We Have A Master

By Brother Initiate Chow, New York, USA
(Orginally In English)

I am one of the fortunate ones who was able to attend the 5-Day International Retreat in Long Beach, California. I just want to share with you my feelings, which I am sure were the same for all those who were there.

Master could have stayed wherever She was and rest Her tired body (we were told that She had an operation a short while ago). Instead, She took another one of those tiring 20-something hour flights and went through another dreaded US customs clearance searches to see us! This time, there was added pressure from the news media. Without rest, She came straight from the airport to the retreat to bless us and talk with us. She showered us with such intense warmth and tender love as She walked back and forth among us. She was so caring, so patient, so forgiving and so very beautiful. And She never failed to answer all our questions and fulfill our needs, including those that we did not ask out aloud. She spoils us, yet can be firm when She feels that we are straying a little too far, just like a good loving mother.

The above sounds so repetitive that I almost don't want to write it. However, I feel that I should mention it here one more time because I would like to remind everyone, and mostly myself, how lucky we are. We tend to forget sometimes. Even though we never really forget completely, we just don't appreciate Her as much as we really should.

You see, we have a Master who crosses mountains and oceans to see us instead of the other way around. We have a Master who chooses to show love rather than a lofty attitude. We have a Master who thinks of us first and not of Her own dislikes and discomfort. We have a Master who continues to help and care unconditionally (for initiates and non-initiates alike) even though She is constantly being misunderstood and mistreated. We have a Master who is multi-talented and uses so many interesting and beautiful ways to lead us to the Truth. We have a Master who is the Supreme Master and who knows the only way to the Truth. What more could we ask for? We must practice diligently to repay Her, which is all She ever asks of us, even though the ultimate beneficiaries are ourselves.

Thank You, Master !