Immediate Enlightenment

An interview with Supreme Master Ching Hai
by Ms. Helen Stone, KLOE Radio Station
at the Quan Yin Vegetarian Restaurant, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
November 14, 1993 (Originally in English)

Q: What is "immediate enlightenment?"

M: Enlightenment implies light. When anyone helps you to see Light from heaven immediately, that is called immediate enlightenment. That's what we help people to do. When people can see Light or hear the heavenly music, it means the message of God. It's what is called the "Word" in the Bible: ... and the Word was God, and the Word was with God... Remember? The Word is what we can hear from God. The moment we hear that, it is called the moment of enlightenment. It's difficult to hear the Word from God, the message from God, and it's difficult to see Light. Nevertheless, some people see them in deep prayer, in deep sorrow, or in a blackout kind of situation where they contact with the higher world instead of this physical world, but rarely. So when you cannot see the Light or hear the message of God yourself, you need to find someone who can help you to do it quicker. That is called the process of seeking the Truth, seeking the teacher. Whoever can help you to see the Light and hear the Sound immediately, that is a so-called spiritual teacher.