If we spiritual practitioners have a little attachment to anything in this world, then no matter how big or small that thing is, we will definitely be born again. If in that lifetime, we are still attached, then no matter what method we practice, we will have to come back ..(more)
For example, we can’t practice asceticism. We can’t punish our body or damage it. We should be normal and take care of it. I mean we should not indulge it. This is the middle way. If we are too luxurious, then we are not in the middle way. If we are too ascetic, punishing ..(more)
Spiritual practice is a process of recovering all of our records life after life. We recover them all and towards the very end, we will know where the source is, where we come from and who we were in the beginning at the source. Before we started to exist, who were ..(more)
Spiritual practitioners mustn't have ego. With ego, we can not be liberated from sufferings of three evil. Where does ego come from? How to eliminate the coarse ego and the subtle ego that is difficult to identify? Supreme Master Ching Hai points out that we can say ego is a ..(more)
Highlights:
Mencius said: “I to nourish my Haoran Zhi Qi.” Then what is “Haoran Zhi Qi” (the vast, lofty Qi)? Supreme Master Qing Hai explains that this Qi is the most original loving power in the universe, the power of ..(more)
Q: Master, can Heavenly beings practice spiritually? The Heavenly beings seem to have greater merit than humans, but humans are more precious than Heavenly beings. So who has greater merit? M: Humans. Humans have greater merit. The Heavenly beings can’t practice ..(more)
What is the “silver cord” and how does it relate to the fact that most people suffer at the time of death? How can one keep the silver cord unbroken forever? Why do initiates never die, and why are people are really dead only when the cord is severed? Why are people ..(more)
Do you know how many enlightened Masters there are in the universe? What merits can one gain by keeping the Precepts? Most chosen enlightened Masters are Buddhas from ancient times. There are just a few even if they are chosen multiple times. Others seem to have less ..(more)
Why can we become Buddha? If we guide our mind to the magnetic field, thinking, manner, precepts and life style of a Buddha, then of course we can become Buddha in future lifetimes. As long as we control our action, speech and mind, having the same virtuous heart as ..(more)
Brief Introduction~
We need to prepare ourselves for leaving this world. It does not take money but merits to go back to the ..(more)
Splendid Content~
One Costa Rican young man confirmed that Supreme Master Ching Hai was the Holy Lady he’d been waiting for a long time, and requested to become a monk to follow Master at the lecture ..(more)
Why is that the Quan Yin Method offers us such a powerful, immediate enlightened result? Because this is our own power, the inborn nature of God or what we call the Buddha nature. We awaken to this inborn nature, this inborn power, our real power. This power we rely on ..(more)
when we see someone always deep in samadhi and so sweet and always smiling and blesses us; we think they are fantastic.It's difficult to experience such deep samadhi even for 1 minute or 5 minutes.Therefore those have achieved this kind of samadhi, this stage of tranquillity ..(more)
Why do humans have so many sufferings? Why do we still feel lacking something, even if we have lots of money, very high status and a comfortable life? Supreme Master Ching Hai points out that it’s because we haven't found the inner happiness or treasure. Our inner ..(more)
The Guan Yin Method is the best method; it is the method to become Buddha, and the method to get liberation in one lifetime. But many people do not want to learn the Guan Yin ..(more)