While On The Path


Narrated By Brother Initiate Lee Ming-qian, Taipei, Formosa
/Recorded By Brother Initiate Lin Jin-feng, Taipei, Formosa

Brother Lee Ming-qian, majoring in law, provides legal services for businesses. Before he was initiated, brother Lee had been a vegetarian for many years and had practiced other spiritual methods. But deep in his heart, he was certain that he had not yet found the true method. So he never stopped searching for the path to the Truth. Only until he had come in contact with Supreme Master Ching Hai's Quan Yin Method was his inner longing for the Truth finally satisfied.

Before he was initiated, brother Lee thought that spiritual practice was a process of accumulated learning. He kept thinking everyday whether there were any hand movements that he had not tried and whether there was any method that he had not learned. He always felt that he had not learn enough. However, after he was initiated, these concepts transformed gradually. He came to understand that learning blindly here and there would bring no results. In the mean time, the sound current of the Quan Yin Method quickly cleansed the intellectual hindrances that he had built up over the years. So he felt more relaxed both physically and mentally, became ever joyful and satisfied.

When he was just initiated, his family members, relatives and friends tried to deter his faith in the Truth in every possible way. However, with his firm belief in Supreme Master Ching Hai, he insisted on his choice. When the people around him saw that his belief was wholehearted and that he could not be talked out of it, they did not bother him anymore.

After practicing for a period of time, brother Lee noticed that he could do things more quickly, and when he undertook important tasks, he was able to handle them.

After he joined the guard team, he found that participating in the work of serving others helped him progress more quickly. Many of his deep-rooted personal habits changed. Occasionally, he became sluggish in his spiritual practice. However, because of the work, he had more chances to correct his old habbits. In the past, he attended the local group meditation only when he "had time". Since he has been participating in the guard work, he had to be on duty in shifts. So he often attended the group meditations on his own initiative due to the need of his duty. Therefore, he became more stable in his practice, and it also became easier for him to attend meditation retreats. These results were all unexpected when he started to participate in the work. Moreover, the process of asking his company for vacation to attend meditation retreats became smoother.

Once in a seven-day retreat, brother Lee joined the kitchen team. Due to the large number of people attending the retreat, a large quantity of food was needed. Quite often when it was close to the time for eating, the kitchen staff could not deliver the food on time. Brother Lee noticed that Master meticulously sensed that the kitchen staff were still running around. She would then find some excuse to continue talking to people or stay in the forest meditation hall lecturing longer. Surprisingly, as soon as the kitchen staff delivered the food, Master would drive off in Her small golf cart. Then it was just the right time for the people to eat.

Hence, brother Lee truly experienced that, when he devoted his efforts to the group, he could more easily feel Master's loving blessings; and that, if he managed to find time to participate in Master's work to the best of his ability, he not only could develop his own ability, but also could elevate his inner spirituality. He was deeply grateful for the various lessons that Master had arranged for Her disciples.  

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