(He recalled his past and thought it might be the influence of his girlfriend that made him feel unwell.) Don’t think of it that way. Because you have no proof. Sometimes you wrongfully accuse others. It can also be that he passed on karma to his girlfriend. […] Whether it’s right or wrong, it’s the past. Don’t think about it anymore. It affects your psyche. Not good. Tell him to continue meditating. Then everything will be fine. Even the whole world cannot affect him, let alone a girl. […]
(About two years ago, I was dating a girl and she transferred her karma to me. And I’m having a hard time dealing with it. I would like to ask your advice.) (He met his girlfriend about two years ago. After that, he received her karma. He was obstructed by an evil spirit.) Evil spirit? (Yes.) How did he know that it was an evil spirit? (It happened when I met her. When I came back from the date, my dreams were very bad. It was very bad and I felt like I was being invaded by something. But I didn’t know it at the time, so I kept dating her, and then later on it became very unbearable for my body, so I broke up with her. After I got the initiation, I realized, “Oh, that’s what happened.” However, it’s very difficult to solve.)
(He said that two years ago, when he first saw her, he felt something was wrong, and he was not feeling well after he went home. But he continued dating her. Two years later, he parted with her. He left her.) Then, did he feel comfortable? (Then, after initiation, he felt that he might have been affected by that girl.) After initiation, he was still influenced by her? (Yes, looking back after the initiation, I realized I was unwell after the date. I was unwell, but at the time I didn’t know exactly what the phenomenon was, and even some people said that there was no such thing. But after I got initiation, I became exposed to various knowledge and I realized, “Oh, it was this.”) (Is that still going on?) (Even now, yes.)
(After initiation, he began to know why he had not felt well. He recalled his past and thought it might be the influence of his girlfriend that made him feel unwell.) Don’t think of it that way. Because you have no proof. Sometimes you wrongfully accuse others. It can also be that he passed on karma to his girlfriend. His translation is not good. No one laughs. OK. Whether it’s right or wrong, it’s the past. Don’t think about it anymore. It affects your psyche. Not good. Tell him to continue meditating. Then everything will be fine. Even the whole world cannot affect him, let alone a girl.
OK. Ask again if there is any problem. (About the invitation for Master, let me say this briefly in English.) (We Korean disciples long for You and Your Wisdom. So, we wish You to visit Korea next spring.) I know it already. When I want to come, I’ll come. Thank you. Translators need to be agile in mind. (OK.) Be humorous and nimble-witted. You have to translate exactly the same as the person speaks so that people’s mood can be uplifted, and the original atmosphere is captured. Otherwise, the spirit and the feeling would be gone. Understand? Translators are important.
Next question. (First of all, Happy New Year, Master.) (Master, Happy New Year.) (And just a simple question.) (Please describe the most essential aspect of God.) (What is the real nature of God?) Nature what? God? (What is the real nature of God?) I don’t know. I don’t bother. I’m too busy. You go up and ask Hirm. And come back and tell me. What’s the Buddha Nature? The same with the koan: “What’s the Buddha Nature?” When somebody asked a great famous Zen Master, “What’s the Buddha Nature?” You know what He said, huh? Monk? It’s not fit for a lady to answer you like that, so I don’t tell you. You ask the monk, he’ll tell you in your ear. He’ll whisper it in your ear. What the Buddha Nature is. You tell him later, inside here.
(At the time of initiation, we were instructed to practice Quan Yin [the inner Heavenly Sound meditation] in a certain position. But we can’t do it alone and privately sometimes. For example, when we’re traveling, a long car ride, or during a workshop in university. How could we practice in that case?) (At the initiation ceremony, we learn the Quan Yin Method. But during camping and other long journeys, can we have a simple Quan Yin Method?) No, I told you don’t do it in public. At the time of initiation already. Should always do it in private. This question, you don’t need to ask me, everybody knows.
Photo Caption: The Physical Gloomy Weather Cannot Hinder Inner Glow!
