after INDIA


The following article is an extraction from the book - 'Women of Spirit : A Sourcebook of Saints, Teachers, Goddesses and Sisterhoods East and West.'

She eventually left India but no matter where she went people intuitively knew of Her spiritual greatness. She had no desire to attract followers; but no matter how many times She fled from those who found Her, they just kept coming. Finally, in Taiwan, just as had happened on other occasions in India, in New York City, and in other parts of the world, She was found by a group of spiritual seekers who were divinely guided to Her. At the time she was living anonymously behind a small, little-known temple. She was touched by their sincerity and realized that she could no longer avoid Her life's mission. The seekers sincerely sought initiation, so Supreme Master Ching Hai eventually granted them, and so began Her public life as a Master.