When Spring Comes to a Swimming Pool （一）
■Book 148 - The Power of Mantra
■Written by master Sheng-yen Lu
Ever since young, I love swimming. I swam in small streams, big rivers, paddy channels, swimming pools and oceans through the growing up years.
I began swimming in the dog crawl stroke at first before moving on to freestyle, breaststroke, backstroke, sidestroke and finally the butterfly stroke and synchronized swimming.
When I was in Taiwan going on day trips surveying Feng Shui, I would jump into any stream spotted in the mountain and yelled in joy upon finding a lake as the weather was unbearably hot.
Also in Mexico, I had learnt to dive into the deep ocean with oxygen tank on my back, strapping a belt of lead around my hips, wearing a full-sized face mask and putting on fins on my feet. I even knew underwater communication with hand signals.
I simply love water. It is in my blood.
One day, I went to a health centre for a swim in its swimming pool. It was evening and not a holiday. There was not one soul in the pool. I took a shower, then changed into my swimming wear and cap.
As I dipped into the water, I was hit with the cold and shuddered. I did not think much of it because the water was unusually icy cold. I swam in breaststroke style with my head above water, without having to surface and submerge to exchange breath. It was a light and relaxing swim.
Then, I sensed that the water in the pool was rippling weirdly. It was as though a wind had blown across the water and ripples began to roll.
A fog appeared in front of me and things seemed unreal.
It seemed like a person was swimming towards me. Yet, this individual ignored my presence, swam straight at me, then into me and out through my body. I felt I was getting an electricity shock.
Most people would not feel a thing when they encounter a ghost. Upon returning home they will usually experience a bout of cold and hot fever. They would need to engage someone who can perform a rite to calm the patient's spirit and dispel the negative vibration. This is typical of a psychic interference.
Psychic interference can lead to nightmares, and in some serious cases can cause depression, insomnia, and eventually mental problems.
I am no ordinary person. I can expel any negative vibration and ghost energy lingering in my body with the inner fire of kundalini and everything will be fine. There is no cause for concern.
I had no intention to meddle with this ghostly affair but I realized many people visit this swimming pool. However, if anyone should encounter a psychic interference the person is bound to become very sick. Out of compassion, I could not possibly walk away from this and not do something about it.
I climbed up the side of the swimming pool and opened my heavenly eyes to observe. Immediately, I saw a girl in swimming suit. She looked graceful and enchanting, captivating with a body streamlined in beautiful curves and features. Her fair complexion and enrapturing facial features with a pair of big eyes marked a true beauty.
She was swimming not too far from me. I called out to greet her, 'Hi!'
'You can see me? I thought no one can see me!' She was surprised.
'I am Sheng-yen Lu. Of course I can see you.'
'I heard of you.'
'What's your name?'
'Everybody calls me Xiao Cui'
'Why are you here?'
'I died a sudden death.'
'Why don't you leave?'
'I am attached here and couldn't leave. Should I leave this place, there is the Sun Deva(Aditya), Moon Deva(Candra), Day Patrol, Night Patrol and all other godly beings. A small fly like me can't roam freely!' Xiao Chui said.
'How did you die?'
'When the swimming pool was just completed, I went for a swim. My legs got cramped. Three or four minutes later, I'm gone.'
'Didn't your family deliver you?'
'My parents had passed away. Only some offerings were made for me at the pool side.' Xiao Cui said.
I said, 'I could do a deliverance for you and lead you out of your suffering. I have great Dharma power.'
When Xiao Cui heard this, she was overjoyed and kept saying, 'Thank you! Thank you!'
