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Monkhood Begins with Asceticism
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No. CD-E720 |
Highlights
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A fellow practitioner tells Master that she heard some Quan Yin messengers said that when they were under Master's guidance, Master taught them directly, so they progressed much more quickly than people outside. Master answered: "...Everyone has his or her own path.... Sometimes, the outside world also trains you in humility, endurance, tolerance and love.... The Master Power is everywhere and can even use stones to teach you! So don't worry about that, all of you are saintly...." |
Topics Addressed
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How do we know that we are progressing fast or slowly in spiritual practice? Master told us a measuring method that is better than judging by inner experience levels. | |
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Why would inner experience in meditation suddenly disappear? How can we distinguish whether the experience comes from our soul or from our mind? | |
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What are the elements that let us stay in this world and play different roles? | |
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Through meditation, we become humbler and realize some of our bad habits that we could not see before. Then what should we do with these bad habits, and how to continue looking for our true Self and realize how perfect we are? | |
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Why Master said that it is not a bad quality for a Quan Yin practitioner to have ambition to win or to keep a competitive mind? | |
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Sometimes we directly decline to help others. Does it mean that we are not merciful? | |
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Why only when we have reached oneness with the universe through deep meditation, can we truly realize that this world is an illusion, and that we are omnipresent? | |
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In the Heart Sutra, there is such a statement: "Transcend all sufferings and mishaps." According to the inner spiritual level of the Quan Yin Method, which level does it refer to? | |
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After a period of spiritual practice, we are not attached to the physical Master as much as before. Is this right or wrong? | |
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Why does Master stop accepting new monastic disciples? What is the proper attitude that the lay disciples should embrace to live a life as meaningful as their monastic peers? | |
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The original intent of becoming a monastic practitioner is to abstain from desires. Do you know what Master expect the life of a monastic practitioner should be? Master also told us many interesting stories and trivia about Her early years seeking the Truth in India, Her days in New York as a monastic practitioner, and the difficult early years spent with monastic disciples in Formosa. | |
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