(Chinese) It is an Indian tradition that one becomes Buddha after a special ceremony in which a particular paint is pressed upon the place of the wisdom eye. After that, he is recognized as Master, Teacher, Enlightened Master and Buddha. This is the Indian way of enlightenment and wisdom eye-opening. After the wisdom eye-opening, one becomes Buddha. Initiation is also a time of enlightenment and opening of the wisdom eye so you can see the light. This is the true enlightenment and...

(Chinese) We are great beings, not weak ones. Humans have the greatest status and can do anything. We can accomplish as much as we believe we can. Buddha said all beings are the same as Buddha. That is, beings have the same amount of merits, but they are unable to use them because they do not know they are Buddhas. We should believe that we have the power to change our fixed karma and our environment. The more we practice spiritually, the better our concentration will be and the...

(English) Master said that the suffering of this world comes from our ignorance. Why? Why must we remember the purpose of our coming to this world? If the only difference between Heaven and this Earth is the vibration and the frequency; then what’s the relationship between the vibration of the Earth and disaster, earthquake and all kinds of eventful weather? How can we elevate the vibration of the Earth? In Master’s lecture, She specially emphasized, “Every day we must receive good...

(Chinese) The Himalayas are well-known as an area for spiritual practice. The weather is very cold there. There are many Gurus in India, so you can see their footprints everywhere. But it's very difficult to find them. Some spiritual practitioners dig an ice cave and live inside without wearing any clothes. Some don't eat anything. The air there is very clean. So by practicing their own methods together with an additional technique, they can go without eating nor do they feel the cold even in...

(Chinese) Our souls are the true Prajñāpāramitā. Originally the soul is the same as Prajñāpāramitā; there's no difference. Hes has the same great wisdom. Hes himself is the great wisdom, the great Tao, the original Self, and Buddha nature. However, when hes comes to this samsara world, hes is enveloped by many things and forgets hirs original Self. A Mahasattva can help us to gradually take off the thick and heavy clothes on us layer by layer, then we can also see our original Self...

(Chinese) What does it mean by being a Buddhist? A Buddhist is someone who is very kind and virtuous, practices spiritually, and at the very least keeps the five precepts: no killing, no stealing, no alcohol, no telling lies and no adultery. If he believes in Jesus Christ and also keeps the five precepts, he can be regarded as a Buddhist as well. One cannot become a Buddha by being vegetarian or vegan only; however, if he is not vegan, it’s also impossible for him to attain...

(Chinese) By focusing on the Wisdom Eye, our mind will become very happy and gain much understanding, and it can help us go beyond the Three Realms quickly. Once one has passed the Three Realms, the ordinary mind no longer exists. All that exists is our soul, original Self or our own Master. The Master is different from the mind. They are called Hun and Po respectively: Hun means the Master, and Po means the mind. We cannot practice without the mind's help, therefore we should practice with...

(Chinese) Every human, animal, and being is illuminated by the Buddha light and enveloped by the power of great compassion. Therefore, we are all brothers and sisters. Each country is like one individual room, one here and one there. If we own the big mansion in which we live, then can't we freely run through all the rooms in our mansion? We wouldn't feel that Shakyamuni Buddha is Indian; we are all "earthlings". There wouldn't be so many wars if every country understood this principle. ...

(Chinese) From the top of our head to the four extremities, there is one area that can be called dark which blocks our wisdom from passing through; even if it does pass through, it may change negatively. Therefore, it is probably that our mind is thinking of very good things, our wisdom is also thinking about very good things but when it is put into action, it turns out badly. That dark place is like a closed door which should be opened so that wisdom can flow down. The Wisdom Eye has...

(Chinese) The blessing power of an enlightened Master should be kept in our bag, to be used for ourselves alone, and not to be leaked or hidden away. It should be digested. If you speak about it in public, it means that you cannot digest this power. Talking about your inner experiences will create a lot of maya hindrances for you. If you have any good experiences, you can write them down. Or you can talk to Master if you cannot digest them. You should still practice diligently and...

(Chinese) What does Great Master mean? It means Buddha. The word Buddha means a highly enlightened person with light and great wisdom in Sanskrit. So with respect, we call him Buddha, a great master, a true teacher, a great teacher, a great and benevolent advisor, or great bodhisattva-mahasattva, etc. They have more or less the same meaning. The highest respect we can give Master is by "practicing" diligently, knowing who we are and becoming the same as Master. These people are the...

(Chinese) Enlightened Masters teach only the same thing - to save and liberate beings; they transmit the same method, the one and only method for liberation, that is the Quan Yin Method. Whatever it is called, be it Pure Land Method, Universal Gate Method, Prajnaparamita Method, or the Diamond Method, the name does not matter, it is all the same. As long as it leads to liberation, it is the Quan Yin Method. All methods are the same as long as there is an enlightened Master and the...

(English) Excerpts from Supreme Master Ching Hai’s lecture: Only when we are sincere, will God bring us to the path that is suitable for us. After we have found that path we must be careful not to seek blessings from any other source, since they will lower our spiritual level. The Quan Yin meditation is the highest and best and through Master's guidance we can advance ourselves, by not struggling and by being patient. When we die, we will know at that time, what initiation means. ...

(English) Excerpts from Supreme Master Ching Hai’s lecture: I prayed to God before I even came here, for your land and for the world, as always. I told Hirm: "Father, You know everything. You grant our wishes before we even make them. And whatever You arrange for us should be the best for our spiritual development. It doesn't matter how bleak it looks at the moment, Your will is supreme, Your will is always the wisest, the best, and the most compassionate in the end. And pray let us...

(English) Excerpts from Supreme Master Ching Hai’s lecture: I'm grateful to be here with you, among beautiful people. It's just that sometimes you don't know how beautiful you are. You try to pretend to be stupid, to be bad, but you're nice, you're really perfect. Nothing you do can change your perfection. One day you will realize that. Because we try too hard to be something else, to be someone else, and to please everyone else, we forget our perfection. I realize that...

(English, Aulacese(Vietnamese)) Excerpts from Supreme Master Ching Hai’s lecture: Kids, they are so innocent. They have no criticizing attitude, nothing like that in their minds. They just love beauty, whether inside or outside. They just enjoy whatever is pleasant to their eyes and their senses and their souls. They have no critical mind, and that is so wonderful. If all of us can be like that, half of the meditation process is already done. But we struggle because our minds have...

(Chinese) How can we observe our own subtle arrogance? If we serve the Master, listen to her teachings, and follow her instructions, do we acquire sufficient humility? We’re born as humans in order to become Buddhas and noble beings, but we often lack enough determination, faith, and power. We’re lured by the world and pulled by society. We’re influenced by our friends and polluted by meat and wine. Thus, it's extremely difficult for us to practice spiritually. In his lifetime, Bodhidharma...

(English) Is enlightenment related to a person's character, virtues or shortcomings? Why were there so many "Zen enigmas" exchanged between masters and disciples in ancient times? What is the hidden meaning behind these stories? What is the difference between "theoretical understanding" and "ultimate realization"? How does our spiritual practice benefit from the verbal teachings of an enlightened Master? Is language necessary to explain the teachings of Truth? What is the real meaning of...

(Chinese) On this cheerful Sunday, Supreme Master Ching Hai encourages us to fulfill our daily duties and try our best to help others with her own experiences and inspiring Buddhist stories. Master says the secret for a successful endeavor is to do things without ego or any purpose, asking no rewards and surrendering to God’s will. Master also reminds parents to love their children more attentively, and develop their own inner cheerful, colorful spirit to bring vitality and...

(Chinese) Why do we have enlightened Masters who descend to this world life after life to save sentient beings? Even though all beings have the Buddha nature, we wouldn’t be able to become Buddhas without being given the key to enlightenment from a living Buddha. Thus, Buddhas have to come back life after life. However, sentient beings experience many obstacles during their lifetimes. They bear not only their own karma, but also that of their ancestors and the collective karma of their...

(Chinese) Can our karma be removed by prostrating to repent, worshiping mountains and waters, contemplating the Zenist cases, and practicing breathing? Supreme Master Ching Hai points out that Karma is invisible. It is the influence gathered and recorded in previous and current states of life existence, a kind of rough and invisible vibration. How can the worldly language help us cleanse this subtle and invisible karma? To remove karma, we have to use our inner vibration power. Only in this...

(Chinese) If we do not use the creating power of the universe to realize our wishes, it will not be of much use, no matter what we pray for. The sound stream is the material and the creating power of the universe. We can use it to create both heaven and hell; therefore, we should be discreet and make use of this material to create good things, thus bringing peace to the world. There's nothing wrong in the saying "everything is created by the mind". However, without the material, we...

(Chinese) To live a happy life, we should look at every place as Buddha's place, everyone as a Buddha, and every situation as a blessing and arrangement of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. The world is originally perfect and there's nothing to worry about. That's why Lao-tzu said, "There's nothing wrong with the world originally." Nothing needs to be changed except our mind and perceptions. No matter what we do, the purpose is always to know how perfect we are instead of our imperfectness. We...

(Chinese) Our souls are originally peaceful. When the soul is peaceful, we can see the Light and hear the Sound, which means that our soul is free and has left this body; our mind and body are not controlling our soul and we are liberated from the physical world. This is what matters. It doesn't become pacified when the mind wants it to be. Whatever the mind thinks is not right. It perceives black as white and white as black. The Quan Yin Method is the best and most perfect method,...

(Chinese) Why doesn't Master teach the out-of-body method? What is the difference between the out-of-body method and the Quan Yin Method of ultimate liberation? The so-called out-of-body experience is our astral body going out of the physical body; this can be done without much high-level spiritual practice. The real Self is still locked in the astral body. It cannot be omnipresent. The high-level spiritual journey is the level of Tathagata. It can be present everywhere. At that...