Front Line

On August 8, 1998, some fellow initiates attended a local seminar on UFOs convened by Steve Gamble, chairman of the Northampton UFO Research Club in southern England. Most participants at this forum had witnessed unidentified flying objects at some time in their lives.

The forum was highlighted by heated debate, mainly between a UFO researcher, Gary, and a lover of astronomy. Gary asserted that UFOs were machines more technologically advanced than those produced by Earthlings; he also believed in the existence of a higher kind of spiritual being who visited the Earth from time to time. However, the sky-watcher held a different view, insisting on the need for scientific evidence. Though conceding to having sighted UFOs, he voiced his suspicion that the visions were fake and remained skeptical about others' reports of UFO sightings. Nevertheless, most attendees agreed that witnesses' reports should be accorded acceptance, understood, and require more attention and research from scientists.

At the forum, a number of participants recounted their experiences with aliens, including their transcendence of time and space, sighting of unknown illuminated objects, encounters with angels and aliens, visits to other planets, and visions of light in their dreams.

These experiences were somewhat similar to some of the initial spiritual experiences of fellow initiates'. For instance, time and space dimensions dissolved for UFO witnesses the way they do for spiritual practitioners deep in samadhi during meditation. Visions of light during sleep are a common phenomenon for practitioners in the course of spiritual enlightenment. Likewise, encounters with angels and aliens are not something new to some Quan Yin practitioners.

Participants who had reportedly sighted UFOs affirmed the positive influence of aliens' visits to this planet, and even went so far as to acknowledge the benefits of UFO experiences to spiritual growth.

During the lunch recess, fellow initiates struck up a conversation with Gary and other witnesses of UFO sightings and learned that Gary was a mechanical engineer who had had mysterious spiritual experiences ever since he was young. Another man reportedly saw a sparkling object hurling toward him while in his garden before falling to the ground in shock. He thought that he had been hurt but found, instead, that he had sustained no injuries whatsoever. The incident left him feeling as though he had been baptized and his heart was filled with love. This experience was so incredible and unexplainable that no one but his wife believed him.

Fellow initiates at the UFO forum also met a woman from northern England who shared with them two street-side photos of an intensely bright spherical object that had not been visible to the naked eye when the pictures were shot. One of the snapshots, taken by the woman, captured the object as it was falling to the ground and on a smaller scale. The other one, taken by her daughter, showed a long band of many huge bulb-like sparkling objects as well as a few discernible words.

Meanwhile, fellow practitioners shared their spiritual experiences in a friendly and enlightening conversation with other forum participants, referring to the teachings of enlightened Masters about the existence of myriad worlds in the universe. These worlds, they said, differ in the frequency of their vibrations, which define them as material spheres or realms with more refined energy. The initiates also discussed the relationship between body and soul.

One of the participants raised the issue of a possible shift in the North and South Poles that could lead to potential disasters in some areas. He was pessimistic and troubled by this first-hand information that he had received from his alien friends, which also aroused confusion and fear among other participants at the forum.

At this point, the initiates began to openly share their view that spiritual enlightenment could resolve the issue of a possible polar change on the Earth. Most of the time, intuition warns people of imminent dangers and many people are thus able to escape before disaster strikes, the initiates said.

Therefore, communication with the supreme wisdom within could bring people better information. The initiates also noted that disasters were a release of negative energies, and the practice of the Quan Yin Method could nurture positive energies that would both have a stabilizing effect on this world and minimize disasters as well.

Another topic that Gary and Elliot touched on was the importance of vegetarianism. The initiates were amazed to discover that most of the participants were vegetarians, and proceeded to elaborate on Master's teachings concerning vegetarianism, such as how killing and meat-eating create negative energy as well as poverty and war in the world. If everyone could observe a vegetarian diet, the whole planet would benefit economically and spiritually, and could thus be saved.

When attention was diverted to Master's teachings, an affirmative and harmonious aura enveloped the participants. The once negative, apprehensive and helpless atmosphere was replaced by one of enlightenment and wisdom. In these final moments of the forum, the participants expressed their delight at receiving copies of Master's sample booklets and related discourses on UFOs, namely "The Story Of Outer Planets" and "The Mystery Of The World Beyond".

Throughout the forum, the initiates witnessed how a troubled and obstinate heart could make people coarse and angry, and how kind and loving treatment could make them happy and beautiful. The initiates also recognized the importance of generosity and love, qualities that could be acquired, developed, and nurture more only through spiritual practice.