Good Deeds Have Happy Results

Spoken by the Supreme Master Ching Hai, Hsihu Center, Formosa
Jan. 5, 1995 (Originally in English)

Help others is helping yourself. It's a pity that not all people in the world know this. That's why in the New Year's day, we made an awarding ceremony, so to remind the people of this country (Formosa) and of the world the noble action of charity, because only being charitable and loving can one rescue oneself from misery in the later life to come. If one has not met a Master to be liberated in one life time, one must be reborn again, and it is better to be reborn in a plentiful environment with not so much suffering in lacking of comfort like food, clothings, house, shelters and every other necessity of life.

Therefore, I encourage other people to practice charity, not because I need them to help me to help others, but it is for themselves because they need them! Because they never know whether next life they have enough merit to live such a comfortable life again like they do in Formosa now, so it's better they continue to sow the good deeds. That is if they don't see any Master.

When one sees the Master, whether one do good deeds or not good deeds, one still practice meditation and the merit is enough to liberate you, we don't have to come back again to enjoy good or bad life, so no problem. (Applause)