Spoken By Supreme Master Ching Hai, Hsihu Center, Formosa February 13, 1989 (Originally In Chinese)

To be famous is very easy, but to truly teach people is very difficulty. We have to really know our purpose and what we actually want, not just think about how to be famous. To be famous is too easy! That's why many people, after they've become famous, cannot walk back on the right path; they cannot leave things behind; they're afraid to lose face, even when they already know they have been walking on the wrong path. Being famous is too dangerous! We had better practice silently. When the time is up, the enlightened beings will take us out; then we can come out. Although we are not saying sentient beings, it is all right! Otherwise we are not even saving our own lives!

Following me to practice, you are the first pioneers! Therefore, you have to be disciplined, keep the precepts, and practice with me. You have to leave your own stubborn mind and your unpleasant habits. You and I have to set a good example, then people will believe in us. You should not talk too much. Trying to be a good person is enough! That means your Master teaches you the right method; takes you to walk on the right path.