Since a young age, I have been obsessed with ancient civilizations, especially the Egyptian pyramids. I have always hoped that one day, I would get to know their profound mystery.

During the three-day retreat, Master spoke about the real reason for the existence of the pyramids. In a brief moment, the whole puzzle was suddenly understood. The original purpose behind all those secrets was for the sake of practicing self-cultivation.

When Master said, "Do you really think that I could move the pyramids here? You must be joking!" I could not help laughing at the realization that when we got initiated, Master had already given everyone the best pyramid from time immemorial. Wherever we go, it will be brought along. Practicing self-cultivation within the inner pyramid is truly safe and convenient!

While on a trip to Nepal, we were touring around the ancient Five Palaces in Kathmandu, when we saw an old shaman (a wandering spiritual practitioner) who was wearing bright and beautiful robes. He allowed tourists to take his photo and even requested money.

We laughed while we criticized: This is another one who cons people out of their money. Then we saw a quite old, local woman wearing a worn sari. When she walked past the shaman, without hesitation, she took out a banana from her broken bamboo basket and piously offered it to him. The shaman gladly accepted it before the old woman hurried away.

The two of us looked at each other and simultaneously felt ashamed. Whether the shaman was genuine or not should not have had any influence on us, yet our impure hearts were very obvious. It was really quite embarrassing!