The Fantastic Nectar Water

Winding through the Au Lac Garden in Hsihu Center and singing in a low sweet tone is the crystalline Nectar River, which bestows a calming and tranquillizing effect on people. The murmuring song of the river is nothing less than the music from heaven, capable of guiding one into samadhi with ease. An ultimate creation by Master, the Nectar River might be small but it gives boundless benefits, just like the tiny nectar vase of Quan Yin Bodhisattva; one drop from which can transform the rotten into the wonderful.

For the last few years, I had often meditated and rested by the Nectar River; drinking from it and savoring the beautiful tranquillity it brings. My soul sang in peerless rapture and elevation, but I was not thoughtful enough to take home some of the heavenly blessed water to share with my family. It was not until I heard that foreign initiates had been taking the nectar water home thousands of miles away, and that each drop of nectar manifests into a lotus that I was awakened abruptly and quickly took home a bottle of nectar for my family.

Then, fantastic things happened! My younger brother, who was fond of arguing, often suspicious and even had violent inclinations, drank a cup of nectar water. That night, he dreamt about driving through a vast golden land without boundaries. Below him, the gold, giving way to the two sides, was soft and extremely bright while the sky was an unfathomable blue, yet bright and clear as crystal. Since then, my brother always weared a smile that was rarely found on him before. He accepted Master's teachings easily, and became a full vegetarian in just a few days. Looking totally like another person, he even studied the scriptures.

My mother used to be a very stubborn person. However, after drinking the nectar water, she began to love reading Master's News magazines. She delightfully accepted my brother's dramatic changes, and expressed that she would use vegetarian food offerings in her worship rituals.

Master! How deep my gratitude is for Your infinite merit, that converts people without using any human verbal effort. I have also realized the superlative state of a saint in "do without doing"! The Nectar River water is truly the heavenly water of the human world. And the Quan Yin Bodhisattva who spreads the nectar and the supreme dharma is none other than our lovable, merciful Supreme Ching Hai!