Chapter 3 - The Advance Notice Of The Fire Deva

If residents of Tai-chung have not forgotten, they should recall a moderate fire that broke out on Nanking Road that had started in the building of the First Credit Cooperative Association. The fire spread to the right, burning four or five stores in succession, and ended at the International Electrical Appliances store.

It was daytime when the buildings caught fire. At that time, I was still living in Taiwan.

Approximately two years before the fire, I was at the International Electrical Appliances store to check the Feng Shui of the area. It was the owner, not the tenant, of the store who had invited me to conduct a Feng Shui investigation. The owner was a woman whose husband had died some years previously.

I remember that she took me to the second floor, where there was an altar for gods, and I joined my palms before the altar. Unexpectedly, a strange thing happened. I saw the Fire Deva, who is one of the deities called upon in Tantric fire offerings. Its Sanskrit name is "Agni," and he is one of the Eight Devas at the eight points of the compass. The Fire Deva was riding a black oxen, his whole body was red in color, with flames surrounding him. He had four arms, one holding a green bamboo, one a water jug, one was held with the palm up, and one held the Gala. I saw his body flames spread out and turn into natural fire, burning up the entire building.

I was astonished and told the owner, "This house is going to be destroyed by fire."

"When?" Her face tuned pale.

"Two years from now," I said assuredly.

I felt bad after telling her and I knew she also felt very bad. It was a slip of the tongue-I spoke without a second thought because I actually saw both the Fire Deva and the destruction of the building in a huge fire. The smoke was dense, the fire was fierce, the pillars burned one after another, and the whole building collapsed.

There was a time when I pondered whether it was right for me to make prophecies, especially ones like this. To tell people that their houses were going to burn down was frightening to those who had invited me to conduct Feng Shui.

After the owner heard what I said, her face turned pale and blank. I knew she was sad and I regretted making the prophecy in such a direct manner.

After my prophecy of the Fire Deva, the owner leased out the store to the International Electrical Appliances and moved herself to another location. She did so mainly because of the prophecy I made.

However, this woman did not come to see me for the next two years, probably because she did not know whether she should believe me or not. Probably she did not trust me.

From what I heard later, the fire at Nanking Road was caused by sparks in electrical wires. The fire broke out at the First Credit Co-operative Association and spread towards the right and finally destroyed the International Electrical Appliances store.

Two years after my prophecy, the owner came back to me.

"It was all burned down, right?" I said.

"Luckily, I moved all the furniture out," she said.

"How come your prediction was so accurate?"

"I saw the Fire Deva," I said. "Why are you here again?" "I want to sell the burnt down lot as soon as possible, so I especially came to seek your help," she replied.

Who can ever prove this incident? This woman is the best witness. In addition, Mr. Hu-ts'ung Chou and his wife, Luan Ch'en, of #31- 301 Alley, Yung He Street in Tai-chung also knew about the prophecy. They are relatives of the owner and are the ones who had suggested that she come to me about Feng Shui. Mr. Hu-ts'ung

Chou was the manager of the P'uli Branch of the Medium and Small Business Bank.

As a result of my accurate prediction, they all came to take refuge in the Holy Red Crown Vajra Master. They realized that every act and word of the Master was verifiable. My prediction that the house would burn down in two years was not made casually. I couldn't have known if I had not actually seen the vision.

Incidents of such accurate predictions are innumerable. My miraculous predictions became well-known in Taiwan. While I was still there, about three hundred people came each day to see me. As soon as the door was opened early in the morning, crowds of visitors would stream into my apartment, and I could only give three to five minutes to each individual.

After arriving in the States, my ability of divination also became well known here. People from all over the world came to see me, and my name became known internationally. During this time [in the States], I again saw the Fire Deva descending onto a Westerner's home.

Once again I voiced my prediction. They believed me and immediately moved out. Again the prediction was right; their former home burned. The whole family came to take refuge in the Holy Red Crown Vajra Master.

To predict that someone's house will burn down is definitely not a welcome thing, but, as the proverb says. It is the unforeseen that always happens. Unfortunate events do occur. In the eyes of the Master such events are karma, destined to happen.

When help can be given, I try to do my best to help.

Furthermore, as creatures grieve their fellow creatures, I try my best to help those who come to me. But, it's the karma! Once I see the Fire Deva, I know there will be a visit of fire.

One student asked, "Why can't the Master ask the Fire Deva not to come?"

"In the wisdom eye of the Buddha, karma is unavoidable."

"How would you explain this?"

I replied, "Despite the great spiritual power Master has, and the many miracles that are done to help people, spiritual power is ineffective when it encounters karma. The relationship between cause and effect involved in karma can be extremely complicated. To discuss this in detail would take a considerable amount of time. Karma will definitely happen, and Master can only help transfer it or reduce the damage. In this respect, it very much requires the faith of the parties involved, or taking refuge in Master and learning the unexcelled Tantric Dharma to transfer the karma."

What a wonder! The Holy Red Crown Vajra Master Lian Shen, the Tantric Practitioner, saw the Fire Deva and predicted the fires-facts that can be verified by anyone. Master is the manifestation of Padmakumara and the founder of the True Buddha School. In the future, there will be thousands of masters from the True Buddha School giving help to people. The True Buddha School is an unexcelled, great Dharma Cause for the whole world.

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