Narrated by sister-initiate Mai La, Hawaii,
recorded by Vincent Nguyen, Virginia, U.S.A. (Originally in Aulacese)

In 1991 a friend introduced me to Supreme Master Ching Hai and lent me a videotape of one of Her lectures. Right after watching the tape I decided to receive initiation, and in February 1992, my wish was fulfilled when Master attended the Lunar New Year celebration at the New Jersey Center.

After everyone arrived at the Center, all the initiates-to-be gathered in a room to wait for initiation. Then Master made an appearance, talked to us for a while, and told one of Her attendants to put on a video for us to watch since She was going to leave the room briefly. The attendant put on a tape that I had already seen in Hawaii so I thought, "Why are they showing the same old tape? Why don't they put on a new tape?" At that moment, I saw Master walking by and then turn around and look straight at me. I was a bit startled and thought, "Maybe She read my mind." At once, Master instructed the attendant in Chinese, "Put on a new tape for her." Since I understand Chinese, I was even more surprised and said to myself, "She definitely knows what I'm thinking!" Consequently, the attendant put on a new tape for us.

A while later, Master reappeared for the initiation and I looked at Her and thought, "I wonder where Master's wisdom eye is?" That night, Master came to me in a dream and pointed to the middle of Her forehead and said, "Here's my wisdom eye." I saw that Her wisdom eye was shining and transparent, and could see through to the back of Her head. Also, in my inner visions during the first week after initiation, each time I found myself wandering into a meat-and-fish market, I heard Master tell me, "Don't go there. Come back here with me." Accordingly, I turned back to follow Master, visiting many splendid places. On these occasions, when I lingered in indecent areas, I always heard Master calling my name and saying, "Don't go there. Come back here with me."

For twelve years now I have been diligently following Master, and all the while my life has flowed smoothly; whatever I wish comes true. For example, once I wanted to buy a house and the real estate broker showed me many nice homes. However, they did not suit me since they were far from the local meditation center, and I had no car at the time. Then one day I saw a lovely house near the home of an initiate who could give me a ride to group meditation, but the house was not on the market. After my husband saw the place he also liked it so I prayed to the inner Master to help me find a home similar to that one.

A few days later, the broker informed me that that particular house was going to be on the list of homes for sale very soon and if I wanted it, I should act immediately. Finally, my husband and I bought the house and I was able to get a ride to group meditation each weekend with the initiate who lived nearby.

Also, when I was first initiated, my husband was opposed to my spiritual practice, but now he has received the Convenient Method and is almost completely vegetarian except on the occasions when he goes out to dinner with friends. Moreover, whenever we eat out in restaurants, he always reminds me, "Please make sure that the vegetarian food here is pure and uncontaminated." And on some weekends, he asks me, "Why aren't you going to group meditation today?" I am extremely grateful to Master for giving me the wondrous gift of initiation and for changing my mundane life into Heaven on Earth!