Pearls Of Wisdom

★ Many people want to change the world, to change the way we live our lives. But the sages with enlightened spirits say, "No, change yourself," because if we change ourselves, we change the world around us. Even if the world still stays the way it is, we are not affected.

★ An enlightened person enjoys both worlds - enjoying Heaven at the same time as enjoying this world. He knows that whatever is manifested in this world is also the will of Heaven, and it's also a copy of the real manifestation in the higher Kingdom of God. Because he is very relaxed, has no fear, no anxiety, whatever he enjoys, he enjoys to the utmost.

★ If we are not strong enough to withstand the temptations of life, then of course we will fall into the other side of nature, which is negative. When we are strong enough, we stay in the middle, and we can have both positive and negative at our disposal. That is the way of the enlightened person.

★ Many centuries ago, spiritual attainment or becoming enlightened was something very mystical, very impossible, very farfetched, a kind of visionary dream. But today, it is a very common theme that people sometimes even talk about in coffee shops, in the park, on the train, on the bus, etc. This is good. The age of our world has changed, and we are beginning to live in another kind of atmosphere where many more people will be enlightened, and peace will be more accessible to humankind. And let's hope that in the future generations all the rulers of the Earth will not rule with armed force, but with wisdom and love.

★ In the eyes of the enlightened person, the world is perfect. We always have heard sayings like that, but then why do we see suffering? Why is God very loving and kind, but does not make the world apparently perfect? But the world is very, very, perfect. It is because we do not tune in to the "perfection nature" of the world that we do not see it. The true world lies beyond our sensory perception; the world we see around us is only a poor copy. That's why I say the world is already perfect. Most of us do not see the perfection of God's creation, but we can by sincere longing and by a precise technique. It is just like God assigned women to bear children; God also assigned a certain way to have communication with Hirm. Whatever we have in our life, in the apparent, outer life, we have it rooted in the invisible, perfect world of God's creation. If we do not have the perfect side of our nature, then we have only a part of it and we are not a complete being.

~Spoken By Supreme Master Ching Hai,
Mexico University, Mexico, April 1, 1993 (Originally In English)

★ We don't need to wait a year to take a one-month vacation, because our body will already be too exhausted, and our mind will be too tired to enjoy even that period of rest. We do not need to wait until our body is exhausted and our mind is very much abused and worn out in order to go on a vacation. We can do it every day by sitting in meditation. That's why most of us experience so-called unhappy feelings in life and are unsatisfied. We do not give ourselves the time to rest. We think we are resting when we sleep. That's fine. That's also resting, but it's not enough, because we are unconscious like in death at that time. But if we meditate, we are consciously aware of our greatness, of our communion with the great Source of the universe. And we are part of it. We are connected with the whole universal power. That's why we become strong, patient, and wise, and then we can do many wonders. We no longer have to use our limited individual power to do our daily work even. Our daily work will be taken care of, watched over and blessed by this universal power.

★ If we truly love our Earth planet, if we truly love our later generations, if we love our children, then we must bless the world. We can't bless it with our eight hours a day of work. Plenty of people have done that for centuries, and it hasn't altered anything much. We have to bless it with the supreme power, with God's grace, which is in all of us.

★ Just exactly what makes a country be at a higher consciousness than another country? First, the leaders of the government must be wise. Then they need to let other good influences come to their land, and be willing to learn to sacrifice for the people, and thus they will show the people an example. And they will learn more from wiser people and develop more of their own wisdom. Therefore, since ancient times, great kings have been worshipped by people and beloved by all for many thousands of years. Their names are carved in the heart of the universe.

★ If the governmental system is good, the people will feel freer and more at ease. They will look for a higher value of life because their material side is satisfied and their life security is being looked after. For a wise government or a wise people, it takes more to be wise than just looking after people materially, but that is one of the starting points. When we are open to all kinds of good influences, wisdom will come to our land, and blessings will flow forth into our country. Then we will feel better and better because the people are united in one heart to develop the country and also to bless the nation.

★ Since there aren't many spiritual practitioners in this world, its atmosphere is not positive enough, and people are unstable, somber and pessimistic in their thoughts. Most people go with the flow of the world and do not have their own opinions. That's why we have to pursue spiritual practice. Otherwise, if we continued to live this way, there would be no meaning to our lives. Sooner or later, when our time came we would reflect on our whole life and realize it was not spectacular enough, not honorable enough, and not brave enough and sometimes we would not be able to die satisfied. If we're very unsatisfied, we'll come back as human beings again. Now that we are already in this human form, we might as well do our best this time.

★ If we reach the ultimate limitation of our brainpower, then at that time, we reach complete enlightenment. So, it's very scientific. Most of the enlightened saints are the great scientists. They know the laws of the whole universe, and they can make use of them for their own benefit, for the benefit of their disciples, as well as for the benefit of the whole world.

★ We can't work with our minds alone. We have to work with wisdom, with true spirituality. That's what most people don't know. That's why our world is backward compared with other planets, and that's why many countries are backward compared with the other countries. That's why many developed countries are also going backward. Even if they have reached the high peak of civilization, after some time, if they don't have the power to sustain it - the true power, the spiritual power - they will also go down.

★ If we look around in this world, we see everything is created in a kind of balanced manner. So, in order to live our life in this world and understand Heaven at the same time, we should try to balance our life so that the spiritual part of our self will be kind of blossoming and also the worldly part of us will be more developed.

★ Even if I tell you all the answers in the world, what is that for? Just try to ask yourself, meditate yourself, and everything will be clear. When you talk to other people and they ask you questions, you should just pray to the inner wisdom and everything will work out. Pray to the inner master and you will know many things. The more you use the inner wisdom, the more you will know that you know. You don't always have to rely on me, on the physical master. You will learn quickly to become a master because you have the master inside. So, rely on yourself.

~Spoken by Supreme Master Ching Hai, Pusan, Korea
May 14, 1993 (Originally In English)

★ Some of us try to free ourselves, like the prisoner, through different ways, but rarely do we succeed because jails are also surrounded by excellent security systems. No one ever manages to escape. But if someone comes with the key, opens the door for them, and guides them toward the exit, then they are certain to be liberated. A Master is someone who has this key. He knows the road to freedom.

★ There is a language superior to all languages; that's the language of God. But the longer we are on Earth, the less we remember it because we have not the chance to use it, or no one with whom we can exchange the knowledge. The reason why we forget our origin is because we forget to communicate with God in the godly language. The world here is just one of the rooms in which we stay, to decorate and beautify it with Truth and virtue from the Wisdom Sublime, within us - the Kingdom of God within. Once we are again in touch with this inner supreme power, all beauty, Truth, and virtue reveal themselves to us. Then we will not even have to try to reach these super qualities. They will find their way to us because, in fact, they are already there existing within ourselves. We are not only ordinary human beings, we are also super beings, and we can only discover this through the Silent Knowledge, while still carrying on with our outer activities. We will dive deep into the ocean of wisdom and Love from which all beauty, Truth, and virtue emerge and the waves of material life on the surface will no longer disturb our being.

★ Before we were born, we were given a precise Method to find our real Life. Our way Home was paved inside us long ago. Should we forget this lifesaving map, we will be forever trapped in the cycle of life and death. This path is so real and distinct when we observe it with our internal eye of the soul, but we can't see or feel it with our physical eyes. It will automatically manifest when we are sincerely seeking it. Nonetheless, it is better to have the assistance of an experienced guide because most people have forgotten the path. Even if we can remember, the way Home is so long and risky that we need a guide to lead our way. This guide has walked this path before, and he knows all the ways between this world and the superior world. Thanks to the grace of God, I have found this way back Home. I offer this discovery to all who wish to remember, and I offer to help them retrieve this long lost blessing of bliss. Through initiation, we can taste Heaven again, right here and right now.

★ When we are connected with Heaven through meditation, or deep prayers, in a sincere longing to know the will of God, we will be able to serve the world in a better light. The light from Heaven, which comes through meditation, will be able to shine on our path, in whichever path we choose to serve the world.

~ Spoken By Supreme Master Ching Hai,
United Nations, Geneva Switzerland, April 20, 1993
(Originally In English)