In
October 1995 when I was in Ciudad Del Este, Paraguay, there was
a Chinese couple who practiced the Convenient Method. When I first
arrived there, they welcomed me warmly. The husband was very forthright.
He said, "You can live in our home. We will not only cook vegetarian
food for you but also observe a vegetarian diet ourselves."
Their sincerity was touching.
Because
of their help, I did not have to worry about food and lodging. Brother
Wu from Brazil and I went about planning a videotaped lecture by
Master, placing newspaper advertisements, printing posters, and
distributing leaflets. We printed the home telephone number of the
couple on the leaflets. I did not expect that the next day the husband,
looking much troubled, would ask me not to print his phone number
on the leaflets, even though he and his wife supported our activities
and even had their employees put up advertisement banners for us.
He was worried that some extremists might cause trouble for them.
The couple only came to the city to start a business and earn some money. Worried that it might affect
their business, the husband asked me to take his telephone number
off the leaflets. This unexpected request left me at a loss. The
couple were the only people we knew in the city. How could we find
another contact telephone number at such short notice? It was the
first time that I was to share Master's teachings in a place where
there were no fellow initiates. And inexperienced as I was, I had
no idea where I could rent a portable telephone. I could only pray
silently to Master for help.
Surprisingly,
the husband told me the next day that someone claiming to be a fellow
initiate would be arriving soon to see me. This unexpected good
news made me overjoyed. I did not know that there was a fellow initiate
in this city. When we saw each other, we learnt that he was from
Argentina and had come to Paraguay on business. I asked him how
he found me. He said that he had just arrived but when he was walking
around the city with a friend, the friend suddenly said to him,
"Hey! Your Master will be coming to give a lecture." He
replied, "You must be kidding! Why would my Master come to
this remote place?" His friend said, "You can see for
yourself. There is a poster over there about Her lecture."
Overjoyed,
he called the couple's home and found me. I immediately asked him,
"Do you have a telephone?" He said, "I am here on
business and have just rented a place where there is nothing but
a telephone and a fax machine." How fantastic! Only we practitioners
of the Quan Yin Method are lucky enough to have such coincidences.
We
immediately replaced the original telephone number on the leaflets
with his and the urgent problem was solved. Meanwhile, brother Zhao
pitched in to help in our preparations for the lecture. Later, some
people in Ciudad Del Este were initiated and many people from the
capital city of Asuncion learned the Convenient Method of meditation.
Brother Zhao very naturally became the contact person taking care
of the Quan Yin family in Paraguay and remains so until today.
Master
once told us that there are many guardians around the world supporting
the Quan Yin Method. They are scattered in different corners of
the Earth. When the need arises or when the time is right, they
will come and offer their help.