
Fruits of Meditation
Practice
Spoken by Supreme Master Ching Hai
Panama, January 30, 1991
(Originally in English)
Q: If we get everything from our Master, is practicing our meditation
the best way we can compensate?
M: Yes, that's the best for world, for
yourself, and for the Master. The more you meditate, the more wisdom
you have, the more peace you feel, and the more detachment you grow
into. You live in the world, but you don't feel attached to the world.
And you forgive people easily, because you're contented within. Before
initiation or before practicing meditation, if someone scolded you,
you felt very upset or angry, but now sometimes you don't care that
much. Sometimes you just smile away. Maybe you react, but not with anger
like before. Sometimes you might pretend to be angry just to suit the
circumstance, but you're not truly very deeply hurt like before. Sometimes
you might cry or laugh like before, but your crying and laughing are
not the same anymore, not so deeply emotional. We cry and laugh just
like it rains - it must rain or it must shine - without attachment.
Even if we have anger or an emotional upheaval, it's just very short,
and not for so many long days like before. If you feel this, that's
the mark of your success in meditation. That's a great improvement -
not vision, not magical power, not riches, not healing powers and all
those sorts of things. No, these are not important. Love is important.
If you feel your love inside that emanates toward all beings and you
feel peace within yourself, these are what's most important.