[Portland]
Recently, fellow practitioners from the Oregon Center received a touching
letter from an inmate at Portland's Clackamas County Jail that was then
forwarded to the Jail authorities. Upon reading the letter, the officials
agreed to work on a schedule of regular visits to the facility by the
initiates. After several months' wait, the Oregon brothers and sisters
were finally able to visit the Jail and present Master's video lectures
to the inmates in September 2002. Since then they have been allowed
to continue visiting the facility to show Master's video lectures and
teach the Convenient Method on the second Saturday of each month.
The first seminar consisted of three one-hour video
sessions, two for male inmates and one for female inmates. As soon as
the initiates began playing Master's tapes, the audience members could
feel Master's omnipresence and blessings, instantly making the atmosphere
peaceful and relaxing. At the end of the seminar, one of the brothers
explained that only those interested in learning the Convenient Method
needed to stay. Surprisingly, most of the inmates stayed and learned
the Convenient Method!
After
the Convenient Method meditation session, one female inmate was very
excited with her inner experiences, but due to the fact that she was
not allowed to discuss them in public, she walked over to one brother
to shake his hand again and again and thanked God for what she had just
experienced. Also, some friendly Christian male inmates came to our
brothers to express their touching gratitude for the experiences they
had received. They felt the realization of Truth and Love in Master's
teachings, and most enthusiastically asked to watch Master's videos
again.
All the disciples involved with the Clackamas County
Jail video project felt very blessed to have witnessed the miraculous
operation of Master's love in the hearts and minds of all involved.
~Attachment~
A Letter Longing for Spirituality
from an Inmate at the Clackamas County Jail
(Originally
in English)
Dear Blessed people,
The
Master's books and things you sent me have brightened up my
life. When I see the Supreme Master's loving face, I smile.
I read the Master's books over and over again. I eagerly wait
for my initiation.
Even though I am in an
eight-by-ten-foot cell, I feel Her Love for humanity. Now that
I am on a strict vegetarian diet, my wife has seen the change
in me. I want to learn the best form of meditation. Thank you
all for your kindness.
With love for your holiness
and blessings,
A would-be initiate
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