Positive Power Could Change the Fate of the World

This is a story that illustrates how a person's thoughts can affect an outcome. A celebrated general in British history, the "Duke of Wellington," had a beautiful daughter who was betrothed to a soldier. Once, this would-be son-in-law of the Duke of Wellington was about to be sent to the battlefield, and he was very worried that he would not come back alive. He therefore entrusted all of his personal valuables, including his pocket watch, to his fiancee, and spoke in a depressing manner. Having heard about this episode, the Duke of Wellington told his daughter clearly that her fiance definitely would not come back alive. He realized that his would-be son-in-law had implanted a negative thought in his mind and that he would most probably die on the battlefield. Sadly, this turned out to be true, as the young man was later killed in battle. This is a demonstration of the influence of the power of thought.

The world today is full of calamities. My personal opinion is that we should adhere to Master's instructions, increase group meditation sessions and time, dissolve the negative force with our positive force, and make all essential preparations to minimize any possible future detrimental effects. Furthermore, we should purify our own 'actions, speech, and thoughts.' In 'purifying our actions,' we only do things that are beneficial to everyone, instead of evil deeds. In 'purifying our speech,' only moral and positive words should be spoken, no gossip. In `purifying our thoughts,' we think only of positive things, and reject negative ideas. 'Act purely, speak purely, and think purely,' so that we can purify our living environment, convert negative to positive, and turn any crisis into a beneficial event.

I believe most of you have watched the videotape of Master's lecture, entitled, 'Leading the World into a New Era,' given at Hsihu Center on April 10, 1992.

With Her most sincere intention, Master asked us to be the torch bearers of the world. "As long as we live, we must dedicate our whole to the goodness, to the progress of mankind, of the whole world, of the whole universe. Our vision must be so large, larger than life, must be so noble that we have nothing else to lose. We fear nothing in such greatness of vision."

Oh! So great is Supreme Master Ching Hai, so magnanimous! No worldly language can ever express my revered love toward Her, and even more impossible, describe Her divine love for Her disciples. We can only hope that all fellow practitioners will follow Master's teachings, to be worthy of the grace that God has bestowed on them.