Story World

Memories of the Early Years —

The Divine Love
between Master and Disciples

 

 
 
By Wild Grass

Master's Aqua Blue Eyes: 1985

Time and again, fellow initiates have praised Master’s crystalline eyes — one representing the sun and the other the moon — as the source bringing rebirth to sentient beings. Regarding this experience of spiritual renewal, which countless initiates have undergone, Master once said, “That’s nothing. My eyes look really pretty the moment I get up from meditation. They glitter in aqua blue. It’s a pity that no one has ever seen them!” 

Being extremely fortunate, however, I once happened to see Master’s eyes at this moment, and came to realize firsthand that Master was speaking the truth. 

The experience occurred during a three-day retreat I attended soon after my initiation. All the participants had to write a report on their experiences at the retreat, and as I saw people taking their reports into Master’s room, I did the same. But unexpectedly, I found Master in meditation. Fearing that I might disturb Her, I quickly turned around to leave. But before I reached the door, I heard Her ask gently, “Who is it?” I then lightly placed my report by Master’s side, and at that instant, She slowly opened Her eyes and looked at me with a smile. 

Oh, God, I cannot describe the pure, pristine quality that seemed to reflect all the love and mercy in the universe in Her aqua blue, crystalline eyes, transforming them into an infinite ocean of love! 

At that moment, I suddenly remembered a passage from the Buddhist scriptures (The Universal Door Chapter) describing how Quan Yin Bodhisattva looked at sentient beings with Her merciful eyes. I was then sure that Master was the manifestation of Quan Yin Bodhisattva. And I later realized that She is the supreme almighty power of the universe. Since then, through the years, even while travelling in higher realms in dreams, I have never seen eyes more lovely than those. Now, I can only treasure them as a precious memory. 

To allow innumerable sentient beings to see Her face, hear Her teachings of Truth, and enjoy well produced video recordings of Her talks, Master often has to expose Her big, beautiful eyes to the intense brightness of spotlights several thousand watts in intensity! Each time I see Master wiping Her eyes with a handkerchief or tissue in Her videos, my heart aches. Because I know very well that She is enduring intense pain and discomfort, yet She talks and laughs as though it were nothing. 

Fellow initiates might occasionally be the target of the camera and spotlights during retreats and celebrations, and generally they turn away, not because they are afraid of being captured on camera (some even crave it), but because they can not stand the discomfort caused by the glaring light. However, each time Master gives a lecture or discourse, She has to endure this feeling for one to four hours, depending on the circumstances. It would be impossible for Her to endure such pain were it not for Her great perseverance and noble spirit of devotion. Sometimes, Master shades Her eyes with Her hands and says, “I can’t see you because of this light.” At such times She is obviously dazzled. 

I weep to think of the many surgeries that Master’s precious “windows of the soul” have had to undergo. And I wonder, when fellow initiates watch Her videotapes and enjoy Her fantastic and often humorous discourses, if are they at the same time grateful for Her compassionate sacrifice. ..........Next Page

Master's Aqua Blue Eyes: 1985
Tasting a Loving Bite: 1991
A Humble Offering to our Beloved Master: 1995