Report from Indonesia

Thanking Master and
Sharing Her Blessings

 

[Indonesia] In May 1998, the world was shocked when riots broke out in Indonesia. During this difficult period, all fellow practitioners in Indonesia were safe and sound through Master's grace, and countless miraculous incidents occurred. In one instance, in the capital city of Jakarta, mobs ransacked every house on the street one by one, killing people and setting things on fire. A brother initiate who lived in the area watched with terror as the mob came only two houses away from his home. He was so terrified that he even forgot to pray. All he could do was sit helplessly in the house. Suddenly, Master's manifestation body appeared before him in extreme brightness. When he later came out of samadhi, he found that the mob had vanished without a trace.

In another instance, a brother initiate was on his way home when the bus carrying him was held up by rioters. Normally, no one could get away unharmed in such a situation. But miraculously, he saw a huge beam of brilliant white light envelop the bus, which drove away safely, without a single passenger getting injured.

After attending the 1998 International Retreat in Korea, a sister initiate returned to Jakarta one day earlier than she had originally planned. Because she was going home early, her parents, who were on vacation in the country, also returned earlier than scheduled. Later they received news that just after her parents departed, the hotel where they had stayed was completely burned down! According to their arrival schedule, her younger sister was supposed to meet her and then their parents. But she made a mistake and went to meet her parents before picking up the sister initiate. This error caused a delay and they were unable to have dinner at the restaurant where they had reserved a table. As a result, they escaped a great mishap, because that restaurant was also mobbed that day.

These inconceivable miracles deepened the faith of Indonesian disciples in Master. While grateful to Master and God, they also came to realize that the only way to avoid such calamities in the future is to elevate the spiritual consciousness of all their compatriots. Only then can there be lasting peace and stability in the country. Therefore, after law and order was restored, fellow practitioners launched a video seminar in Jakarta. Its success encouraged them to hold three subsequent seminars this year-in Yodyakarta, Surabaya, and Bandung. On each occasion, the audiences responded warmly, and many members registered to learn the Convenient Method. In the following days, more people came to learn the Convenient Method or request initiation into the Quan Yin Method.

One incident worth mentioning is that the video seminar in Surabaya was held in the office building of a local newspaper, the Java Post. When the publisher learned that Supreme Master Ching Hai was a world-renowned Master, he took the initiative in offering us two conference rooms instead of one, and also assigned reporters to cover the event. The seminar drew a large audience and an enthusiastic response from the participants, and several other newspapers also carried reports on this successful seminar. They were especially amazed that a video seminar held without Master's physical presence could attract hundreds of citizens.

The success of these Truth-sharing efforts has bolstered the confidence of Indonesian fellow practitioners in disseminating Master's teachings to their compatriots, thus paving a bright future for Indonesia.