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Master Tells Stories Supreme Master Ching SupremeMasterChingHai AMasterfromtheHimalayas Three-timeinvitedlecturerfortheUnitedNations RecipientoftheWorldPeaceAwardandtheWorldSpiritualLeadershipAward MasterTellsStories Acollectionofspiritualteachingsby SupremeMasterChingHai Ido not belong to Buddhism or Catholicism. OnlyifwefindGodwillwefindtruehappiness,truepeace, Ibelong to the Truth and Ipreach the Truth. everlastingbliss,eveninthislifeandthelifeafter. You may call it Buddhism, Catholicism, Taoism, or whatever you like. Iwelcome all! There’sonlyonereligion:ThereligionofGod,ofloveand Sincetheancienttimethereisalwaysawayto of understanding. There’s only one church, one temple: gobacktothekingdomofGod,thereisalways The temple of enlightenment. Come to that temple; then awaytoseeGod. we’llknowallreligionsoftheworld. The most important thing in this world, Idreamthatthewholeworldwillbecomepeaceful.Idream regardless of our mission, is to love one thatallthekillingwillstop.Idreamthatallthechildrenwill another. You have to have a mighty walkinpeaceandharmony.Idreamthatallthenationswill determination,likealion.Youhavetohavea shakehandswitheachother,protecteachotherandhelp very loving heart, so soft like a feather, that each other. I dream that our beautiful planet will not be everylittlethingmovesit.Wehavetobelike destroyed. It took billions of years to produce this planet an audience. We have to be wise enough, andit’ssobeautiful,sowonderful.Idreamitwillcontinue, enlightenedenoughtowatchallthegamesof butinpeace,beauty,andlove.Yes,thatismydream. theuniverse,andgetoutofthesuffering. Contentsandoriginalwordsinthisbookarepermeatedwith graceandblessingsofSupremeMasterChingHai TheSupremeMasterChingHaiInternationalAssociation Officesinallmajorcitiesandcountriesaroundtheworld Headquarters:POBox730247,SanJose,CA95173-0247,U.S.A. P.O.Box9HsihuHsiang,MiaoliHsien,Formosa(Taiwan36899) Copyright@2009 SupremeMasterChingHai–MasterTellsStories 2 Contents Page Preface 6 Introduction 8 TheheavenlycardinalSupremeMasterChingHai 9 AbiographyofSupremeMasterChingHai 11 Mastertellsstories 1. Bettertoknowoftheproblemsthantothinkyouhavenone 14 2. Honestearnings 14 3. Thestoryofahappyanimalvillage 16 4. Godisthegreatestprovider 20 5. Returntothesourceofcreation 23 6. Teamworkalwayshelps 23 7. Godrinksometea 24 8. Useyourwisdomtoknowwhenit’stimetoletgo 25 9. Sincerity 26 10. Weneverknowwhoiswho 26 11. BeingGodorthedevil–Thinkingmakesitso 26 12. AwishoftheMaster 27 13. Thegoldendeer–OneoftheShakyamuniBuddha’spreviouslives 33 14. Fivelandsofthespiritualpath 38 15. Appreciateeverymiracleinyourlife 41 16. Astoryofagoldengoose 42 17. Appearancescanbedeceiving 45 18. Thegoldratmaster 46 19. Thebestprayer 48 20. Threestubbornservants 51 21. Thedetachedmindistheenlightenedmind 52 22. WeshouldnotcopyaMaster'souterperformance 54 23. Weareonlyvisitorsinthisworld 55 24. Conceptsinspiritualpracticeshouldbelogical 55 25. The‘saint'ssymptoms’ 57 26. Thestoryofdandelions 61 27. Becontentedandhappy! 62 28. Beacourageousandhonestexample 64 29. Thebestwaytoruleacountry 66 30. ThefairytaleKingLudwigII 68 31. EmptinessandZensickness 70 32. Enlightenmentreturnsustoournaturalself 71 33. Importanceofpurity 74 34. Wisdomonlybefitstherightoccasion 75 TheQuanYinMethod–TheKeyofImmediateEnlightenmentandEternalLiberation SupremeMasterChingHai–MasterTellsStories 3 35. Qualitiesareinfectious,betheyphysicalorspiritual 76 36. Honorourpromises 78 37. Endurehumiliationisasaintlyquality 80 38. Thetruthbehindfear(1) 83 39. TrueofferingtoGod 84 40. Astingyoldwoman 86 41. Supremehonorintheuniverse 88 42. Invaluablefaith 88 43. Amagicalchair 91 44. Godalmightytakescareofeverything 93 45. Thosewithkindredspiritsattracteachother 94 46. Everythingiscreatedbythemind 95 47. SomeonewhoisevengreaterthanMaster 96 48. Emptyandfull 98 49. Threepoisonoussnakes 99 50. Toerrishuman,torepentissaint 103 51. Thetruthbehindfear(2) 104 52. CandyandGod 106 53. Differentlevels,differentperceptions 106 54. Thebeggarandthemillionaire 109 55. ThestoryofaJapaneseswordmaster 110 56. Thestoryofthesaddle 111 57. Thetrapofsuccess 117 58. Themethodofthebigboots 121 59. Toughnessandgentleness–Togethermakeperfection 122 60. Theyearofthedog 127 61. Beyondthemoralstandards 132 62. Thestoryofaninsect 133 63. Adogcatchingmice 135 64. Alionandapriest 137 65. Personagesin‘theJourneytotheWest’ 137 66. Thedifferencebetweenasaintandanordinaryperson 140 67. Loveisdevotion,notpossession 143 68. ReminderfromGod 146 69. Thestoryofasaintlyking 147 70. Atrulyhappyperson 154 71. Thefarmerandthesnake 156 72. Thestoryofamonk’stwopiecesofcloth 157 73. Practicalexperienceissuperiortoemptytheories 159 74. Theunrecognizedfootprints 160 75. Thehorsetakentowater 160 76. Compensateforourmistakes 160 77. Humanwisdommakesusmstersofallcreatures 162 78. Thedemeanorofasaintlyking 165 79. Relyonourselves 167 80. ThedayAdamstartedtowork 167 81. Whysentientbeingscan’tbedelivered 169 82. Bewarethemonstersonthespiritualpath 172 83. Penetrateworldlyillusions 173 84. Fromstonetosand 174 85. Thestoryofacrab 178 86. TrustMaster'spower 180 87. ApureheartseesmayaasGod 180 TheQuanYinMethod–TheKeyofImmediateEnlightenmentandEternalLiberation SupremeMasterChingHai–MasterTellsStories 4 88. God’sarrangementsarealwaystheverybest 181 89. Therocandthebird 183 90. Whoiswho 187 91. Theprincess’sbubblenecklace 189 92. Biblestory:TheboyJesusinthetemple 190 93. Twostoriesabouttheseedsofspiritualpractice 193 94. Thetencommandments 196 95. Theexodus 212 96. God'stestofAbraham 218 97. Don’ttakethedevil’sapple 224 98. Biblestory–TheangelsrescuedLot 225 99. ThetowerofBabel 228 100. Noah’sark 229 101. Samuel 233 102. TheGardenofEden 239 103. Theenlightenedfairies 247 104. Atopsyturvyworld 247 105. Communicatewiththeholyspirit–ThestoryofBernadette 249 106. Thepiratesaints 252 107. Utilizeyourintelligencewell 253 108. TheBuddhaisinourhearts 254 109. Thesermononthemount 255 110. Theuniversallawofcompensation 260 111. Alongpursuit! 261 112. Thestoryofthehorseapples 262 113. Theinconceivableprotectivepower 264 114. Thekingwhobecameafarmer 265 115. ThefirstZenPatriarchMahakasyapa 267 116. Enlightenmentthroughpersonalexperience 272 117. Enlightenmentandignorance–Ataleoftwobrothers 274 118. Morality,courageandself-respectearnsrespectfromothers 276 119. TheropetoGod 276 120. AMaster'stest 277 InitiationintotheQuanYinmethodofmeditation 281 TheSupremeMasterChingHai’steachingsonline 283 Howtocontactus 284 Introductiontoourpublications 285 Beautifulgiftsforyourselvesandyourlovedones 288 Benefitsofavegandietandharmsofmeatconsumption 292 Alternativeliving 293 SupremeMasterTelevision 294 Alittlemessage: InspeakingofGod,orthesupremespirit,Masterinstructsustouseoriginalnon- sexisttermstoavoidtheargumentaboutwhetherGodisaSheoraHe. TheQuanYinMethod–TheKeyofImmediateEnlightenmentandEternalLiberation SupremeMasterChingHai–MasterTellsStories 5 She+He=Hes(asinBless). Her+Him=Hirm(asinFirm). Hers+His=Hiers(asinDear). Example:WhenGodwants,HesmakesthingshappenaccordingtoHierswilltosuit Hirmself. -------- AsacreatorofartisticdesignsaswellasaspiritualTeacher,SupremeMasterChing Hai loves all expressions of inner beauty. It is for this reason that She refers to Vietnam as ‘Au Lac’ and Taiwan as ‘Formosa’. Au Lac is the ancient name of Vietnamandmeans‘happiness’.AndthenameFormosareflectsmorecompletely thebeautyoftheislandanditspeople.Masterfeelsthatusingthesenamesbrings spiritualelevationandlucktothelandanditsinhabitants. -------- The logo’s characters, SM, stand for Supreme Master, signifying the Supreme Masterpowerwithineveryone.Thelogoisaninterweavingofredandgoldcolors. Redsymbolizesthephysicalbody,whilegoldrepresentstheradiantBuddhanature orkingdomofGodwithin. TheQuanYinMethod–TheKeyofImmediateEnlightenmentandEternalLiberation SupremeMasterChingHai–MasterTellsStories 6 Preface Thisbookisacompilationoforiginalstoriessampledfromnumerouslecturesandinformal talks given by Supreme Master Ching Hai.With the help of many fellow disciples who transcribed and translated dozens of lectures, a book began to take form. Through dedicatedpatience,devotionallove,helpfromfellowdisciplesandthegraceoftheMaster, thisworkisnowpresentedtoyou.Theentirecontentsofthisbookaretheoriginalwords oftheMaster,recordedverbatim.Editinghasbeendoneonlyontheorderofquotes,and onthegrammarandpunctuationofthetranscriptionsthemselves. Throughthespokenwords,alivingMastercanbringancientwisdomtolife.Toexperience thesediscoursesinperson,theseekerisaffectedonalllevelsofunderstanding,beyond spaceandtime,farbeyondanymentalconcept.ThesetypesofMasters,havingbecome fullyconsciousoftheirsupremenaturewithin,offeraperfectmirrorofthemostnobleand divinequalitieswithineachofus,areflectionofourownpotentialforself-mastery.Asone comesintocontactwiththisperfectimage,one’slife begins to turn away fromfear and self-doubtandtomovetowardmoretoleranceandcompassion,morehopeandjoy.Such istheexperiencethatcountlesshundreds,thousands,millionsofpeoplehavehadinthe presence of Supreme Master Ching Hai. She speaks above and beyond general philosophyandtheology,echoingtheTruth,whichliesdirectlyintheheartsofallseekers. Thiskindofexperienceisbeyondthewordsalone,butratheraninvisibleconnectionallof ussharewiththeinfinite.ThroughHerwords,Her eyesandHervoice,onecanobtain limitlessblessingandinspiration.WithHerhelpandthepracticeoftheQuanYinmethod ofmeditation,onecanquicklyprogressalongthepathtofullenlightenment. Supreme Master Ching Hai
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