That day it was drizzling continuously and business was very poor. I was pacing back and forth in the shop. A few pedestrians were taking shelter from the rain by standing under the overhang in front of the shop. Without noticing when, I found that a yellow butterfly had flown into the shop to get out of the rain. It flew directly toward me. After circling a few times, it finally landed on my shoulder. At that time, some female customers came in to buy cosmetics. I was the shopkeeper, so naturally I walked toward the counter to serve them and was waiting for them to pay for their purchases.

Unexpectedly, an uninvited guest also approached me from behind and snatched my gold necklace. My right hand quickly held on to the pendant. Though the pendant was held tightly in my hand, the chain was forcibly snapped off by the robber. When my husband noticed the robbery, he yelled, "Robbery! Robbery!" and dashed into the store! The robber immediately pulled out a knife. I was worried that the customers would be injured, thus I unconsciously extended my left hand to protect the lady customers and get them out of the way.

The robber ran about wildly and then dashed out. My husband was about to take off after him; but I immediately extended my left hand, grabbed my husband, and yelled at him

not to give chase. At that moment, I noticed that there was a red blood stain on my husband's shirt and my husband noticed that my left hand was bleeding. We were both greatly startled! After calming down, we discovered that my husband was alright and only my finger was cut. This close call finally came to an end.

Later I suddenly remembered the yellow butterfly. We eventually found it. The poor butterfly was already lying motionlessly on the cosmetic counter, dead.

We inspected its body carefully and discovered there was not even a scratch on it. While we puzzling over this odd occurrence, I remembered the pendant that I was holding in my right hand. I opened my hand and the pendant, with its picture of Master in a yellow robe radiating yellow light, was still there. Wow! The color of the yellow butterfly was exactly the same as Master's yellow robe!

I suddenly realized what had happened. It was Master using the appearance of the yellow butterfly to bear our karma for us, thus avoiding a big disaster. I could not help sighing, "Master! You are omnipresent. You have braved untold dangers for Your disciples. Your grace is too much to repay in my lifetime!

Several years ago, due to my job requirements, my whole family moved to Changhua. It was typhoon season, and my wife and I often rode a moped from Changhua to Yuanlin to attend group meditation. When it rained, my old moped frequently broke down in the middle of the journey, refusing to budge. Longing to travel to group meditation safely and with peace of mind, we decided to buy a small, used car, even though we were not very well-off financially. After finding a suitable car and paying a deposit, we planned to apply for a change of ownership and take delivery of the car the next day. We were delighted at the thought that the car would enable us to attend group meditation much more conveniently.

Unexpectedly the next morning, the owner of the car called and informed us that he had to cancel our agreement because his wife did not want to sell the car. We were very disappointed at that time. That evening, we had to continue riding our old and worn-out moped to group meditation. Then we had a surprise: The liaison person announced that the center was going to buy a medium sized bus to transport fellow initiates from Changhua to the Yuanlin Meditation Center for group meditation. We were very moved by Master's ingenious arrangements! If the owner of the car had not canceled the agreement, we would have bought the car. Master must have made this happy-for-all arrangement because She knew that we were not doing well financially, yet we loved to attend group meditation!

Over the years, the Meditation Center's bus has taken us to countless group meditation sessions. Our faith on the path has become even more steadfast, and the abundance of Master's love has enriched our lives. Group meditation has become the most important part of our daily lives. If we cannot make it once or twice to group meditation for some reason, we feel very regretful.

Not long ago, the Meditation Center was going to purchase a van to transport fellow initiates to and from group meditations. Recalling the inconvenience we had experienced when we rode the old moped to the Center in rain storms, my wife and I decided to cooperate on this matter - to buy a van and assume the responsibility of giving fellow initiates a ride. So, we began to look for a van. With the help of other initiates, we found a suitable van at a used car lot. Trying to be prudent, we decided to make our final decision after attending group meditation that evening.

This is how incredible Master's power is! After the group meditation ended, Brother Lin and his wife told the resident sister initiate that their family had recently acquired a brand new van. However, they had hardly had a chance to use it and they both had the feeling that the van really did not belong to them. Yet, they were reluctant to simply sell it. Thus, they wondered if the Meditation Center could make use of it. Learning the good news, we immediately went to inspect the van. (It happened that the couple had driven the van to the group meditation that evening). Everything had been arranged so marvelously and perfectly. Now this van has become the fellow initiates' good partner in helping them to attend group meditation. When I first drove the van home, I found that it fitted into our garage perfectly, with respect to both its height and width. Indeed, Master's wonderful foresight is beyond this world!

The day after buying the van was the group meditation at Hsihu Center. Sister Huang, the resident disciple, usually drove her little white car to attend the meditation; but that day she drove the van in order to take other fellow practitioners as well. When she returned to the Yuanlin Center afterwards, she discovered to her surprise that her car had broken down due to a faulty radiator. Fortunately, she had not driven it to Hsihu; otherwise, the consequence would have been unthinkable. Once again, we thank Master for Her wonderful arrangement, which allowed Sister Huang to avoid a disaster.

Ever since receiving initiation and starting to practice, there has not been a moment when Master's love and blessings have not been with Her disciples. An endless succession of incredible experiences have happened among us. Whenever I think of how meticulously Master looks after us, I can only hold back my warm tears of gratitude and say in my heart, "Dear Mom, thank You very much!"

It has been several years since my sister-in-law and I were initiated together. All this time, I have felt Master's subtle care, and have often told my brother about the various benefits of practicing the Quan Yin Method. He was practicing other methods of meditation and would not believe in Master's power. Even though my sister-in-law and I tried our best to persuade him, we could not change his point of view.

Once, before we went to attend a three-day retreat, my sister-in-law particularly asked him to take care of a jar of popcorn given by Master. She warned him not to eat the popcorn as a snack because it was blessed with Master's miraculous power. He nodded his head and said, "Okay." So, we went to the retreat with no worries. However, that night he became hungry and wanted to eat a snack. Since his mother was already asleep, if he went to the kitchen to get some food, he would have to pass by her room and would wake her up. So his attention turned to the jar of popcorn. He thought, "It couldn't be so serious if I ate some to allay my hunger! Maybe I'll just eat two kernels first. If there is no problem, then I'll eat the whole jar." After he ate the two kernels, he closed his eyes and sat on the bed to rest. Unexpectedly, Master's tremendous power swept over him like

the ocean waves; it made him vomit continuously. He felt the two kernels of popcorn transforming into many and pouring out of his stomach and mouth. At that time, he understood profoundly the true unimaginable greatness of Master's power. It was only two kernels of popcorn, but they were filled with the great universal energy.

When we came home from the three-day retreat, his first words were, "Is Master at the Center? When can I get initiated?" Then he said he wanted to follow Master to practice, and so on. Without any clues, we were most surprised at this 180 degree change in attitude. After further inquiries, we finally learned of his miraculous story of secretly eating the popcorn.

I was very pleased from the bottom of my heart about my brother getting initiated. I had talked my head off and still was unable to convince him to have faith in Master. However, under Master's witty arrangement, this hardheaded, "iron toothed" (meaning stubborn) person was finally awakened and has decided to follow the path of the highest and the most perfect Quan Yin Method. I truly marvel at Master's ingenious ways of converting people, which are so rich in variety, and Her extremely skillful arrangements!