Chapter 17 - A Wish

Lin Hsiao-jen, one of my students, is a sincere Tantric practitioner. His refuge name is Lian-mo. He has had four gurus: the first was Rinpoche Chiang; the second one was His Holiness, the Sixteenth Gywal Karmapa; the third was Rinpoche Tseng-kang; the last was the Holy Red Crown Vajra Master Lian-shen, the Tantrika. Lian-mo has also taken refuge in a Sutrayana teacher, Dharma master Chu-yun. In addition, he has taken the Bodhisattva Vows. A great supporter of Buddhism, he has been a vegetarian for many years, recites sutras and practices diligently.

His refuge name "mo" (literally silence) reflects his personality. He is a reticent person, usually reciting the name of Buddha quietly to himself. He works for a large company and is honest with his work. Because of this, he was promoted to a supervisory position. Due to his honest personality and his not knowing how to brag and flatter, he had been stuck in this position for a long time. He was regularly passed over whenever there was an opening for the manager's position.

In June, 1984, the manager's position in the company was vacant again and, according to seniority and work capabilities, Lin Hsiao-jen should have been the pick among the four supervisors who were considered for the position.

The other three supervisors had far less experience and were less capable. Everyone started to congratulate him. However, the newest of the other three supervisors was well-versed in social contacts, young and slick, and had the trust of the director. So rumor spread that this young supervisor had been secretly working to get the new position and the director would most likely favor him.

After hearing the rumor, Lin Hsiao-jen went on quietly chanting the name of Buddha and doing his work.

Everyone felt the company was being unfair to him, but they couldn't do anything. When Lin Hsiao-jen went home, he started praying to the Buddha, reciting the Diamond Sutra. He knelt down, bowing until his knees were sore. With tears in his eyes, he recited the names of Buddhas. He was grieved. His colleagues sympathized with him, but it was useless.

Suddenly, he decided to seek help from the Master.

But, the Master was in Redmond, Washington, U.S.A. Sending a letter would be too slow and it seemed rude to ask for help over the phone. So he decided to take a four day holiday, fly to Seattle, and return after one night's stay.

After Lian-mo made the decision, he called Redmond to make an appointment to see the Master. The next day, he requested the four-day leave and bought an airplane ticket.

Without a second thought, he boarded the plane, and flew to Seattle via Tokyo. Because of his eagerness to see the Master, fatigue and arduous travel did not bother him. He thought the Master must have the ability and; the way to help him; he had full confidence in the Master.

When the plane was flying above the clouds over the Pacific Ocean, Lian-mo looked ahead and the destination seemed far away. Looking back, the return was also full of uncertainties .... Lian-mo felt a little dizzy and confused in the plane. All he could do now was to continue on to where he originally wanted to go and just tell the Master about his wish. He calmed down but wondered if the Master would laugh at him and tell him that he was silly.

To pull himself together he kept chanting the name of Amitabha Buddha and the Guru's Heart Mantra.

As soon as he saw the Master, he knelt down and sobbed.

"Everything is all right now." I said.

After I brought him to the True Buddha Tantric Quarter, he told me the whole story.

"Do you have to be the manager?" I asked.

"It is a battle I cannot lose!"

Right away, I promised I would help him in this matter and would perform a yoga for him. I put some fresh food into a container and chanted twenty-one times the Food Transformation Mantra:

"Namosadpo Dandabiuda Pargeedi Om Sabolasabola Hum."

Then I put the container into the Pacific Ocean.

From the sky over the Pacific Ocean, there descended many Celestial Beings to receive the offerings. I told them,

"This is the wish of Lian-mo. He hopes to become the manager, please help him."

Chanting the Food Transformation Mantra and forming the corresponding mudra will allow one to obtain amazing help from the Celestial Beings. Because of their receipt of the offerings, the Celestial Beings will help worldly beings to get what they wish.

This is one of the Wonderful Celestial Beings Dharma.

After his one night, Lian-mo went back to Taiwan.

On that same night, the director of Lian-mo's company had a strange dream: sitting on an ocean was a sage, with a gem-umbrella above his head that emitted lights of rainbow colors. The director bowed to this sage, approached and requested guidance. The sage told him that, to get all the benefits he wanted for his company, he should have someone who was obedient and kind to look after his business.

"Where can I find such a person who is obedient and kind?"(Note: Hsiao-jen, Lian-mo's real name, literally means "obedient and kind" in Chinese.)

"Don't you have a person by the name of Lin Hsiao-jen in your company?"

At this point, the director woke up. He felt such a dream was strange and tried to figure out what it meant. It seemed to mean that the sage wanted Lin Hsiao-jen to be the manager, so he told his wife this. His wife replied that Lin Hsiao-jen had worked for many years as a supervisor and should have been the manager long before. Although he was serious in his work and honest, he did not know how to socialize, so the director was not fond of him. But he never made a mistake in his work. He was really the backbone of the company and should be trustworthy enough for this managerial job.

After such a dream and after his wife reminded him, the director started to feel that he had somewhat intentionally passed over Lin in past promotions. He felt a little guilty. So he called Lin Hsiao-jen to his office and told him that he would be the new manager. He also told him about the strange dream he had had. After telling Lin that he should do a good job, he told him that he would announce his promotion in three days.

Lin Hsiao-jen is now the manager.

This true event proves that it is important to honestly believe in the power of the Master and not be suspicious. If one recites the Guru's Heart Mantra, one will be successful in what one sets out to accomplish. This is an incredible, divine mantra!

Lian-mo's trip to Seattle resulted in a miracle.

The response of Bodhisattvas and the help of the Celestial Beings are indeed genuine.

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