"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)