When we think that we are very good, or excellent, we might be cheated by the mind. The mind loves glory, praise, fantasy, and thinking that we are good. On the other side, the mind also degrades us. It might sink into depression and an inferiority complex, and cheat us of our glory. It goes two ways.
Spoken By Supreme Master Ching Hai, Penang, Malaysia
Feb. 23, 1992 (Originally In English)
Glorify God by your own power of meditation and realization.
That's the best prayer. That's the best glorification for God, the most significant prayer and the most significant job that you could ever do for God.
Spoken By Supreme Master Ching Hai, Penang, Malaysia
Feb. 23, 1992 (Originally In English)
Our last moment's thought is very important. If all you think about is misery, you will go to hell. (Audience laughs.) If all you think about is Master, happiness and bliss when you are with the Master, you will be in Nirvana in no time. So that's the secret.
Spoken By Supreme Master Ching Hai, Saintimen, Pingtung, Formosa
Dec. 26, 1992 (Originally In Chinese)
One person makes a lot of difference. If you truly believe in your goodness, in what you are doing, you will influence other people. But if you don't believe, they will influence you. They'll try to make a strong person out of your personality. Whatever you believe is good, stick to it and don't let other people make you waver, because the good example in this world is rare. So make yourself a good example. Try your best in everything so that people will know that because you practice, you have become better. Then you really are being useful for society. That's how you prove. That's how you help other people. That's how we rescue the world from the great destruction that may be coming.
Spoken By Supreme Master Ching Hai, Singapore
Sep. 29, 1994 (Originally In English)

Sometimes, if I don't do my job, I also will get sick, because the energy is built up inside and not let out. Therefore, you don't worry about hard work. You should work and spend your energy.
Spoken By Supreme Master Ching Hai, Singapore
Sep. 29, 1994 (Originally In English)
If we understand the Kingdom of God is within us, and if we have already tasted the nectar of this Kingdom, then probably we do not want to resist anything. If we can live here longer to serve God and fellow beings, let it be so. If we have to go because our time has come, or because someone else wants to terminate our life, let it be, because we have other kingdoms to continue to live in.
Spoken By Supreme Master Ching Hai, Hsihu Center, Formosa
Jul. 11, 1995 (Originally In English)
We are so great, so pervasive, and then we use that great wisdom just to understand a little bit of the worldly knowledge, for example, medical or legal knowledge or anything; and then we cling to that. That whole wisdom we use just to pay attention to this corner of knowledge. Therefore we forgot the whole. That's it. And we think that we are very great already, we are this doctor and that Ph.D..
Spoken By Supreme Master Ching Hai,Fremont Hindu Temple, C.A., USA.
Nov. 25, 1993 (Originally In English)
The body of the Master exits for two reasons. First, for the disciples of the physical world to be able to see, as they couldn't see the light body of the Master. Second, the body for the Master is for sacrifice.
Spoken By Supreme Master Ching Hai, Costa Rica
Jun. 2, 1991 (Originally In English)
If we know the root of all the problems by shining the torch of enlightenment on all corners of life, we tackle problems better; not in a positive way, but in a right way -- be it positive or negative. If we are only positive, we neglect another part of life which is very important. It's just like you only choose men, and you don't care about women. Can we do that? No! We can't. So, an enlightened person knows how to handle positive and negative; not to reject anything, but to make all things fully useful for life and the life after.
Spoken By Supreme Master Ching Hai, Quebec, Canada
Apr.17,1993 (Originally In English)
Pearls Of Wisdom
Learn Inward!