It was many years ago on a
Sunday afternoon, when I was
living in Formosa. After lunch,
the guard sent Master's message
for us to all go to the back
hill because She was giving a
lecture there. I want to explain
first that every time Master has
given a lecture, I had never
been able to grab a seat in the
front row. However, quite
strangely that day, fellow
initiates "graciously" let us
have front seats. But dumb me --
only later did I find out that
Master would be using the
Buddha's "roaring lion" method
to lecture. So it was no wonder
that the initiates had so
"humbly" let us have the front
seats while they sat far away. I
sat right in front of where
Master sat. Although I had been
with Master for a while by then,
my brain was still very
stubborn. My habits had
accumulated greatly over many,
many lives, so my work and life
had not been going smoothly. Not
only that, when I was tired
mentally and physically, I often
bothered Master and habitually
complained to Her instead of
praying.
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So that day on the back hill, after just a little friendly chit-chat, Master used Buddha Manjushri's sword of wisdom to cut through all our egos. Each sentence of the dharma felt like thousands of thunder and lightning bolts that shocked each one of us to the core and shook our spirits. With our heads hung down in deep repentance, no matter how stubborn our egos were, they could not escape. At that time, subconsciously, upon receiving such a special blessing, tears started streaming down my face. It was like rain, washing away the dirt within me. After that day, my "complaining" habit subsided. Not only that, but now I often feel grateful, and cherish everything around me. The miraculous thing was, not long after that, I also got through a difficult period in my life. Naturally, my appreciation of Master cannot be described. Another plus from that incident was that I felt a lot of respect for fellow initiates and did not take them for granted anymore!กน |