Early morning on the second day of the retreat, sister Lin was walking quickly down the hill to join the group meditation. On the tree-shaded little path that goes from the back mountain to the Main Hall, she looked occasionally up at the starry sky. Suddenly, she noticed an exceptionally big star. As she watched it attentively, the triangular and cone shaped "star" started to emit light, and then it flew speedily back and forth between the Big Dipper stars. Like a great painter of the universe, it painted randomly in the vast and boundless cosmos. The fantastic phenomenon lasted for a good while, as if it was joining the several thousand fellow practitioners in the retreat to celebrate a Merry Christmas.