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Chapter 20 - The Mystical Experiences Of A Ph.D.
On the night of March 20, 1985 at eight o'clock in the evening, two cars arrived at my residence. One belonged to Dr. Luo Cheng-fang, from Oregon, the other belonged to Dr. Tseng Wen-ch'in, from Seattle, a well known general practitioner. Dr. Luo Cheng-fang, who holds a doctorate in forestry and chemistry, brought several boxes of bowls and plates as presents to the Ling Shen Ching Tze Temple, which is scheduled to be inaugurated soon. After the opening of the Temple, visitors will come and meals will be served. Dr. Tseng Wen-ch'in, of Seattle, was extremely touched by my books. He will be taking refuge in the True Buddha School and promised to be the school's medical consultant. He would like to be the family doctor for all True Buddha disciples and is willing to provide the best medical services, including diagnosis, day and night service, the answering of medical questions, treating physiological problems, etc.. Doctor Tseng's intention to take refuge in the Holy Red Crown Vajra Master Sheng-yen Lu was very sincere. Besides these two visitors, there were also present the three brothers of the Chen family and Mr. Hung T'ing Mao. So, we all sat around the table talking. Dr. Luo Cheng-fang's refuge-name is Lian-chih. He received the initiation empowerment on February l9th, 1984. After he went home, he set up his altar and started his practices. He received substantial psychic responses. Now his three channels are completely open. Dr. Luo said, "Due to a mistake, I didn't receive any notice of the July, 1984, Deliverance Ceremony, so I knew nothing about it. During that time, quite unexpectedly, all my deceased ancestors came visiting, one after another. My grandparents and parents also came, and so did my uncles. Their sudden visits were a mystery." Dr. Luo continued, "Since my communication with spirits was not quite perfected, I felt that these deceased ancestors were pressing on me, but I didn't understand why. They were very anxious and I was ignorant of their intentions. I really didn't know what to do." Dr. Luo learned that every year, on the last Saturday in the seventh Lunar month, there is a Bardo Deliverance Ceremony held by the True Buddha School. Unfortunately the ceremony was over by the time he found out about it. Dr. Luo said, "Now, I realize they came for the Bardo Deliverance Ceremony." Dr. Luo's recent practices involved the use of thought power to invoke his ancestors to line up in front of the Buddha. Then, he visualized them doing the practice together with him and, afterwards, he dedicated the merits to them. Dr. Luo felt his ancestors were extremely happy. The spirits of the ancestors received the joy of deep meditation and also the taste of Dharma from Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. Only someone with real spiritual contact would totally understand this kind of experience. Dr. Luo said, "Only one ancestor did not come. He was no longer in the spirit realm, so I couldn't invoke him. I knew about this because the other ancestors told me so." Dr. Luo has a relative who is a Zen practitioner. He did not understand the power of Tantric practice but, whenever he meditated at Dr. Luo's altar, he always felt the presence of a strong and incredibly concentrated spiritual energy. In temples or any other place where he meditated , he felt nothing like that. Dr. Luo has started to teach the Buddha Dharma in Portland, Oregon, and possibly will set up a local chapter. He will be receiving the vajra teachings from the Holy Red Crown Vajra Master and, in the future, become an acharya of the True Buddha School. After listening to Dr. Luo, Dr. Tseng Wen-ch'in mentioned that the American medical community had already started research on the existence of consciousness after death. Some members have also started to examine the questions of "resurrection" and "eternity." Dr. Tseng said, "Life is short; the average life span of an American is about seventy six years, therefore, reaching out to eternity is most meaningful in life. In this respect, we must try to achieve realization. Life, like that of the Holy Red Crown Vajra Master's, is the most meaningful. Prestige and status are merely temporary." The evening's conversation was very memorable.
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