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Beautifying The Center In Three Days

By Shen Hsiu-Feng Supreme Master Magazine Reporter, Tainan, Formosa

The site of the Sin Hua Center in Tainan was on a slope, so there was little level land that could be used.

A long time ago, Master instructed fellow practitioners to start developing the Sin Hua Center. Several fellow brothers began the work silently, with occasional help from fellow practitioners during holidays. The work continued for over a year, and the slope was levelled; but then nothing was done to beautify the spot and make it green.

Several days ago, Master suddenly went to the Sin Hua Center, and saw that bare strip of brown earth. She immediately instructed fellow practitioners how to carry out the beautifying work, and insisted it be completed in three days.

That evening, the liaison practitioner called an urgent meeting to relay Master's directive to fellow practitioners. Everyone offered their ideas, and discussed how to efficiently turn the barren land into a paradise.

The next day, they bought more than a thousand plants and trees and some sod. Fellow practitioners immediately formed many groups which took care of the kitchen, horticulture, transporting, digging holes, and cleaning work to ensure the highest level of efficiency would be achieved. Everything went according to Master's fantastic arrangements and verbal instructions, all the work began smoothly.

During this time Master also helped them to develop their latent talents. Fellow sisters who had never touched a hoe before were digging up earth or filling in holes speedily and systematically. Fellow practitioners, who had no knowledge of horticulture, quickly designed how the plants, trees, etc. were to be arranged. Everyone worked closely together and succeeded to broadly outline the whole construction plan on the first day.

As the second day was Sunday, several hundred fellow practitioners came to help. Even some rarely seen fellows showed up.

That afternoon, Master suddenly appeared among the crowd, bestowing an unexpected and tremendous delight on fellow practitioners! Master inspected everything and gave further instructions concerning the work. She was supposed to leave after delivering the blessed food that She had brought, however, reluctant to part with fellow practitioners, Master invited each of them to come forward to personally receive the blessed food. Fellow initiates were overwhelmed and deeply touched by this unexpected blessing.

After this brief but happy gathering, Master had to leave. Before getting into the car, She reluctantly repeated: "I am leaving! I am leaving now! I really must leave now!" Fellow practitioners were truly grateful to Master, who in spite of Her busy schedule and the inconvenience of travelling, did not forget to bless and care for each of the fellow practitioners personally, as well as the Center. Therefore, everyone pledged to complete the beautifying work of the Center perfectly, to repay Master for Her meticulous concern.

At the Sin Hua Center in Tainan, fellow practitioners worry about the disposal of broken walls and debris left by the bulldozer. Then, Master miraculously arrives to inspect the surroundings! Immediately the outline of the construction work becomes clear under Her meticulous directives. She also instructed in detail where to plant the sod, flowers and trees; where to make a small hill, where to keep a slope; where to build retaining walls conforming to the contour of the land, and so on. As a result, the beautifying work, which has not been completed for over a year, was finished in three days. Master's natural greatest magical power dazzle the admiring disciples.

In spite of Her busy schedule,
Master still comes to teach
disciples how to work perfectly.

 



Some little initiates
also join the work,
and win Master's praises.



Compassionate Master comforts
and hands out blessed food
to each person,
which greatly encourage
the disciples,
and help them to work
with full vigor.