Dragonfly
April 16th, 2011 was the starting date for the Guang Huan Mi Zong Convention at the Five World Buddhist Temple in Amsterdam New York presented by the Holy Master Ziguang Shang Shi. This is my story and will be my true feeling including my doubts.
I started attending the free introductory classes at the Five World Buddhas Temple on December 6th 2010 out of curiosity. After the first class I thought that this is not for me as I assumed it was a healing energy transfer for those with illnesses. Since I had no illness and I felt that I didn’t need this I went home not expecting to come for the second day of class. We did a meditation on the first day asking to be healed from our ailments and because I am blessed to have good health I asked for peace of mind. I went home not expecting to return. The next morning I felt incredibly peaceful and forgot about my prayer. Suddenly I remembered that I prayed for peace of mind. Could I have been granted this wish? I returned on the second day and then attended another three day class along with two Buddhist celebrations ending on January 19th. I felt incredibly rejuvenated after this time with Holy Ziguang Shang Shi and his followers and wanted more but there were no other events until April 16th. Even though I practiced what I had learned in the introductory class I felt that my energy was slowly returning to where it was before the exposure to the Holy Ziguang Shang Shi. I did keep in touch with the World Peace and Health Organization by editing testimonial letters.
It was a long and difficult winter here in Upstate New York with frequent snowstorm and just gloomy in general. Then I experienced a flood losing my pickup truck and my firewood. I felt that bad luck had returned to me and was losing faith in things spiritual. Then my friends came together to help me, bringing me firewood and removed the huge ice chunks from the private road on which I live. I also had insurance on my pickup truck and received almost as much as I paid for my old truck three years ago. Things seemed to be looking better. Then I had trouble with the new truck that I had purchased and issues with the registration. I was becoming discouraged again. I was feeling defeated.
I received a copy of the introduction to the advanced class on April 16th and right after I read it the registration issue was resolved. I thought things were looking up. Good energy from Amsterdam, no doubt! Then I went to the Guang Huan Mi Zong Convention and I was still wondering if the energy I would receive on these three days would be sustainable or would it wear off like a drug. Sorry to say I was somewhat of a skeptic again.
On the first day the Holy Master told us what we could expect during the next three days. We must get rid of our accumulated “dust” for the Dharma to have a good effect. I wondered if the dust from this life and past lives was just too deep to be washed away. He said that we must save ourselves. It is up to us. The dust is keeping us from receiving from God. Holy Master told us that we will open our third eye so we can see clearly and communicate with him. Our Third eye has been closed due to lack of use and we must let the light in and work on opening this. We will do this through the cultivation of Maha Meditation which means Big Light Meditation. We were then taught this meditation and the mudra that goes with it.
We were told by Ziguang Shang Shi that there are 3 purposes for people coming to Guang Huan Mi Zong. The first is to learn Guang Huan Mi Zong and the benefits we can expect from the practice. The second is, will it solve my problems of bad luck and out of balance Ying to Yang. The third is to learn the Buddhist Dharma and to enhance spirituality. He also said that our destiny will become clear from now on.
At the end of the first day I felt tired and wondered if I would ever feel that wonderful energy feeling like electricity running through my veins like I did in earlier encounters with the Holy Master. I only slept fairly well that night but when I woke up in the morning I had some feeling of “well-being”; that all was “right” in the world. I was wondering what my lesson was to be learned from the so-called bad luck I had experienced in March. That morning I felt as though I knew why all those things had happened. It was a clearing out; a removing of dust; a clearing of past karma perhaps. The flood may have been symbolic of this cleansing we would receive on the second day with the Water Blessing. I was being moved to have faith again to have trust in the Divine to know that all was well and happening not only for my benefit but indirectly for the benefit of all, as we are all one at the core. I began to see that it was a cleansing to prepare me to receive the dharma from the Holy Master.
On day two we listened to Ziguang Shang Shi’s speech and he taught us the Mercy Dharma and talked about Guan Yin, the Goddess of Mercy. She is equivalent to St. Mary in the Christian religion. She can remove our “dust”. We must be sincere in our practice so that we can build confidence in receiving the Dharma. “Trust” again came to my mind and how I recently had to trust a man who told me something that seemed untrue. I trusted him even though my confidence in him was wavering and then I found out that he was absolutely telling me the truth. It seemed like a miracle.
We went upstairs while singing the Ziguang Shang Shi mantra and prepared to receive the Water Blessing from the Holy Master. Some people were crying as they felt so much love in their heart as the Holy Master washed away accumulated dust, mud and dirt from our Beings. The Holy Master gave us all the Water Blessing and we gathered downstairs for more dharma.
On the second night I still felt tired but very peaceful and more contented and wondered how the next day’s class would be. I slept much better on the second night and felt ready for this day’s class. We practiced the Maha Meditation again. People were asked to share their experiences at the front of the room. Some people were in tears of gratitude for what they had received. One young woman, whose son has ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder) said her son was unusually calm after the dharma. Others who had insomnia slept well and another with depression felt peaceful. We were told that the benefits of Guang Huan Mi Zong will only increase with practice. Some people that asked for personal blessing from the Holy Master were granted them. People gathered around him with great joy. Ziguang Shang Shi has a great sense of humor and even though I don’t speak his language I laughed and laughed. We were blessed by his presence. At the end we shared some fruit and had a large group picture with much joy and laughter.I went home and had a wonderful night sleep. When I woke there was a standing deer right outside my bedroom window. A good sign I thought. It reminded me of the picture of the Buddha and his disciples at Deer Park after his enlightenment. There are deer in the background of that picture. The Holy Master gave me that picture of Sakyamuni Buddha at the January celebration.
The day after the Convention I felt much peace and somewhat more energetic than before. I did the Maha Meditation and went to work. I could feel the energy increasing and by 11:00 AM I wanted to jump up and down. In the afternoon I was singing Ziguang Shang Shi’s mantra and felt full of joy.
I have let a week pass since starting this article to report any changes in my self. Here is what I have observed: My energy level has slowly but steadily increased. I have a wonderful feeling of well being and an excitement toward life. The colors I have been seeing during the Maha Meditation have become more vivid; mostly purple with some gold and occasionally green interspersed with spots of white or pale blue. Animals seem to be attracted to me. I have had deer very close to me on two occasions and have seen a fox and have had many birds landing all around me. I feel like Saint Francis of Assisi sometimes with all the animal activity. They must be attracted to the higher energy that I am experiencing. I just feel great physically, mentally and emotionally. I have been waking at about 3:30 AM for the last few days, getting only about 6 hours of sleep and feel no tiredness.
I do believe that this energy and wonderful feelings of bliss will only increase with practice as long as I do good deeds and keep up the practice. I sincerely thank Holy Master Ziguang Shang Shi for his graciousness.
April 16th, 2011 was the starting date for the Guang Huan Mi Zong Convention at the Five World Buddhist Temple in Amsterdam New York presented by the Holy Master Ziguang Shang Shi. This is my story and will be my true feeling including my doubts.
I started attending the free introductory classes at the Five World Buddhas Temple on December 6th 2010 out of curiosity. After the first class I thought that this is not for me as I assumed it was a healing energy transfer for those with illnesses. Since I had no illness and I felt that I didn’t need this I went home not expecting to come for the second day of class. We did a meditation on the first day asking to be healed from our ailments and because I am blessed to have good health I asked for peace of mind. I went home not expecting to return. The next morning I felt incredibly peaceful and forgot about my prayer. Suddenly I remembered that I prayed for peace of mind. Could I have been granted this wish? I returned on the second day and then attended another three day class along with two Buddhist celebrations ending on January 19th. I felt incredibly rejuvenated after this time with Holy Ziguang Shang Shi and his followers and wanted more but there were no other events until April 16th. Even though I practiced what I had learned in the introductory class I felt that my energy was slowly returning to where it was before the exposure to the Holy Ziguang Shang Shi. I did keep in touch with the World Peace and Health Organization by editing testimonial letters.
It was a long and difficult winter here in Upstate New York with frequent snowstorm and just gloomy in general. Then I experienced a flood losing my pickup truck and my firewood. I felt that bad luck had returned to me and was losing faith in things spiritual. Then my friends came together to help me, bringing me firewood and removed the huge ice chunks from the private road on which I live. I also had insurance on my pickup truck and received almost as much as I paid for my old truck three years ago. Things seemed to be looking better. Then I had trouble with the new truck that I had purchased and issues with the registration. I was becoming discouraged again. I was feeling defeated.
I received a copy of the introduction to the advanced class on April 16th and right after I read it the registration issue was resolved. I thought things were looking up. Good energy from Amsterdam, no doubt! Then I went to the Guang Huan Mi Zong Convention and I was still wondering if the energy I would receive on these three days would be sustainable or would it wear off like a drug. Sorry to say I was somewhat of a skeptic again.
On the first day the Holy Master told us what we could expect during the next three days. We must get rid of our accumulated “dust” for the Dharma to have a good effect. I wondered if the dust from this life and past lives was just too deep to be washed away. He said that we must save ourselves. It is up to us. The dust is keeping us from receiving from God. Holy Master told us that we will open our third eye so we can see clearly and communicate with him. Our Third eye has been closed due to lack of use and we must let the light in and work on opening this. We will do this through the cultivation of Maha Meditation which means Big Light Meditation. We were then taught this meditation and the mudra that goes with it.
We were told by Ziguang Shang Shi that there are 3 purposes for people coming to Guang Huan Mi Zong. The first is to learn Guang Huan Mi Zong and the benefits we can expect from the practice. The second is, will it solve my problems of bad luck and out of balance Ying to Yang. The third is to learn the Buddhist Dharma and to enhance spirituality. He also said that our destiny will become clear from now on.
At the end of the first day I felt tired and wondered if I would ever feel that wonderful energy feeling like electricity running through my veins like I did in earlier encounters with the Holy Master. I only slept fairly well that night but when I woke up in the morning I had some feeling of “well-being”; that all was “right” in the world. I was wondering what my lesson was to be learned from the so-called bad luck I had experienced in March. That morning I felt as though I knew why all those things had happened. It was a clearing out; a removing of dust; a clearing of past karma perhaps. The flood may have been symbolic of this cleansing we would receive on the second day with the Water Blessing. I was being moved to have faith again to have trust in the Divine to know that all was well and happening not only for my benefit but indirectly for the benefit of all, as we are all one at the core. I began to see that it was a cleansing to prepare me to receive the dharma from the Holy Master.
On day two we listened to Ziguang Shang Shi’s speech and he taught us the Mercy Dharma and talked about Guan Yin, the Goddess of Mercy. She is equivalent to St. Mary in the Christian religion. She can remove our “dust”. We must be sincere in our practice so that we can build confidence in receiving the Dharma. “Trust” again came to my mind and how I recently had to trust a man who told me something that seemed untrue. I trusted him even though my confidence in him was wavering and then I found out that he was absolutely telling me the truth. It seemed like a miracle.
We went upstairs while singing the Ziguang Shang Shi mantra and prepared to receive the Water Blessing from the Holy Master. Some people were crying as they felt so much love in their heart as the Holy Master washed away accumulated dust, mud and dirt from our Beings. The Holy Master gave us all the Water Blessing and we gathered downstairs for more dharma.
On the second night I still felt tired but very peaceful and more contented and wondered how the next day’s class would be. I slept much better on the second night and felt ready for this day’s class. We practiced the Maha Meditation again. People were asked to share their experiences at the front of the room. Some people were in tears of gratitude for what they had received. One young woman, whose son has ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder) said her son was unusually calm after the dharma. Others who had insomnia slept well and another with depression felt peaceful. We were told that the benefits of Guang Huan Mi Zong will only increase with practice. Some people that asked for personal blessing from the Holy Master were granted them. People gathered around him with great joy. Ziguang Shang Shi has a great sense of humor and even though I don’t speak his language I laughed and laughed. We were blessed by his presence. At the end we shared some fruit and had a large group picture with much joy and laughter.The day after the Convention I felt much peace and somewhat more energetic than before. I did the Maha Meditation and went to work. I could feel the energy increasing and by 11:00 AM I wanted to jump up and down. In the afternoon I was singing Ziguang Shang Shi’s mantra and felt full of joy.
I have let a week pass since starting this article to report any changes in my self. Here is what I have observed: My energy level has slowly but steadily increased. I have a wonderful feeling of well being and an excitement toward life. The colors I have been seeing during the Maha Meditation have become more vivid; mostly purple with some gold and occasionally green interspersed with spots of white or pale blue. Animals seem to be attracted to me. I have had deer very close to me on two occasions and have seen a fox and have had many birds landing all around me. I feel like Saint Francis of Assisi sometimes with all the animal activity. They must be attracted to the higher energy that I am experiencing. I just feel great physically, mentally and emotionally. I have been waking at about 3:30 AM for the last few days, getting only about 6 hours of sleep and feel no tiredness.
I do believe that this energy and wonderful feelings of bliss will only increase with practice as long as I do good deeds and keep up the practice. I sincerely thank Holy Master Ziguang Shang Shi for his graciousness.
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