After initiation, I forgot all about my new name bringing good luck. All I knew was to follow Master's teachings and learn the lessons of my spiritual practice. My life was busy and fulfilling.

One day while drinking tea and chatting at a friend's house, he enigmatically disclosed his worry and concern for me. He said he had been researching the 'science of names' for many years, and his level of accuracy is above 90%. He had been waiting for an opportunity to tell me about the bad luck linked with my old and new names. He believed that the new name, particularly, would bring me harm. To avoid this he had already found yet another new name for me.

After I got home, I could not forget my friend's fearful statements. I was tremendously concerned. Could it be, I thought, that God is using him to let me know an important message so that I could avoid disaster? That night I dreamed about receiving a phone call. On the other end of the phone, someone said that if I didn't change my name again, I would have to encounter a grave test. This test would be so terrible that the average person would not be able to endure it. When I woke up, I was puzzled and unstable. I opened up Master's book of aphorisms and a passage appeared that removed all my uncertainty: "Actually, there is no such thing as [fate]. It's just that we do not practice enough spiritually."

During the retreat in Australia, Master reminded everyone again: "It's not that fate is a fixed thing. There are many choices for us in life. We have to make use of our free will to turn ourselves in a noble, more bright direction."

I want to remind sisters and brothers in the Quan Yin family that we are the luckiest group in the entire universe. Our wisdom has been opened so that we can connect directly with the universal Almighty Power, which is inexhaustible. So we have to wisely use our free will and wisdom that God gave us, to create a higher energy, higher vibration and increase the quality of our lives. Compared to this, the worldly "good luck" is nothing, since after initiation our fate will change naturally and any bad conditions will become an asset for spiritual practice. Everything will work in a most subtle and invisible way. We will have all the luck and even more.

After practicing for some time, I have gradually come to realize that whenever there are questions in life, I will find answers to them within me. Outward messages that come to me naturally are either information that I can use, or a trial for testing my growth in wisdom, so that I have a basis on which to evaluate my practice for further progress or to rectify it. When situations arise, it is the best way to stimulate our wisdom, and a message is an indicator of testing our level of wisdom. Spiritual life is truly interesting, with things to ponder at every turn.

Growing Strong In Bliss Welled-Up Bliss There Is No Absolute Fate!