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 Spoken By Supreme Master Ching Hai, Group Meditation In Thailand
January 2, 1994 (Originally In English)

We should always remember we have heaven inside and that never goes away, never ever. Whenever we forget, try to remember again; pull yourself inward again; and then you feel such a peace, tranquility and comfort.

That, no one can ever take away from you. That is the real heaven, not to run away above the stars the way I sang to you last night. That is only for the non-initiates, or the not-very-high-level practitioner.

In the beginning we have to tempt them with some kind of cakes or something so they'll say "Wow, I have heaven. Ya, sure, there are heavens, but like every other place. Nirvana heaven is not for you to reside in permanently. It's not a private property. Nothing in the universe should be a private property or permanent residence, thing like that; because that is no good. Then you get stuck there. Even if you have a beautiful nirvana, you'll get stuck there all the time. What a boring Buddha! Attached to Nirvana.


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