We
must practice every day so that in emergencies and at the time of death,
when we're very agitated and when we're suffering and in pain and in
fear, we won't forget. Not that we practice every day in a peaceful
and normal condition, and when danger comes, when we need God the most,
we throw Hirm out, forget all the Guru's blessings, and the mantras
all go fly out, of the window. Yes, that's why we practice every day,
that we should not fear in time of danger and keep our balance and tranquil
mind so that we don't lose ourselves.
If
we have to die at that moment, we die in remembrance of God; and our
next birth will definitely be of a very high level. If we don't remember
God at the time of death, where we will be born is not guaranteed. So
we must practice every day for that moment. And for dangerous situations,
because in dangerous situations, we don't know if we will survive or
not. So when we're in a normal state of mind and in normal conditions,
we must practice, practice so it becomes a habit, so that even in danger,
we will not, cannot forsake this habit; because when we're in an emergency
or near death, that's when we need it most. We practice all our life
just for that.
I
remember when I was still with my husband, I did not have the Quan Yin
Method yet. I repeated the names of Quan Yin Boddhisattva, meditated
using the breathing method, and also recited the sutras. That was my
practice. Every morning, every night, I did this. All the time, I repeated
the Buddha's name.
Now,
once we went on a weekend holiday to a very faraway place in the countryside.
I think he wanted to go skiing, so we had to go to a very high mountain
where there was a lot of snow. Now, when we came back, it was very dark
and late, and the road was very slippery because there was ice on it.
It was very late in the countryside, so the people probably did not
think to put sand on it. And we didn't put chains on our tires. My husband
is a good driver, but as he drove down the hill, suddenly the car swerved
and wanted to turn. It didn't, it only wanted to. Before that, I warned
him; I said suddenly, "Be careful." I just said that and the
car began to go out of control. He tried very hard to gain control,
very dangerous. I put my hand on his heart and said, "Don't worry.
Quan Yin Boddhisattva will protect us." I said it very calmly and
very matter of fact.
Suddenly
the car just stopped going down hill; it was of course, on the steep
side of the road. It ran off the side of the road and fell into the
snow. So we struggled to open the car, got into the snow, and came up.
We were not wounded and the car had no problems. We walked just a few
hundred yards and found a farmhouse. How wonderful, the farmhouse had
a truck with a crane that could lift the car up.
So
in no time, our car was back on the road again and we just drove back
home. No problem. So even if we just practice a little bit, we can feel
calm in times of trouble. So believe in it, have faith and practice.
Whenever you remember, repeat the Five Names. Whenever you remember,
pay attention to your third eye. The repetition and the attention here
will help us to draw our current up to the third eye center. Then from
there, the sound current will lift the soul, or lift us up. Not the
repetition and not the attentions at the eye alone do the work. The
sound is important. Its very strong energy will lift us up.
Normally
we hear the sound, but it's very feeble. Only when all our attention
is drawn up to here, then the sound can lift up us to very higher worlds;
because up there is a center where we can make contact with the higher
world. But we must go up there to make the contact. What you experience
sometimes or at the time of initiation, that's just extra blessing.
Otherwise normally, it takes long, long years of practice to empty ourselves
up to that point. Once we're up there, contact can be made with the
higher world.
The
sound is important. We have to meditate, meditate, meditate and practice
until all the currents are habitually drawn up here (wisdom eye) whenever
we want. Then we can go whenever we want, and we don't suffer. Most
people suffer at the time of death because their currents are still
lingering around every pore of the body. When the time comes it suddenly
has to push up and then force out, very violently, involuntarily, with
so very much suffering, like a thousand ants biting us.
Now,
by the practice of meditation, we get used to the drawing of the currents
up to the point at the third eye center. So when we die, it's just like
when we meditate every day. Also when we have the help of the Master,
the currents draw up fast and naturally. We leave the body before we
even know it. At the time of death, Master comes with all glory, beautiful
music and beautiful scenery in heaven. So we don't feel any suffering
and we don't feel attached to the ugliness and darkness of this world.
Master's
Words
