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Theme:
Heaven Is Only the Beginning
See God While Living

 

"Thank You Father.

Thank you, brothers and sisters, for taking the time to come here to pray for Africa. Together we will also pray for the world. May I ask you a few seconds of silence to reconfirm our wish to the Lord.
Thank you so much.

I have been praying to God even before I came here, for your land, and for the world, as always. I have told Hirm, Father, You know every thing; You grant our wish before we even ask. Whatever You arrange for us is the best for our spiritual development. It doesn't matter how bleak it looks at this moment, Your will is Supreme. Your will is always the wisest, the best, and the most compassionate in the end. Pray let us know this; pray let us never forget that Your will is always the most loving in the highest sense of universal Truth.

We thank You also for giving us the occasion to be here today in this beautiful city, one of the most beautiful places on this planet, and to see all these beautiful, pure, simple-hearted people. It is our honor of many lifetimes to have such an occasion, because we are here by Your will. We live here by Your will, and we shall go back to Yourself by Your will. But we don't have much chance to see each other physically.

Although this physical world is a grand illusion, all Your creation, it is still very beautiful to us; it is our home. And in this sense, we also dedicate to You today, if You wish, that the people of this land, or any land, have the home that they wish and a peaceful life with all the dignity as God's children, as You shall will it. We dedicate to You our heart, our love, and our utmost surrender that whatever You shall arrange for us, it will be Your will. Nevertheless, since we are in this physical condition, we must endure many illusionary hardships, which hinder our spirit and separate us from You; therefore, pray Lord, grant us some of the dignity of basic peacefulness so that we may have enough calm, enough surrender, to remember You every second of our lives. You are glory; You are beauty; You are richness; You are the most fantastic vision of Perfection that we could ever remember. Let this Perfection also be manifest on this planet. Perhaps, in some of the lands of the planet that need more blessings than others, we will be willing to be work together to help some of these less fortunate lands, some of the less fortunate corners of the world, such as this little corner of Your creation. Blessed be You, my Lord, that You remember us in this corner of Africa. Perhaps all Your children deserve Your love and blessings, but maybe this corner deserves a little bit extra.

That shall be our prayer for today.

Amen.

Thank you, brothers and sisters."

From News 108, Special Reports on Master's
Middle Eastern & South African Lecture Tour
Spoken by Supreme Master Ching Hai
Parliament of World Religions Opening Ceremony,
Cape Town, South Africa
December 1, 1999
(originally in English)

Lecture Schedule

City/Country
Date
Language
Lecture Topic
Publication
Istanbul, Turkey
November 20, 1999
English
Pacifying The Mind
Video 665A
Tel Aviv, Israel
November 21, 1999
English
To Be Enlightened
Video 671
Cairo, Egypt
November 22, 1999
   
Johannesburg, South Africa
November 25, 1999
English
Be A Torchbearer For God
Video 667
Durban,
South Africa
November 26, 1999
English
The Invisible Passage Way
Video 668
Cape Town, South Africa
November 27, 1999
English
The Mercy Of God
Video 669
Cape Town, South Africa
December 1, 1999
English
Parliament of the World's Religions: Opening Procession
Video 676
Cape Town, South Africa
December 2, 1999
English
Parliament Of The World's Religions
Video 676

   

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