By sister-initiate Fodor Mária, Budapest, Hungary (Originally in Hungarian)

Oh, it was a blessed day when I received the Budapest contact person's notice about a special gathering at the local Chinese restaurant.  Throwing some clothes and a meditation cloth into my bag, I began to hope and ran to fetch a taxi. As if on command, a cab pulled up in front of me and the passenger got out. Before I boarded I had already told the cabdriver the address and asked him to hurry since I was late.

Upon entering the restaurant, I noticed eight people with bright, expectant faces, including a Quan Yin messenger, sitting around a large, round corner table.  Then I noticed Master in the group and could not stop crying. I wished to be near Her like a child in her mother's arms. "You're just dreaming!" said Master, when I finally sat down at the table.  She offered me food and told stories, and I knew then that it was not a dream. She was there with us!  She had come to us! We had wished for it very much.

After dinner we all went to Hungary's rural center, where we had been longing for Master to come, and everything still seemed like a winter dream. The center was chilly, windy and unwelcoming, signs of mice were everywhere, the kitchen area was in a sad state and the water was unsafe to drink. Master left it up to us to decide whether we wanted to stay or to go, but I was so happy and carefree that I was willing to stay. In the ensuing days fellow initiates came to the center from all over Europe for a retreat, not knowing whether they would be able to see Master. But after hearing the good news that She was there, no one cared about comfort.

In arranging for the retreat Master attended to every detail, and with Her help several mobile homes were brought in. (Due to the cold weather tents could not be used.) Also, following Master's instructions, the sanitary area was converted into a meditation hall. Heaters were installed so that we could stay warm, the cracks in the walls were filled in and thick curtains were hung over the doors so that we could stay there and meditate during the night. The kitchen also began to function effectively and many delicacies were prepared. To make sure that we did not overwork ourselves with food preparation,  three times during the retreat Master ordered meals from a restaurant.  

She lovingly cared for everything and everyone, including the center's dogs, allowing them into Her mobile home and making warm sleeping places for them. Master also asked that boots be brought for us to use in the mud. All this and it was still only about our physical comfort, not to mention our spirituality!

The truly great gift, however, the real blessing was Master's presence. The immense spiritual blessing that we and the whole Universe receive regularly through Master's power is inconceivable. Specifically, the retreat participants experienced how She makes immense sacrifices for us, and came to understand that without God's grace we would be unable to escape the current of worldly attractions and repulsions.

Thus the retreat was like being in Paradise as Master's every word and action became a lesson in love, patience, selflessness, renunciation, humility, persistence, discipline, attentiveness and wisdom. She was powerful for us; She was gentle for us; She was happy for us. She answered our questions, told us jokes, sang songs to us and gave us Her greatest gift in abundance: