Narrated by Sister Hsu, Taichung, Formosa
Recorded by the Taichung News Group

People normally consider a luxury car to be a sign of prestige and high social status. However, to sister Hsu, owner of such a car, the admiration of passersby is nothing but a form of psychological pressure. In her opinion, no matter how luxurious a car is, it is just a means of transportation. This is shown by a recent event in sister Hsu's life.

One night a few months ago, sister Hsu happily drove some of her family members to a park to do some exercises. After they arrived, the family members disembarked, leaving sister Hsu the last one to leave the vehicle. Just as she was getting out of the car, two men forced her back in at gunpoint and told her to drive away. As she drove, she asked, "Where do you want to go? What route do you want to take?" But the men simply sat in the car looking tense and nervous.

In this emergency situation, which seemed like a scene from a movie, sister Hsu began to pray for Master's help, and meanwhile turned up the volume of Master's tapes playing on her car's tape deck. The car soon became filled with Master's tender voice and waves of love. Sister Hsu then started talking to the men, saying that material things are not important. The men wondered how she could remain so calm, and if she was a gang leader. She next introduced herself as a disciple of the Supreme Master Ching Hai and said that she was a vegetarian who kept the Five Precepts. She said that if they needed money, she would give them the car and not notify the police. Then, at an intersection, she reminded them to fasten their safety belts, or the car might be stopped by the police and they might not be able to do what they had set out to do. She also advised them not to commit any more crimes. "Do you think that money is all we need?" they agitatedly asked. And sister Hsu replied, "My Master is great,
and her teachings are wonderful. If you want to become vegetarians and practice spiritually, you will become contented and happy at heart, and will not demand too much money."

The two men listened to Master's teachings and chatted with sister Hsu for a while. Originally, they had planned to take her to Taipei in northern Formosa, but instead sister Hsu drove the car aimlessly through the central city of Taichung for 45 minutes and returned to the park. When the men left, one of them said, "Perhaps it is because your Master wants to deliver us that we met you today. You should do more Buddha chanting in the future." She said, "Yes, I will, and I will ask Master to bless you and protect your spirituality." Then the two men left, taking only a mobile phone from sister Hsu.

After the incident, the sister's family members were worried, and her friends called to comfort her. But she felt calm, both mentally and physically, and her heart was filled with love. She knew that it was Master's blessings that had helped her to remain so composed during the emergency. Were it not for Master, who dissolved the karma, she could have had no chance of escape! Master was able to make use of the situation to enlighten the robbers with her incredible wisdom, plant a spiritual seed in their hearts, and at the same time give sister Hsu's family members an opportunity to learn the benefits of spiritual practice. Sister Hsu considers herself to be very lucky to have received Master's omnipresent protection and to have developed infinite courage from practicing the Quan Yin Method.