Master's
Wonders |
Narrated
By Brother Initiate Lee Sheng-Shiong, Taipei, Formosa
Recorded By Brother Initiate Chen Wen-Shen, Taipei, Formosa
One day,
brother Lee accompanied his wife, who was not yet an initiate, back to
her family home for a visit. The sister's family had a peach tree that
was a couple of decades old. The trunk of the tree was as thick as two
arm lengths.
On this day, when his friends and relatives were chatting
under the tree, brother Lee looked up and saw that there was an abundant
of big, ripe, juicy peaches. In his excitement, he exclaimed: "I'm going
to climb up the tree and pick the wonderful peaches for everyone to eat."
When they heard that, they laughed and said: "Don't waste
your time. Those peaches are inedible. They're full of worms. We are even
thinking about cutting the tree down!" When brother Lee heard that he
said: "How is that possible? These peaches are so big and beautiful. How
could they have worms?" He was thinking if the old tree were to be cut
down, we would be disregarding the good-will of the heavens. So despite
the teasing and taunting of his friends and relatives, he climbed up and
picked the peaches.
He depended solely on his faith in Master's Power. Every
time he picked a peach, he sincerely asked for Master's blessing. After
a short while, there was a whole basket full of peaches. Having washed
them, he bit into one with a swooshing sound. All his friends couldn't
wait to see what the peach was like. How surprised they were: "How is
that possible? No worms!" "I don't believe it!" So several of them took
some peaches from the basket and tasted them too. The swooshing sound
of biting into peaches abounded, but every one of them said with emotion:
"There are worms in this peach."
When brother Lee saw that, he said: "I don't believe it.
The one I had had no worms." So he recited the Holy Names and took some
peaches for them to try again. The incredible thing was, this time all
the peaches that they ate had no worms.
All his friends and relatives felt suspicious and asked:
"Did you arrange the peaches beforehand?" Brother Lee felt puzzled and
said: "How is that possible! All the peaches in the basket look alike.
And didn't you say that the peaches had worms inside?" When they thought
about it, it was indeed true! So they asked brother Lee to hand them the
rest of the peaches to eat. After they were all finished, they even asked
him to pick another basket. They all enjoyed the fresh and wonderful taste
of the peaches.
Using this opportunity, brother Lee described to everyone
there all the benefits he has physically and mentally gained after being
initiated by Master. After this incident, everyone gradually came to accept
Master and ate less meat. Even after a year had passed, brother Lee's
relatives excitedly told him that the peaches from the tree were still
sweet, juicy and delicious.
Master has told us that "Everything is created by our minds."
We can control our negative perceptions and change our immediate atmosphere
by always thinking about positive things, looking at good things, and
doing good things. Brother Lee said sincerely: "Our Master is truly a
great enlightened Master. Everything She says is based in the universal
Truth."
If we keep our faith, continue steadily on the path, one
day, our own "tree" will bear fruit. Just like the peach tree, after being
blessed by an enlightened Master, it produces wonderful fruit, beautiful
inside and out.
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