Always be considerate, otherwise you’ll go nowhere. You’ll never go up anywhere. If you improve yourself in real life, then it’s good for you, and good for the people around you. It’s not good just to be enlightened inside. Who cares if you become Buddha or not, if you ..(more)

The foundation of physical being is like that. It’s made up like that. It makes you have all kinds of desires inside your body. The cells, the hormones are driving everybody crazy. That is why it’s so difficult to leave it behind. Lust does not mean only sexual desire. ..(more)

Everything hygienic is good. Enlightenment is better of course. But coupled with hygiene is better for your body as well. We can’t have everything in this world. Even your most beloved families sometimes you argue and you have inconvenience and you have trouble with ..(more)

The Supreme Master Ching Hai told the Buddhist story "Woman who honored husband highly.” This woman used to be a nymph of the Astral World, and was one of the wives of God of Garland Wearer. When her merits were used, she was born into the country, Savatthi. Once ..(more)

There are two kinds of control you have to do. The obvious thoughts that are running around all the time. And another one is the very subtle thoughts that you don’t even know you have it. It’s sometimes in your subconscious that makes you do things that later you ..(more)

The Supreme Master Ching Hai tells the Buddhist story “King Pasenadi of Kosala,” in which a king has an enormous appetite. Because he cannot overcome his drowsiness caused by excessive eating, the king is unable to quiet down even in front of the Buddha. Thus the ..(more)

Supreme Master Ching Hai tells a Buddhist story of “Great Wealth.” “Great Wealth” was the name of a treasurer’s son. Due to inheritance, “Great Wealth” and his wife were incredibly wealthy. But the young husband was tempted by rogues to begin indulging in drinking. ..(more)

We should treasure virtues above all. And we should try to adhere to spiritual practice more than anything on earth, because that is the lasting treasure, the lasting thing we could keep. Nothing else in this world we will be able to keep, nothing. Not even this body, ..(more)

During a brief sojourn in Hong Kong, Supreme Master Ching Hai graciously met with Association Members. At the gathering, Master stated that she was very impressed with Hong Kong’s development despite the fact that it is a small and densely populated island. Master also ..(more)

In this video/audio, Supreme Master Ching Hai discusses her recent experiences in Hong Kong, praising its people for being extremely kind and helpful. While in the region she was especially touched by a happy, contented blind person who made his living by selling items ..(more)

Supreme Master Ching Hai graciously visited Formosa’s (Taiwan) Taipei Center, bringing boundless joy and happiness to the Association members there! Supreme Master cheerfully talked about a variety of topics: the Formosan (Taiwanese) traditional snack, “stinky tofu”; ..(more)

Our inner beauty is more important. If well cultivated within, even if we don’t look gorgeous outside, people would still like us ad chase after us. They won’t leave even when they’re asked to. If we are not well, cultivated within, but just attained a certain standard ..(more)

Two months later you will feel more of this freedom. The energy will be more obvious to you and other people. But of course it’s not complete 100 percent, only completely enlightened persons or at least the Fifth Level ones will feel the difference, bigger, stronger. ..(more)

There is a lot of magic in this time. The magic can help a lot of people simultaneously. For example, the computer and Supreme Master TV. We are broadcasting it from just a few places. Everyone is happy, except that the staff and I are so busy. But we are willing to do ..(more)

We thank God inside our heart for every good thing that we have and every so-called not good thing that we have, because everything is good for us. We thank you, God Almighty, Cosmic Benevolent Beings and all the Godses from Ihos Ku and beyond, for protecting us, ..(more)