"Q:
In one of your lecture collections you mention 'The Ocean of Love,'
a poem by Kabir. Is that right?
M:
Yes, I've talked about Kabir's poems many times, but what is it
about the Ocean of Love?
Q:
It's about the highest God, they call Sat Purush; He comes through
different incarnations in each age (Yuga). And in the Kali Yuga,
Sat Purush makes a deal with Kal (Lord of the Three Realms) to take
a lot of souls back home.
M:
Yes, this is the Kali Yuga, the Dark Age. It needs a strong guy
to come down and take everyone up! Big car! Strong! (Master laughs)
Q:
Is that why so many souls can be liberated so easily?
M:
Yes, that's right; you know it already. Of course, it's like that.
It's the last age of this cycle. So whoever is left behind: Hurry!
Hes brings everyone up; that's why it's very generous. But it takes
a lot of power, just like a hurricane brings a lot of water. It
takes a hurricane to bring so much water inland; normal rain doesn't
do that.
So,
at this time, it's like 'wholesaling.' Because we have a lot of
room and a lot of grace, so everyone can be covered. It's no problem.
You're lucky! (Audience applauds.) God is generous, but Hes has
never been so generous before. In the old times, at most there would
be a handful, maybe a thousand people. There could never be so many,
and they could never be so openly gathered together despite everything.
You guys are really lucky.
In
the old times, if they wanted to have group meditation, they all
had to hide and run all over the place, using secret codes, secret
handshakes, secret hand signals like mudras (hand gestures), or
the salutation that you use - even this (Master makes a gesture)
- remember the wisdom eye, repeat the Holy Names, do the Quan Yin,
and then we're together. That's the secret signal the Christians
used to have, for recognition of one brother to another. Because
in those times Jesus had to hide; all the disciples also had to
hide. They didn't even dare to recognize the Master in public, saying,
'I don't know Him.' Even the foremost disciple Peter denied Him
three times.
Such
was the negative power - so oppressive that even so mighty a person
as Jesus, and so devoted a disciple as Peter, could not open their
mouths. It was very oppressive then. But in this time, we're very
lucky."
From "Cherish the Opportunity to Practice
in the Age of Kali"
News 140, Selected Questions and Answers
Spoken by Supreme Master Ching Hai
Florida Center, USA • June 9, 2001
(originally in English) Videotape No. 719
"I
think all the presidents or leaders of the world should try more
to remind people of the spiritual aspects, instead of just material
aspects because it lasts longer. It's actually beautiful to remind
people about spiritual practice because that's all we have. That's
the only lasting thing we have. That's the only thing that helps
us to have peace in the world and among nations. If all nations
become more enlightened, we'll be more peaceful toward each other."
From "The Way of Peace"
News 142, Aphorisms
Spoken by Supreme Master Ching Hai
Florida Center, USA • June 6, 2001
(originally in English) Videotape No. 714
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