"In
walking, sleeping, talking, sitting, and lying down, always try
to remain concentrated on the wisdom center. In that way you'll
speedily progress and you will feel that progress. The more you
progress, the more encouraged you will feel and then the more you
will practice. It's a pity that we already have the method and we
don't use it."
From "Always Try To Remain Concentrated On
The Wisdom Center"
News 90, Pearls Of Wisdom
Spoken by Supreme Master Ching Hai
Hsihu Center, Formosa • June 5, 1995
(originally in English)
"After
a really good meditation session, you stand up like a saint, and
no one dares touch you. If you really have a good meditation and
sincerely practice, people sense that, and feel that, and they have
nothing for you but reverence and love. And you have nothing at
all written on your face except love and purity. And that I can
see very, very clearly, like reading a book. Do you take notice?
Those who meditate a great deal, and sincerely practice, you see
their change? Yeah? That's why when you come here, you should, you
ought to meditate all the time, whenever you can. Not only sitting
there meditating, but in your mind, you must concentrate. Don't
try to find friends and,... idle gossiping everywhere. Even if I
don't see you then, when I see you, I see. All the people see. It's
written on your face very, very clearly. I tell you from all honesty
of my heart. There's nothing you can hide, nothing at all. It's
written on your face, in your eyes, on your forehead. It's a sense
around your body, doesn't matter what kind of perfume you spray,
no difference, really. So, very precious is the meditation."
From "The Preciousness Of Meditation"
News 50, Master's Words
Spoken by Supreme Master Ching Hai
Hsihu Center, Formosa • July 11, 1995
(originally in English)
"If
we meditate more and more, finally we know that we don't need anything.
But even if we don't need anything, God will see to it that every
necessary thing we will have in life. I think as you meditate along,
day by day, you have also noticed this miracle. Everyday is a miracle
for us, and we're happier and more loving everyday. That is the
best gift from God.
If
Hes gives us also financial blessing, it's all right. If Hes gives
us something like loving relationships as a blessing, it's all right.
If Hes gives us more houses, more cars, we accept. Everything God
gives is all right. We don't go on to say, "Oh, God, I don't
want material things. This is not what I want." It's okay.
If Hes gives us anything, that's all right. And we share with everyone
else, and this is okay.
That's
how the world will become a paradise. Everyone shares with each
other. Everyone becomes happier. Then no one will want to steal
from the neighbor, to hurt the neighbor, or to do anything else;
because everyone will be happy. That is the future vision of our
planet. That's what we should always try to strive to achieve.
One
day it will be so. Let's pray for that. And if it is not so, at
least the world of our own environment is peaceful, is happy, and
is harmonious. Yes, our world with our husbands, wives, our neighbors,
our children, this is our world, our planet. It's always blissful,
happy and harmonious, at least. That is a world that is important
to us too, because our world is the most important foundation.
Without
our world, the big world, the big universe doesn't exist. Without
one brick of this world, the big world would not exist. The world
exists by many bricks put together, so every brick is important.
So,
our small world - our small unit of family, of friends, of neighbors,
is very important. That's why if everyone of us takes care of our
small world, then the big world becomes peaceful alone."
From "God Takes Care Of Everything"
News 54, Master Says
Spoken by Supreme Master Ching Hai
Munich Center, Germany • August 18, 1995
(originally in English)
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