high levels before they were born.
It’s not because they ate meat in their past lives.
No. Okay?
Master, I have a question relating to spiritual practice.
In Hsihu’s Glass House and here,
it’s very easy for me to become unconscious
about where I am when I meditate.
When I come out of it, it has already been several hours.
Is this the so-called deep samadhi (imperturbable meditative state)?
So my question is, what is the difference
between light samadhi and deep samadhi?
The light one lasts for a shorter time,
but I can enter it quickly and I can see Light and other things.
And when I am in a deep one, I don’t hear anything,
but in an instant, I am not aware where I am anymore,
and my head drops, and then I feel the body is just a lump of flesh.
Is this the so-called deep samadhi when time passes very quickly?
Time also passes very quickly when you’re sleeping.
We sleep about eight hours at a time.
It goes by really fast. Right? (Right!)
When you sleep, do you feel like it’s a long time?
It goes really fast!
It’s okay, try your best to meditate.
Don’t worry about being in deep or light samadhi.
Both are fine, as long as you make progress
and become more benevolent.
If you become more enlightened and understand more things,
it means you have made progress.
It means you have been in samadhi sometimes. Okay?
Hi, Master!
Hi!
I’d like to ask you what’s the difference between
practicing diligently and practicing ascetically?
You said that one can’t become a Buddha by practicing ascetically.
When we practice in this lifetime, and meditate diligently,
what kind of condition will appear?
This is the first question. My second question is this.
I found that the more I practice…
You spoke about eloquence, so did Buddha.
However, I found the more I practice, the less I want to talk,
and the less desire I have to contact people.
What kind of situation is it? Please explain, Master.
About practicing ascetically… You see, Shakyamuni Buddha
used to practice ascetically in the beginning, right?
But he didn’t achieve anything and he almost died.
That’s why he chose the Middle Way.
Don’t need to ask me this. Okay?
Many practitioners such as Jesus Christ,
Prophet Muhammad, and others also chose the Middle Way. Okay?
You don’t need to practice ascetically to become a Buddha.
You might not become a Buddha that way.
But there are some people who practice ascetically unintentionally.
For example, they suddenly don’t want to eat.
Or, it’s not convenient at the place where they practice.
They don’t have vegetables or rice to cook.
That is different, okay?
Don’t be too ascetic, but don’t be too extravagant, either.
If you eat too much or too sumptuously, you will feel sleepy.
You will owe too much karmic debt to sentient beings.
It’s easier to enter samadhi if you eat simple food.
It’s lighter and better.
It’s not the same as practicing ascetically.
Choose the Middle Way. But it’s fine if you want to be ascetic,
as long as you practice the Quan Yin Method.
You can practice the Quan Yin Method ascetically.
However, I have never said
that you have to practice ascetically to become a Buddha.
You should practice according to your own physical condition.
Also, you said the more practice, the less you want to talk, right?
(Yes, I don’t want to talk, don’t want to contact people.)
How long have you been practicing?
(Since 2009…)
Three or four years.
How old are you now? (Fifty-six years old.)
Fifty-six years old.
Is it true that the older we get, the less we want to talk?
Also, you have not practiced long,
but the older you get, the less you want to talk, right?
We have talked enough the whole life.
It’s not that we want to talk, perhaps sometimes we…
Excuse me, Master. I apologize for interrupting.
When I say I don’t want to talk, I mean I don’t want to argue with others.
(Yeah, that’s right. Right. That is correct.)
Because basically, everything seems to be…
when I practice, I feel it’s normal to be wrong.
(Understood.) And it’s also normal to be right.
Understand. (Yes.)
It’s correct that we don’t want to argue.
Before practicing, you think you know everything.
And we go out and tell others, “You are wrong.
This is what I mean. This is what I think.
My understanding of Buddhism is like this.
My understanding of Catholicism is like that.”
Now you understand everything, but you don’t want
to say anything to them anymore, because they won’t listen.
Then, it’s okay. It’s all right.
You know they don’t understand, just like you didn’t before, right?
You can explain to them if you can. If you can’t,then there is no need to talk.
It’s not a big deal. Okay? Very good.
Also, now, the more I practice,
the more I feel everything should follow the way of nature.
I accept any challenging situation with ease when it comes naturally.
When it doesn’t come, I would not go after it either.
Yeah, that’s correct. (That’s correct?)
Relax and be happy, yeah. (Okay, thank you, Master.)
This is right. Living a simple life is easier. Okay.
Hallo, Master, I came to see Master last year.
Master really seems younger and younger each year.
I feel this way.
No...
But thank you. Thank you.
Hearing this also makes one happy.
Everyone likes to hear that, right? Thank you.
What’s your question?
I have a simple question.
You mentioned when you were downstairs
about the issues related to Muslims and religions.
After we turned vegan, many friends and colleagues
around us asked why we are vegan.
They asked us if we are affiliated with any religion.
I have been telling them,
“We are not affiliated with any religion,
but we practice the teachings of many religions.
The main reason why we are vegan is
to minimize the harm we bring to other beings.
We are just a group of people who meditate.”
I’m not sure if this answer is correct.
Okay. (It should be okay, right?)
You can also say you love animals. (Yes, yes, yes.)
You don’t want them to get hurt and suffer so much.
It’s like when our hands are cut, we would feel suffering and painful.
We don’t want to be like that.
We don’t want to make animals suffer.
The less people eat meat, the less animals suffer.
Whatever answer is okay.
All religions talk about vegetarianism.
You can quote those parts and read to them.
Print them on a piece of paper.
Catholicism says like this, Buddhism says like this,
Islam says like this. Read these to them.
Or print it out for them to read.
Simple. You don’t even need to answer them.
When they read it, they would know that
all religions teach people to be vegetarian. Okay?
(Okay. Thank you, Master.)
Supreme Master TV had that before. Print it out. Yeah.
Master, I’d like to ask one question.
One or two years after I received initiation,
I meditated at a fellow initiate’s home.
His father was ill,
so he asked us to meditate there to help him.
While I was meditating,
I felt very comfortable and I saw a group of people.
I have never heard anyone ask about these people before.
No one knew who they were.
Their skins were like the clothes, very smooth.
They looked exactly the same.
When they passed through the door, their movement
was exactly the same and was very elegant.
To this day, I still want to ask Master who is this group of people?
No, they didn’t seem to be human. They seemed…
They weren’t human.
Yes. Their skins were very delicate as if they had cosmetic surgery.
Very soft and beautiful.
They are astral beings.
The astral beings, they look very good.
Oh, I see. Amitabha Buddha.
Okay. Next one.
Hallo, Master. I have been wanting to say this for a long time.
Master, you are the best Master ever.
You take care of us meticulously.
I know it from my experience.
If we hosted some guests at home for a long time,
we would be very exhausted.
For the disciples and to hold such a grand spiritual gathering,
you have borne so many burdens.
Every time I look at you, I feel so touched.
Witnessing what you have done for us,
I feel we should follow your example
and try to help others as much as possible.
Thank you.
I have a lot to say but cannot express.
(I love you, hug, hug.) Thank you, Master.
I love you.
Thank you.
Do you want some cookies?
How come there are so little today?
So many newcomers, but so little cookies.
Not you, I mean everybody.
Help me to hold it.
Master Mommy.
Okay, give them to everyone or what.
Wait. I can’t throw, but I will try. Okay?
Lots of love in it.
More, here. (Wow.)
More. More.
Yeah, good.
Give these to them.
Come here this way. This way…
Anyone who doesn’t have, take one.
Just symbolic, okay? (Okay, thank you.)
There are more when you go home, okay?
When you go home. (Okay, thank you, Master.)
Bring the basket this way .Let them take it themselves, okay?
Sorry, I can’t stay for too long, okay?
(Thank you, Master.)
Okay, I can’t stay any longer.
(Thank you, Master!) You know that.
If I can, I’ll come tomorrow, okay?
(Thank you, Master!)
I really want to talk to you guys one by one.
But I can’t.
Yeah, some of you here, I haven’t seen for a long time.
It’s been such a long time that we didn’t see each other.
I want to have some tea with them. Now the situation is different.
We used to have time to have tea and cookies, wow!
(Thank you, Master!)
Now I have to meditate a lot.
No time to eat even at home.
She buys a lot of stuff for me sometimes.
I only give them away.
I don’t have time. Every day, like today,
she made some soup and I drank it quickly before I came here.
Because there’s not much time.
Time is very precious. You have to try your best
to meditate every second, every minute, okay? (Okay, thank you, Master.)
In order to receive the blessings from Heaven.
(Okay, thank you, Master.)
Love you all! (Love you, Master.)
Meditate more, okay? (Okay.)
Meditate more to receive more positive energy. (Okay.)
Did I do anything? (Already, already.)
I did? (Yes.) You don’t give it to them?
Yes.
Just symbolic, okay? (Thank you, Master!)
One or two only. Yeah.
If you have a small one, then you take one more.
If you have already, don’t take.
I’ll see you later, guys!
(Thank you, Master!) Love you!
Okay. Good night.
Good night, Master.
Wishing you all progress in your meditation and happiness.
(Thank you, Master.)
I am always with you here.
Here.
Thank you.
Are you about to cry?
Almost.
It doesn’t look good for a man to cry. (I know, I know.)
No, just joking. If you want to cry, you cry.
No problem, it’s natural.
Okay?
It’s natural.
If we love a person, of course we feel reluctant to see her go.
I don’t want to go, either.
It’d be great if we have a huge place, so that
we can eat together and have fun together every day.
Lots of candies, cookies, stories, and jokes.
We can laugh together.
But this world is troublesome.
The rich ones can’t come and the poor ones can’t come, either.
The rich have to take care of their big businesses
and the poor have to work.
Everyone is busy.
Those who are rich and don’t need to work,
have to take care of their children,
or they are tied by their spouses.
The world is like that.
We try our best to live, okay?
When we go to Heaven together, we can see each other every day.
No matter where you are, you can see me.
You can see me whenever you want.
It’s difficult here. There are limitations. Okay?
But we are always together here.
Okay? Love you. (Love you.)
Love you very much.
Love you, love you, love you. Love you.
Including the one who’s about to cry.
I’m so sorry.
Seeing you crying, I feel sad, too.
I don’t want to go, but I have to.