Five
years ago, my mother got acquainted with a Quan Yin initiate
sister, and so we had the opportunity to know about Master. However,
whenever this fellow sister talked about Master, my father would
feel very uneasy, and this accounted for the delay in us becoming
familiar with Master's teachings. You may wonder how our family
eventually became vegetarians and got initiated? Well, that was
truly a fantastic miracle.
Once, my mother, my
younger brother and I all joined a tour to Europe. Several days
before we went abroad, we visited this particular fellow sister.
She worried that my father would feel bored being left alone
at home, so she gave him some of Master's books and videotapes.
When the three of us returned from our European trip and stepped
into our house, we heard the enchanting sound of Master's Buddhist
chanting. Immediately, father proposed that we should switch
to a vegetarian diet, and explained his dramatic 180 degree change
of attitude.
While we were abroad,
he suddenly felt interested in reading Master's book "Key Of
Immediate Enlightenment". Unexpectedly, just after reading a
few lines, tears rolled down his cheeks like a waterfall, as
if he was shedding a lifetime of tears. He watched the videos
all the whole night through without feeling tired. He told us,
one moment he was crying and the next he was clapping in admiration.
His rapture was like that of a child seeing his mother after
many years of separation. Of course, our whole family got initiated
later, without any problems!
After the initiation,
Master continued to take immaculate care of us. Longing to see
Master, we once booked four air-tickets to Hong Kong to see Her.
As it was the first time we were to see Master, we bought a box
of fruit candy as a gift for Her. When we arrived in Hong Kong,
I carried the fruit candy to the Center. That evening, Master
especially came to see the fellow initiates and to tell us stories.
When Master walked around the place and came near me, I was such
a coward that I didn't dare to present the gift to Her. Needless
to say, I was so upset when I returned to the hotel. Fortunately,
Master comforted me by reenacting the whole scene in a dream
that night. This time, I bravely offered the fruit candy to Her,
and She embraced and kissed me in return. Wow! The feeling was
so sweet!
When I got up the next
morning, all my sorrow was gone. Glancing at the box of candy
at my bedside, I couldn't help whisper in my heart: "I love You
so much, Master!"