Making use of a free period, the fellow practitioners in Costa Rica set off to neighboring Honduras to establish affinities with the people there. The problems were, none of us could speak Spanish and the hotel rates were very expensive. So, how were we supposed to launch the Truth-spreading activities? Though we had not the slightest idea then, our faith was firm within, knowing that Master had already arranged everything behind the scene. It proved to be true!
Several days before our trip began, a Honduran fellow initiate returned from Spain, staying in Costa Rica for one night during transit. He phoned us because he wished to visit our Center. Only then did we know that we had a fellow initiate who could speak Chinese and Spanish. He was fluent in both languages because he seldom stayed in Honduras and had to travel often. He was very happy to know that we were going to visit Honduras, and offered a big, unoccupied house for us to stay in. Therefore, our lodging problem in Honduras was solved.
Upon arriving in Honduras, the airport, having just been cleansed by heavy rain, gave us a refreshing and soothing feeling. Just after we had loaded the many pieces of heavy luggage into the car, a heavy downpour began again! All of us were alarmed. It was a torrential and persistent rain. Thank God! If this rain had come a little earlier, all our luggage filled with Master's books would have been destroyed!
This Truth-spreading trip was blessed with many miraculous responses right from the start, and Master's fantastic and timely arrangements were truly perfect! As if given a reassuring dose, the fellow disciples clearly realized that they were only tools. Master's power was taking care of us all the time; we had no reason to worry.
To make this activity in Honduras a successful one, several Costa Rican initiates, despite their limited financial resources, spent a great deal on the expensive air-tickets and travelled between Costa Rica and Honduras many times, helping with the translation and other jobs. Their sincerity was touching. To coordinate with the Truth-spreading schedule, they squeezed time from their busy schedules, temporarily putting aside their business to support the activities.
The owner of a vegetarian restaurant in the city had been a vegetarian himself for decades. He was very interested in Master's teachings, and was piously waiting for the initiation. Knowing that Master's video-lecture seminar was going to be presented locally, he was most delighted and gave his full support. Apart from helping with the renting of the venue and acquiring items required for the seminar, he even requested to put up the news about the seminar in his restaurant, so that the customers could know about Master.
There was a local yoga group, the members of which were conscientious and cheerful practitioners. They also advocated vegetarianism and would practice together every Sunday to pray for world peace. Their instructor was very open-minded. He invited the Quan Yin messenger to introduce Master's teachings and watch video tapes after their group meditation. While watching the tapes, he kept raising his thumb and said to the people close to him: "Good! Good! Very good!"
After the gathering, many people enrolled to practice the Convenient Method, or to get the initiation. They invited our fellow practitioners to visit them again so that they could ask their interested friends and relatives to participate.
A former radio station worker liked Master's teachings very much after reading the sample booklet. Upon knowing about the seminar, he offered to advertise it for us on the radio unconditionally. This amply demonstrated the broad-minded nature of the Honduran people. Although his lower limbs were disabled, he still went to attend the seminar and requested further materials about Master, which he was prepared to broadcast on the radio to reach people with affinity.
Upon entering the venue of the seminar, each member of the audience read with delight and surprise the beautiful sample booklet and News magazine. They enjoyed them very much. In no time, the venue was entirely filled. Many people watched Master's videos standing, while others watched the additional television sets arranged outside the venue. Among the audience some had come a long way by airplane, one even came with great difficulty having his leg in a cast and being supported by crutches. Their firmness in seeking the Truth was obvious. The crowds sincere longing for the Truth touched the owner of a big company next door. He offered to lend us all the chairs in his building, and personally carried them to the venue.
After the seminar, many people stayed behind to enrol for the initiation and the Convenient Method. When learning to meditate using the Convenient Method, some people saw numerous radiant stars, just like what Shakyamuni Buddha saw after meditating for forty-nine days beneath the bodhi tree. Others saw very bright light. Some people had been practicing and seeking the Truth for decades, been vegetarians meditating every day, however they said they had never had such wonderful experiences.
The next day, people were still coming to the residence of the fellow practitioners, wishing to know more about Master's teachings, and to enrol for initiation. For the next few days, people who missed the seminar kept phoning to ask about Master's teachings, and to sign-up. They hoped we would be able to conduct a similar seminar again.
Having received the sample booklet and the News magazine, a gentleman spent the whole night reading them and was filled with heavenly ecstasy. The next day, he immediately called to sign-up for initiation, and to purchase all of Master's books. Many people called from very far away cities to ask about Master's teachings.
During the time we were waiting for Master's approval to teach the Convenient Method, every day there were people phoning anxiously asking for the result. Their eagerness was truly touching. Among the Truth aspirants, many were conscientious vegetarians who had practiced other paths for many years without much progress or many experiences. Encountering the supreme enlightened Master and the peerless Method this time, they forsook their previous methods without hesitation to practice the Quan Yin Method with total devotion. Having learned the Convenient Method, they promptly formed a vegetarian cooking class to research the preparation of nutritious, delicious, yet simple and convenient vegetarian dishes.
After attending the seminar, a person had very good experiences when practicing the Convenient Method. He said that he felt himself getting very close to Master.
There was a lady who had been a vegan since she was born. Although her parents were meat eaters, she never ate meat. Her body was very pure and sensitive; any wrong food eaten would result in a repelling response within her. Ever since she received Master's sample booklet she has felt an unprecedented feeling of tranquillity, bliss, comfort and happiness. Her strong and positive intuition told her that Master would bring her 'home'. She is convinced that Master is the enlightened One whom she has been seeking and waiting for.
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