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An Elderly Monk Gets Initiated

Narrated By Resident Wu in Hsihu Center, Miaoli, Formosa
Recorded by Our News Group

There is an elderly monk in Mainland China, who entered the monkhood when he was very young. He followed many masters and studied the Buddhist Scriptures constantly. Presently there is no true method in Buddhism for one to reach true enlightenment, therefore the monks could only recite the sutras and prostrate to the Buddhas. Why is he so famous? He only recited one sutra, the Diamond sutra. Of all the sutras, this was the only sutra that could give him an experience of the power inside. Whenever he recited the Diamond sutra, light would shine from the sutra. Especially during the night, when he recited it, the entire room would light up. Other people thought his room was on fire!

This elderly monk practiced very diligently. He practiced all day long and slept only two to three hours a day. He spent the waking hours working and meditating. Whenever he meditated, it would take him only one to two minutes before his soul would rise to higher levels. He said that a palace and house was being built for him to live in there. Therefore, he felt that his practice was gradually bearing fruits. Other people also recognize him as a high level practitioner.

An initiate, prior to receiving initiation from Master, was eagerly looking for a true and beneficial method. He heard about this monk's high level of practice. He went to learn from him and sincerely asked the monk to accept him as a disciple. The elderly monk replied, "I can feel your sincerity. Alright, I will accept only you as my disciple. I don't accept other people as disciples. But there is only one condition. You have to be a virgin." However, that initiate was already married and had a teenage daughter. How could it work? He was very disappointed. He set out to find other virtuous and high level monks at Jio-Hua Mountain, and other holy mountains and famous temples everywhere.

In Jio-Hua Mountain, he met a Quan Yin messenger. He learned the Convenient Method and received initiation. He felt that Master's Quan Yin Method was transmitting the same power as transmitted by the founders of any religion. Anyone who follows any of these religious leaders should practice this method. Thus, he introduced the Quan Yin Method to the elderly monk.

That same morning while the elderly monk was meditating, he suddenly heard a woman's voice say, "I want to save you!" When the initiate later brought some of Master's cassette tapes, photographs, video tapes, and sample booklets to visit the monk, and he saw Master's photograph and heard the cassette tapes, he realized immediately that the wonderful voice which had spoken to him that morning was Master's voice. Thus, Master's power had already been transmitted to him.

On the day the elderly monk received initiation, he truly felt that every word spoken by Master was the Truth. During the initiation, as soon as he closed his eyes, he saw Master standing in front of him, looking at him silently with tears in Her eyes. The elderly monk was very touched, but he held back his tears for fear that he might disturb others. Since then, he has felt that Master is really great. Whatever Master says all comes true. He said, "I am already so old and Master still takes care of me constantly." From that day on, he has been very, very happy.

Index News #38