transforming SUFFERINGS INTO SPIRITUAL GROWTHWehave to thank God every time that Hes gives us the opportunityto learn the fastest way, to understand the Truth which erasesall of our miseries; because the only thing that sets us freeis the Truth.
..... Eventhough we live in a place where there is no freedom, but if ourhearts are filled with happiness and satisfaction, obtaining theinner source of happiness, then we are truly free.
..... Wemust be trained under the circumstances of pain, injustice andmisery. As we make a breakthrough, we will truly be liberated.
..... Asspiritual practitioners, we should use the same kind of concentrationas when we practice, no matter what kind of situation we are in,painful or joyful. Forgetting about ourselves, the worldly temptationand any other different situations, we should know that we doeverything for God.
..... Thegreater the challenge, the greater our spiritual understandingand growth.
..... Sinceancient times, all great spiritual practitioners, great kings,and great men have succeeded through perseverance. They did notsucceed in an instant. Therefore, when we encounter difficulties,we ought to thank the Creator, God Almighty for giving us theopportunity to discipline our patience.
..... Tobe a noble being is the only choice. To walk forward doesn't matterhow difficult, to fly upward doesn't matter how far, how high,we just have to try again and again, until there is nothing butgoodness that resides within us, until we recognize nothing butthe Kingdom of God within ourselves.
..... Q. Why is there so much pain in this world?
M.Because we have no supports. We have no enduring power behindus. This power, we neglect. We only use our minds, our brains;we don't use God's limitless supply. Therefore, we can not endurethe pressure and pain in this world, and we feel pain and suffering.if we have that great treasure, great support, great strength,then we don't feel that much pain. The pain still exists. It'sjust that we can bear it. Just like when we were young, when wewere children, if we lifted about a five pound sack of rice, itfelt very heavy. No? We couldn't even walk. But, when we growup twenty years later, even fifty pounds means nothing. That'sthe meaning of God power. That's why we have to practice. That'swhy we have to practice the Quan Yin Method to get in touch withthis inner limitless supply. Then we don't feel so much pain,so much pressure, and we will feel joy ever after. The pain stillexists, mind you. I don't mean the pain disappears, but you canbear it. You feel nothing much of importance, that's all.
..... Q. How can we let go of our griefthat keeps us stuck in a miserable state?
M. Yes, that's true. Yeah? Wehave to go out of it. Get Initiation and feel uplifted, all yourburdens washed away. Even when your parents die, you know wherethey are going to and you won't grieve so much. You will see themaster come and take them to heaven, so you won't grieve. Andafter you practice you'll see all of your friends or relativesgo to a happier sphere and so, instead of grieving you'll be happy.That's the secret at happiness, because seeing is believing. Whydo you grieve, when somebody leaves you, or dies? It is becauseyou don't know where he is going to, so you feel the loss. Butif you know where he is going, that he enjoys himself somewhere,and that you can even visit him, then you don't grieve. That'sthe secret of practicing. That's the benefit, and that's why wemust practice.
