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"To become an enlightened Saint, we should practice the Quan Yin Method, and contemplate on this original sound with our wisdom. This sound creates all things in the universe, and it is the greatest power and supreme wisdom in the universe. What else can we rely on in our spiritual practice if not this great power and great wisdom? Why should we rely on this dark little abdomen (the solar plexus) or our ephemeral breathing instead? What does it matter if our body moves slightly in meditation? How could we practice if we stop breathing when we die?

If we are practicing spiritually with this great power, it does not matter if our body moves a little, or is even injured. Since our own Master has established connection with this sound, Hes has been liberated and has no relation with the body, and naturally, we can continue to practice. Hes will continue to take care of our life and help us to progress. Therefore, we cannot rely on anything else but this greatest, highest and most original sound. This most primitive sound existed before we came into being, and before anything in the universe came into being. And, even after the three realms are destroyed, it will continue to exist. Only by relying on this eternal power can we practice spiritually to reach the state of eternal existence. One can only reach the ephemeral level if one practices by relying on the ephemeral breathing.

In the Surangama Sutra, Shakyamuni Buddha said that all other ways of spiritual practice are only temporary methods and not eternal ones. Only the Quan Yin Method is the eternal, ultimate and most correct method of spiritual practice. We will agree with Him after we have practiced the Quan Yin Method.

In the Bible, it is mentioned that the universe, In the beginning was the Word (Sound), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Everything was made by Hirm (Sound), and there was nothing made that was not made by Him (Sound). [John 1:1-4] The 'Tao Te Ching' also talks about the same. Lao Tzu said: 'The way that can be spoken of is not the constant Way; the name that can be named is not the constant Name. The Nameless was the beginning of Heaven and Earth; the named was the mother of the myriad creatures.' It was when this 'Name that cannot be named' came into being that the universe and all things were born.

The Upanishad, the most famous Hindu scripture, also mentions the same thing. 'In the beginning was the word.' This sound existed when creation began. When this sound came into being, everything came into being. This sound is God; this sound is Creation. They all talk about the same thing, because in the first place, Shakyamuni Buddha, Lao Tzu, the Bible, Hinduism, and Islam all raise the same doctrine. After practicing the Quan Yin Method, we can understand the scriptures when we study them. When we have attained the great enlightenment, we will know that all scriptures actually talk about the same thing."

From "Worldly Sound vs. Supra-worldly Sound"
News 100, Master Says
Spoken by Supreme Master Ching Hai
Taipei, Formosa
March 6, 1986
(originally in Chinese)

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Taipei
Formosa
March 6, 1986
Chinese
Worldly Sound vs. Supra-worldly Sound
News 100, Master Says
Taipei
Formosa
September 3, 1986
Chinese

Eating Vegetables Also Creates Karmic Hindrance

The Key of Immediate Enlightenment IV, Chinese Edition

Taipei
Formosa
September 24, 1986
Chinese

The Transformation Body Is Nothing Mysterious

The Key of Immediate Enlightenment II, Chinese Edition

Taipei
Formosa
October 20, 1986
Chinese

Real Doctrine and False Doctrine

The Key of Immediate Enlightenment I, English Edition

Taipei
Formosa
October 26, 1986
Chinese

Good Deeds and Charity Work Don’t Lead to Liberation

The Key of Immediate Enlightenment I, Chinese Edition

Keelung
Formosa
December 5, 1986
Chinese

Departing This Life Doesn’t Mean Departing Causation

The Key of Immediate Enlightenment II, Chinese Edition

   

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