on MIRACLES


Q. Can you display any miraculous power such as levitation, flying, telepathy, appearing in many places at once? Are these things not important?

M. No, they are not important These miraculous powers are not important. Birds can fly, birds are flying and they are nothing important, airplanes can fly, and they are not masters, insects are flying all over, and they are not masters. There is no need to imitate birds or insects to prove that you are a real master. Even if I would do so , people might think I am a bird and shoot me down, so I won't do it. [Master laugh] I am not stupid. People. have guns. Can you imagine in this society a man flying in the sky? You are asking for trouble, huh? [Laughter] Don't you think so? Yes. [Applause] Yes, thank you.

And as for appearing in many places at once, yes, I can do it, but it's not with this body, it's with the transformation body. I have told you. And to see my transformation body you have to use different eyes, or be in some very special blessed conditions. But I would not do it just to prove myself. Jesus said, "Don't try your God." If I always have to prove myself, then I think I am not worth your trust. Whoever keeps trying to prove how great she or be is, then he or she is not really great Understand? You must use logic and wisdom to talk, to induce people to find their own logic and wisdom. If they have enough wisdom they'll believe you.

If you use this kind of magic tricks and children's games, playing tricks on some people, I think this is not worth a thought, hum? Sorry! You can go and find some magician and they'll do it, they fly in the air, levitation, all these kinds of children's stuff. My disciples, if they do it, I will beat them.[Master laughs] I'll scold them and say, "You are getting into a demon." This is a small thing, this is not worthy.

When you practice you might get into a kind of levitation, just one or two times, or for a minute. That just means you have some demons in you, nothing to be proud of and to be talked about. You should not even talk about this, and let people know that you are kind of possessed. A true master would not do this kind of trick, I'm sorry. And this is a kind of misinformation from the West.

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Q. Christ did a few miracles, did not know other languages other than Jewish, but these miracles convinced us. How about nowadays' masters? How do we know that they are holy?

M. You see, the miracles don't secure a holy personality. Many people have miracle power without being holy. This you know: the black magician, the white magician, they all have miracles, but that doesn't mean they are holy. Jesus had to use these miracles because it was in different circumstances. Nowadays we are more intelligent, we are not as barbaric, we are more technological, more advanced, more civilised, and more scientifically minded.

So, there's no need clinging to these miracles. As I have already told you, Seek you first the Kingdom of God, I do not want to use miracles to bait you because I respect your wisdom, I respect your intelligence. I do not think of you as children that I have to use some colourful toys in order to attract you; I think this is not very respectful. Because I respect you very much, therefore I use wisdom, I use logic to appeal to your wisdom, to your logic so that you might get higher in your understanding and not just cling to these physical phenomena such as miracles.

You will know that I have a lot of miracles, limitless miracles. When you reach my level, when you are sincerely practising, then I'll show you, but not now. Not by force, not on demand, understand? If you respect me at all, then do not demand such, because I respect you. I do not use this "hula-hula-hop" to play with you. I do not think you are such a level. And I do not want to attract this kind of level either, If you are not yet grown up in wisdom, then I'll let you wait. If you already have some wisdom and ideas of how a practitioner should be, why we should practice meditation and virtues, then you come to us, join with us to cleanse the planet, to bless all beings, not to play with miracles.

Miracles don't make a person holy, that is for sure. You will know my miracles in time if you are sincere, if you have a higher ideal. You will know everything about your Master in time. I'm not selling cheap in the supermarket.

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Q. Could you perform some miracles so people can increase their faith in your teaching?

M. Miracles, what do you want? I give you some money, yes? And then what do you do with it? What good would that do to you eternally? I advise you to find your own power, your own miraculous power, instead of relying on mine, instead of coming to me only for magical powers, in order to get your own right back, the Kingdom of God, your own wisdom, your own birthright, your own heaven, your own Kingdom. That is the best and the highest ideal of a human life, not miracles. Miracles are very short-lived. If necessary I will show you miracles, but not for show, not to get your applause. Whenever necessary during your practice, you may encounter some obstacles, some bad influence, at that time you will know that I can make miracles. I can, but I do not use them at random just to let you know how great I am. I do not need that. I want you to have a very correct attitude, correct thinking, a correct idea in practice and that is to go back to the most high, to gain back our highest wisdom, not to hang on to these children's games, to these plastic toys. You will have everything, 'Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and all other things will be added unto you.' Do not ask for small things, ask for great things. It befits you more because we human beings are the greatest in the universe. So ask for the greatest only, that is most befitting to your position, to your dignity and to your birthright.

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Q. Master, as your disciple, if I have a friend or someone I know that is very sick, and if I ask you to help this person, could you help this person, or can you only help someone who follows your teaching?

M. The Master helps anyone that is dear to you, but according to his karma and what is good for him also. Ask anyhow, but offer the result to the Master's power.