How do we determine if one is an enlightened Master? Do the appearance and clothing of a living Master represent his level? Supreme Master Ching Hai pointed out that wearing certain clothes or not doesn’t decide whether he is a Master. We should look at his quality, ..(more)

Why must people who have received initiation into the Quan Yin Method observe the Five precepts? What are the consequences of failing to observe the precepts? There are innumerable planets in the universe, some superior and some of lower levels. Do you want ..(more)

1.Sometimes there are several kinds of obstacles in spiritual practice -- obstacles from oneself, others and uncontrollable emotions. When we think of Buddha, brimming ..(more)

Highlights: Every one of us has inner Master, but since our mind is so set in their way as to hinder the development of our inner Master. Our mind tends to direct the soul's behavior; but some ..(more)

The Bible says by seeing the results, we will know the cause . Therefore, we know this method works when we practice well. Sometimes it is not just seeing the light (Guan Guang), but to see whether our heart is open or ..(more)

Supreme Master tells a story about an enlightened master and his young disciple. The young monk came to a busy town for the first time in his life and saw a beautiful woman. He knew nothing about woman and ..(more)

If we learn to be good people as children, we’re less likely to be a burden on others when we’re older. We should learn basic ethics from childhood. If there's anything you don't understand, ask your ..(more)

Highlights~ This lecture includes 3 spiritual stories. One desperately poor man throw a stone at a mango off the tree to feed himself, but the stone hit a king’s head . What punishment would he get? What decision ..(more)

After being “offended” by his disciple Lin-Ji, Zen Master Huang-Po burst into laughter instead of getting angry. Do you want to know about the deep meaning in this? In this lecture, Supreme Master Ching Hai will reveal the Zen meaning behind the laughter of Zen Master ..(more)

Highlights: Supreme Master Ching Hai tells us aninteresting story about an adventure to Tibet made by Ms. Alexandra David-Neel, who is famous around the world as the first European woman ..(more)

Highlights: Why don’t Bodhisattvas save beings out from hell? That’s because those beings don’t have enough human quality yet. They still have the so called devil spirit. If they are let out and up here, they will harm the human world. Hell is also a kind of ..(more)

In order to offer Buddha's kids a pure land for leisurely passing summer, to leave a beautiful and happy childhood for our future masters and to create an excellent place for everybody to rest their body and soul, ..(more)

Retreat is a very important time for us to pacify and filter out the dirt from our mind. Sometimes we think that it’s enough to meditate alone at home everyday. But it's not, because we may neglect and ..(more)

Summary People like to listen to praising words. But why does Supreme Master Ching Hai regard praise as poison? She pointed out that the biggest problem of ego is it likes praise. Some monks/nuns fell ..(more)

Master experienced some coincidence while travelling abroad and demonstrates with her personal experiences and observations that God knows whether we are good or not, no matter what the whole world say ..(more)