Report From Phnom-Penh, Cambodia

The Active And Lively
Phnom-Penh Center

The Phnom-Penh Center has developed tremendously since it was established a year ago. In front of the Center, there is a beautiful garden. Everyone who walks by seems to be very attracted to the Center, even monkeys. Children often slip their hands through the gate to pick flowers. Some soldiers who live next door sometimes come to the Center to take pictures in the front-yard. They look like very cute and innocent children when having their photos taken.

Sometimes the students of the language class come earlier than their class time, taking this opportunity to browse at Master's photos and News magazines. They even remember Master's spiritual songs and hum a few lines.

Laughter always resounds in the classroom. Every day is a happy day for teachers and students. The students usually leave the classroom with blessed smiles on their faces, as if they have reaped enormous benefits within and without. Sometimes on holidays, or when we have additional classes, they still come, showing their eagerness to learn.

The recent Ching Hai Day 7-Day Retreat was the first retreat that the Cambodian initiates had ever attended. When they came back they praised that the retreat was most rare and precious, and felt they had improved in many aspects. They became more confident in their spiritual path.

The Center's book circulation area has been renovated to become a more spacious and beautiful area. Coincidentally, the renovation work was finished just before the Center held a vegetarian dinner. Fellow practitioners could bring many guests to share Master's teachings, and to tie good affinities.

Previously, all the fellow initiates in Cambodia were from foreign countries. Recently, the first local Cambodian disciple has joined us. When he was practicing the Convenient Method, he saw Master's manifestation body come to save him in his dream. Therefore, he has strong faith in Master and the Quan Yin Method.

An Au Lac initiate residing in Cambodia recalled that before she had met Master when Master visited Cambodia a year ago, she had a vision of Master in her dream, so she went everywhere looking for Master, and finally got a sample booklet. After seeing Master, she and her five children all came for initiation. Although they are very poor, and live very far from the Center, they still manage to attend group meditation once a month.

After only passing by the Cambodian Center, an African would-be initiate is now a vegetarian, and is waiting for initiation. Each weekend, he is always the first to come for the Convenient Method group meditation, and to ask spiritual questions. When reading about Master's trip to Africa in the News magazine, he was very surprised and delighted, and hoped that Master would visit his home country, Ghana. He hopes to spread Master's teachings in his country to help elevate his compatriots spiritually.