★Brought Together By Destiny

[Honiara] From November 1-7, 1997, when the Quan Yin messenger returned to the Solomon Islands living in the same place, she discovered just how wonderful God's arrangements were. Her previous house-mates were back from different islands to attend an annual teachers' seminar in the capital city.

As news spread about Supreme Master Ching Hai and the Quan Yin Method, many people came to learn the Convenient Method. Some people, of this very Christian country, commented on the benefits of meditation while others noted the logic behind the teachings of Supreme Master Ching Hai and how Her Biblical citations and explanations had enlightened many of their compatriots on the true meaning of prayer.

Discussions with the Quan Yin messenger brought a long-time believer of Jesus Christ to the realization that here was the answer he had been seeking but failed to find in many churches. This teacher recounted the difficulty he had understanding many of the miracles cited in the Bible and how he required scientific proof for everything. Upon learning the Convenient Method of meditation, he had the incredible experience of his soul leaving his physical body within days of practice. This experience opened his understanding to the existence of the very many realms in the vast universe aside from the Earth that are beyond understanding by the human mind and cannot be explained in human language. After all, the human mind has its limitations.

An initiate-to-be, once a practitioner of other paths declared, the Highest Buddha had guided her to Supreme Master Ching Hai. She has had good inner experiences, having been subject to the care of the inner Master in her dream and also perceiving her whole body snugly embraced by light in her meditation. Her story is a case in point that even spiritual practitioners of the Convenient Method of meditation receive meticulous care from Supreme Master Ching Hai.

Another initiate-to-be noted his growing tolerance with others, which was a change from his earlier disgust with the fickleness of human relationships. By practicing the Convenient Method, he has come to realize that the Quan Yin Method is truly the method of love.

★The Video Lecture (December 15-16, 1997)

Newspaper advertisements of the scheduled video lecture drew many phone inquiries. Several days before the lecture, a teacher arrived at the local Center with some friends, wanting to learn meditation. In yet another example of how God always guides longing souls back Home, the teacher commented that Supreme Master Ching Hai had answered in a videotaped lecture all the questions that had been troubling him for a long time.

On the day of the lecture, an Australian woman marveled at how she found Supreme Master Ching Hai and came to practice here on this island country when she was least expecting it. Her daughter was visiting from Australia and had brought with her a sample booklet that she had found in a store and which she thought was a very good book. Not long after the mother read the book, she read an advertisement about the video lecture and wondered if it was about the same Master. As soon as she saw the picture of Supreme Master Ching Hai upon her arrival at the local Center, she exclaimed happily, "I have found Her!" She had been planning to fly back to Australia to learn the method of meditation at the Australian Center and now was saved the travel expenses.

At the end of the videotaped lecture, smiles brightened up the faces of everyone present. The guests requested to learn the Convenient Method of meditation. Some immediately expressed great interest in learning vegetarian cooking.

Several days after the lecture, some practitioners of the Convenient Method living in the neighborhood visited the Center to try preparing simple vegetarian dishes. When they found that it was not difficult, they became more confident of their culinary skill in vegetarian cooking.

The local Center on the Solomon Islands was provided by a family of initiates-to-be when they learnt that the Quan Yin messenger was looking for accommodation and a venue to hold a seminar. Because of the high rental costs, they immediately remodeled their house. The local people had helped a lot. Some of those who offered their help also learned the Convenient Method of meditation.

This temporary Center has brought reading and audiovisual material about Supreme Master Ching Hai within easy reach of initiates-to-be and facilitates the dissemination of Her teachings. The Center continuously has received many requests for meditation lessons.