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True Master And Astral Beings

Spoken By Supreme Master Ching Hai, Hsihu Center, Formosa
Dec. 30, 1991 (Originally In Chinese)

If we see a person bound by affection for another, we know that he is at the astral level. If he is eloquent but with no affection for others, we know that he has gone beyond the first realm and has reached the second. If a person has no feelings for others, and does nothing good or bad, or has great creative talent, we feel that he has gone to the third realm. We do not know his inner visions, but we can tell a little by what is shown outside. What if he possesses all three qualities? For example, he has affection for others, he is eloquent and creative, then we know that he is at the third realm. But if he is very clumsy and can not accomplish anything, we know that he is still at the astral level. It does not matter how good he is with his words.

Then, is it true that a true master who has reached the fifth realm has no affection for others? I mean that he has passed the third realm and reached the fifth realm, and then he does not have any astral sentiment! Is he not the same as those who are ignorant? (A: He can controlled it!) Since he can control it, why does he still have it? Why does he need affection? (A: In order to understand others!) In case he wants to teach the people at that level, he can use it.

For example, now that we walk on the spiritual path, we have no desire for money. We do not really need much money. We do not want to be high ranking officials. However, in case we are already high officials, we need not throw away our positions, but we should use our positions to help others. If we have plenty of money, we can use it. There is no need to throw it into the sea. We can give it to the needy. Therefore, it is not that sentiment is not good. It is not that eloquence or creativity are not good. We can use them wisely and should not discard them.

If a person only has those abilities but does not have countless transformation forms and does not do any good deeds, then we know that he is not a true master! He is merely an astral being. If he also has astral sentiment, or he seems to have affection for or have whatever relationship with people, as well as billions of transformation forms, transcendent powers, great compassion and indiscriminate love, then we know that he is not stuck at the astral level but possesses those qualities and uses them as the situation requires. Do you understand? (A: Yes!) This is the difference between true masters and people who are ignorant or at the astral level.

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