By
a Quan Yin messenger
Around the end of August and the beginning of October 2000, Japanese fellow
practitioner held two video lectures to share Master's teachings with others.
The first of these much-welcomed activities was held at the Tokyo Ikebukuro
Culture Hall. To ensure the success of their efforts, Tokyo initiates conducted
a two-day retreat-a long-awaited event-at the Tsukui Center to purify the
hectic atmosphere. A Quan Yin messenger attended the retreat, and initiates
suggested that the hours of meditation be extended. Several dozen fellow
initiates meditated continuously for more than 20 hours. Many were delightfully
immersed in the joy of meditation, forgoing all meals and easing the concern
of the shorthanded kitchen staff. Many initiates had wonderful experiences
during their first long meditation session. Showered by Master's blessings,
they felt exalted and energized, and had no interest in talking or eating.
A couple living two hundred kilometers away were suddenly awakened by Master's
enormous blessings, and they got up and meditated until dawn. The aspirations
and sincerity of the fellow practitioners at the retreat brought about the
unforgettable intercession of God.
On
August 29, over a hundred guests and fellow initiates attended Master's
video seminar at the Culture Hall. Some came from Osaka and some from Mie
Si. One initiate saw all of the venue and the staff on the stage radiate
brilliant light as they reported and answered questions for the audience.
On
Saturday, October 2, a unique video seminar was held at the Community Hall
in the Harbor District of Tokyo. The highlights of the day were a video
presentation of the 1998 Los Angeles charity concert "One World ...
of peace through music," presented with overwhelming vigor and astounding
effects through the professional acoustical facilities of the Community
Hall. Many guests were moved to tears as they watched Master sing "Farewell
Song." Fellow practitioners were also overcome by emotion, as though
they were seeing their Mother after a long separation, and hearing Her call
them Her beloved children. All were held spellbound by the heartbreaking
and lingering libretto. In a poll conducted after the event, many guests
revealed that this supreme method of spiritual practice and group of practitioners
should have been introduced to the Japanese people earlier.
