about THE PRACTICEQ. Why does one need to meditate two and half-hourseach day?
M.Just like you have to eat two or three hamburgers now and again.(Master and all laugh; applause) That is, more or less, the portionof food that you eat every day to sustain your body. So thereis a portion of spiritual nourishment that you should take everyday in order to become strong again in God, in Godlike qualities.You don't have to, but this is prescribed, the doctor's prescription,fixed amount.
It's more or less; it's not so strict. Besides,we can meditate in sleep as well. We can meditate on the bus,we can meditate on the airplane, meditate in the toilet, excuseme. (Laughter) Yes, yes, we can do so. We can do many jobs atthe same time. There is always time to meditate. Cut down on someof the "unfavorite" television programs, read only theessential things in the newspaper; talk less on the telephone,then you'll have a lot of time; stay in bed a little bit less.Sometimes, we don't sleep, we stay in bed late in the morning,just turning around. (Laughter) That's the time we can meditatevery wonderfully. Instead of tossing and turning, you just meditate,concentrate. That's it. Very simple. Instead of thinking all kindsof nonsensical things, you just concentrate. That's where yourmeditation is. You don't have to sit down and cross legs likethe Buddha; you just lie there and concentrate. I'm showing youhow to utilize your "lazy" time, oh, I'm sorry, (Masterand all laugh) your "unproductive" time, or some othertime in which you scatter your mind all over and you don't doanything. Those times we can gather together and remember God.Very easy.
..... Q. Specifically, what does Your initiation involve andonce one is initiated, what would the day-to-day practice involve?
M.Okay. Yes. First of all, it's all free of charge and no bindinginvolved, except that you have to bind yourself, should you wantto continue to go further. Hmmm? So, the conditions - no experiencerequired. Yeah? No previous knowledge about any yoga, or any meditationrequired. But then, you have to commit yourself to a lifelongvegetarian diet. No eggs. Milk okay. Cheese okay. Anything elsewithout killing is okay. Egg because it also involves of half-killing,even though it's how to say... infertile. And also it has kindof quality to have a tendency to attract negative power. You know,that's why many people of the black and white magicians field,or many voodoo people - so-called voodoo, they use eggs to drawsome of the entities from possessed persons. If you know it ornot? You know? Oh, that's fantastic! At least, I have immediateproof, if not immediate enlightenment, for you. (Laughter) Andafter initiation... the time of initiation, you experience thelight and the sound of God. Yeah? The music of the spirit, itdraws you up to the higher level of consciousness. You will understandthe taste of samadhi - the deep peace and joy. Yes. And afterthat, you continue to practice at home, if you are serious. Ifyou are not, I cannot push you, I cannot bother you any more.If you continue and you want me to help you all the way, thenI continue. If you do not... you see that's the way. And two anda half hours a day meditation. Wake up early in the morning.
Before you sleep, meditate two hours; and maybehalf an hour in the lunch time. When I am not here to speak, youhave one-hour lunch. You can hide away somewhere and meditate.That's already one hour. Yeah? And in the evening, you make onemore hour or half an hour. In the morning, get up earlier onehour. Regulate more of your life, you know, less TV, less gossip,less telephone, less newspapers, then you have a lot of time.Yes, truly we have a lot of time but sometimes we waste away ourtime. Just like our car running in the backyard instead of goingto Long Island, yeah. Are you satisfied with that? Or... ? Yes?Yes, and nothing more. No conditions for you, nothing else exceptyou commit yourself to this lifelong practice. And everyday youexperience different changes for the better, and different miraclesfor your life, not that you wish for it. It will happen anyhow.Understand? And then you truly experience what's heaven like onearth, if you are really serious about it. That's how many hundredsof thousands of our disciples still hang on, still hang on tome after many years, because they have better and better experiences,because they are serious about it and they do practice.
..... Q. If initiated, can one practice meditation an hourin the morning, half hour in the middle of the day and an hourat night? Does one have to meditate two and a half hours continuouslya day?
M.No, no. You can separate it. You can do it on the bus, in thepark, on airplane and the train, etc. to make up for the hoursthat you need.
..... Q. After initiation and if Master is not with us, ifI have any problems with my meditation, what should I do?
M.The Master is always with you, hm. Master is not the body. Weare wisdom. We are connected with the whole universe. And themaster who is worth his name is omnipresent. So, whenever youare in trouble, the Master knows. And the Master is always helpingyou to progress. Whether you see the Master or not, it dependson your power of samadhi. Otherwise, Master is twenty-four hoursawake and taking care of you. So don't worry, okay?
..... Q. Master, willthere be someone to guide us in the Quan Yin meditation in Singaporein the initial stages?
M. Yes. I will leave a few monks or nunshere for you. Actually Quan Yin messengers. They don't look likemonks. They look like me. They are ordinary like you. I will leavesome of the people who have practice for a long time, who knowthe initial stages of practice, for you. Besides, you can alwayswrite to me. Nowadays, we have a fax machine. Don't worry. Andthe inner connection is always there, one hundred percent, neverbroken. So that is the best guidance.
And then later on, you don'thave to rely on anyone, because you will get the answers fromthe inside, quickly and you know it. And the teacher will knowwhere you are, what you are doing, and what kind of danger youare in, or what practice you need. From inside, teach from inside,not from the verbal.
Verbal is just ordinary thing,like we talk to each other, you know, have fun. Talk about someold stories to encourage you to practice, things like that. Butverbal instruction is never a perfect teaching. The perfect teachingyou can only find from inside, and that is between Master anddisciple individually, for each one different inside. Even ifyou sit next to each other, you don't know what level he is orwhat the Master transmitted to him inside. All different, okay?Depends on each level.
