You May Not Know

The coming of "doomsday" has become a popular topic of conversation in various nations all over the world. American movies about the end of the world have been recently broadcasted by government and private TV stations in Korea, attracting wide public attention.

There have been many prophets in the world. It is amazing that many of their prophecies have been fulfilled. It seems that every nation, including Korea, has had prophets. In the sixteenth century, there was a prophet named Nan Shih Gu (1502 - 1571), who was an expert in astronomy, geology and the "Book of Changes." He wrote a book called, "Ger Anh Leftover Record", which clearly records the coming of a world savior at a time when the world is about to end. Part of the original prophetic text is translated as follows:

 
 "A holy being from above appears in the times of doom.
  Little does the world know about it.
  The savior is the King of Heaven.
  The King of Heaven himself descends on an island.
  The savior on an island was from the south.
  One of the islands in the South Sea is full of heavenly light.
  Little does the world know about it.
  A savior appears at Hsihu, and all the saints and mighty lead
	their holy army to congregate there.
  These celestial beings transform evil into the divine."
 

It is also mentioned in the original text that devastating chaos will occur at the end of the twentieth century. At that time a savior will emerge, save the world from its turmoil, and rebuild it to become a heaven on earth. Moreover, during the last days of the world, there will be a "little head with no legs" (an atomic bomb) that will explode in the sky and cause a sea of fire, darkening the sun and the moon! The poisonous gas dispersed will cause unprecedented chaos, and the majority of people will not survive. At that time a savior from the Kingdom of God will appear. Only those who listen to him will be saved. This savior will come from a place on an island south of Korea called Hsihu. As Formosa is an island located south of Korea, it is not difficult to see that Hsihu Center is the "Hsihu" mentioned in the original text.

It is truly remarkable that in the sixteenth century a prophet foretold the appearance of a savior from Hsihu, Formosa. The moment I read about the savior from Hsihu, I had a distinct feeling that the savior in the prophecy was our Master, Supreme Master Ching Hai.

Not too many people know about this discovery. It was only shared by a few fellow practitioners, who all marvelled at it. Eventually we decided to let other fellow practitioners throughout the world know about it, so that we could further understand who Supreme Master Ching Hai really is and verify Her holy mission on Earth.

According to the prophecy, the savior will unite all religions, guide this materialistic world towards a spiritual goal, and save the Earth from the turmoil of its last days. We feel that this is the "Golden Era" that Master has talked about. In order to reach higher spiritual worlds, we should overcome any obstacles or dangers on our spiritual path, until all our aspirations are fulfilled.

We run around the world sometimes whenever we know about a disaster; or whenever we can help, we always help. Sometimes I'll help until there's the last penny in our account. It seems to look a lot to you; looks like I still have about three, four behind me, but it's not true. That is all we had at that time, but I know God will give again. So if necessary, I will give everything. If it's not necessary, we give whatever is needed or whatever we have, that's all.

So, when people are starving, you give them some money or bread. Not only a sample booklet of Master speaking at the United Nations, not only a Quan Yin Method advertisement, but money and bread. After he fills his stomach, maybe he will listen to you, maybe not; but don't expect anything. If he dies with a sample booklet (while hungry), he also doesn't know anything. If before he dies he doesn't read it, do you think he'll read it after he dies? (Master laughs)

Stream winner -- that means he probably practiced the Convenient Method. He has conquered the currents of life and death, of transmigration; and perhaps during his concentration, while he practiced the Convenient Method, the Buddha probably blessed him and let him hear the sound current now and again so he conquered the stream, the sound current stream.

But for those people at that time, most of the masters never took people in one lifetime, not all of them. So many people would have to come back for seven lifetimes, and then they would get liberation. They'd meet another enlightened master, actually practice the Quan Yin Method, become disciples, then they'd be liberated. They are the ones who are supposed to be 'stream winners.'

Some people would come back four times after they'd encounter the Buddha -- enlightened Master. Maybe they'd just listen and rejoice in their hearts, be prepared to follow but then they wouldn't. Maybe next year, maybe after two years, or something like that. Then their sons would have grown up and they'd follow the master. Many people tell me things like that. They'd comment, "Wow, You are fantastic," or "You talk very nice, I like it. Everything You say is true, but I'm not married yet. I want to know what marriage is like." ( Master laughs.) "My son has not grown up and is not married yet. When he's married, I must drink wine and eat meat first to rejoice and then after that I will follow You. But then after that, another daughter is going to get married, then the daughter will give birth to another son, I have to take care of the grandchildren, and blah, blah, blah." I never see the man again. Perhaps I will sixty-one aeons later. (Master laughs.)

So someone who follows the master is called a 'once returner.' Of course you know very well, he returns once more, and then he'll be liberated. And others, 'never returners.' Now it's very clear that he will be liberated in this lifetime. This is the one that practices the Quan Yin Method diligently and wants liberation badly. Some become Arhats. That is even higher. The Arhats can teach people, can impart the blessing to them.