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It was many years ago on a Sunday afternoon, when I was living in Formosa. After lunch, the guard sent Master's message for us to all go to the back hill because She was giving a lecture there. I want to explain first that every time Master has given a lecture, I had never been able to grab a seat in the front row. However, quite strangely that day, fellow initiates "graciously" let us have front seats. But dumb me -- only later did I find out that Master would be using the Buddha's "roaring lion" method to lecture. So it was no wonder that the initiates had so "humbly" let us have the front seats while they sat far away. I sat right in front of where Master sat. Although I had been with Master for a while by then, my brain was still very stubborn. My habits had accumulated greatly over many, many lives, so my work and life had not been going smoothly. Not only that, when I was tired mentally and physically, I often bothered Master and habitually complained to Her instead of praying.

So that day on the back hill, after just a little friendly chit-chat, Master used Buddha Manjushri's sword of wisdom to cut through all our egos. Each sentence of the dharma felt like thousands of thunder and lightning bolts that shocked each one of us to the core and shook our spirits. With our heads hung down in deep repentance, no matter how stubborn our egos were, they could not escape. At that time, subconsciously, upon receiving such a special blessing, tears started streaming down my face. It was like rain, washing away the dirt within me.

After that day, my "complaining" habit subsided. Not only that, but now I often feel grateful, and cherish everything around me. The miraculous thing was, not long after that, I also got through a difficult period in my life. Naturally, my appreciation of Master cannot be described. Another plus from that incident was that I felt a lot of respect for fellow initiates and did not take them for granted anymore!