Bulgaria
is a country with strong spiritual traditions, but it is currently in
a very difficult economic situation. Consequently, many Bulgarians live
a poor life and worry about their futures. The war in Kosovo adds to
their fears. In this difficult and uncertain time, many are asking themselves
why there is all this suffering in the world and how to change things
for the better. Supreme Master Ching Hai not only brought the answer
to this question, but also brought them a solution to the problem.
The lecture hall in
Sofia had about 1500 seats. We all thought this would be too many, and
made plans to put people only in the first rows. To our surprise, there
were so many people, we had to put them sitting cross legged around
the small podium where Master was going to sit. Many also didn't have
seats and had to stand up during the lecture. Afterwards, one newspaper
wrote: "3000 Awaiting Enlightenment in Universiada Hall".
When Master arrived,
She saw some elderly people sitting cross legged on the floor and kindly
invited them to sit next to Her on the couch. She also asked people
to sit next to Her on the stage, which really warmed up the atmosphere.
After the lecture, one elderly lady who sat next to Master told us that
it had been the best experience of her entire life.
The message Master
brought to the Bulgarian people was simple but powerful: "Only if we
find God, will we find true happiness, true peace, everlasting bliss,
even in this life and the life-after." Master offered everyone the way
to go back Home and merge with the Truth.
Many asked about the
cause of the Kosovo war, and how to help so that peace is reestablished.
The answer was very simple: "As long as people forget God, there will
be war again, not only in Kosovo, but anywhere possible. We have to
truly know the God inside, contact with Hirm in order to know the other
person is also God, and then one God cannot kill another God, then war
will stop. When we don't know this, we just look at each other as another
human being, we just look at personality, character, habits, national
traditions, and we forgot that there is a God within that person, and
that is the main thing."
Master's words were
full of Love and power and someone said that She 
was
like a Sun of hope in Sofia, amidst the Kosovo crisis and fear of war.
After the lecture, many people asked for initiation and to learn the
Convenient Method, and many had wonderful experiences right at
initiation.
Supreme
Master Ching Hai's 1999 European Lecture Tour - True Treasures
Recognized Only by Wisdom Eyes