An Auspicious Sign Of Hues Of Rosy Clouds Appearing In The Sky
■Book 104 - A Plethora Of Scenic Splendours
■Written by GrandMaster Sheng-yen Lu
A beautiful rainbow appeared in the sky when we were at the Subang Airport on December 22, 1992 at about 9.00 a.m.
Guru Lian Xiang, Guru Lian Zhi , Gao Cheng Zu and myself witnessed this auspicious sign.
It is inconceivable that whenever I visited a place, its sky will be surrounded by auspicious clouds and lights, coupled with radiating rainbows.
To many people, this is just an ordinary phenomena. To tell the truth, this is the congregation of Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and heavenly beings in Malaysia to welcome me. At that moment, many had heard music and drum beats from the sky, and smelled fragrance around the area but they just could not tell where they were from.
When I arrived at Penang, there were two rainbows in the sky.
A rainbow bridge emerged on top of layers of clouds to welcome me in Brunei. Approaching Sibu, our plane had to pass through a rainbow. It is like heavenly beings using beautiful flowers to garland us. (Everybody just screamed at the sight.)
Three layers of rainbow appearing beside the moon, when I presided over a ritual at Tawau. During the empowerment session, the master of ceremony made an announcement. All the participants rushed out to see the spectacular sight; they felt very happy about it.
Hues of rosy clouds always appeared in the sky when I did the initiation rite on the images. The auspicious sign was so fascinating that some participants even saw the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas entering into their own images. The initiation rite was really effective! The rosy clouds took many forms, sometimes they formed the shape of precious covers, stone pillars, auspicious lamps, flying dragons and lotus flowers.
The appearances of rainbows and other auspicious signs during my visit to Singapore and Malaysia further confirmed my uniqueness.
“Lu Sheng Yen is one and only,”said many observers.
The first time Master Lu stepped in the capital of Malaysia, rainbow appeared in the sky, auspicious clouds gathered, followed by the congregation of Buddhas, Brahmas Indra, devas, nagas, yaksas, gandharvas, asuras, garudas, kinnaras, mahorogas and many others.
The Malaysian Newspapers even headlined: “Congregation of Buddhas and Gods.” Surely all of them came to welcome me.
Like a tornado passing through Malaysia, Master Lu Sheng Yen was able to attract more than 10,000 people to take refuge in him. The scene at the ceremony was so hot that it almost exploded.
When the wind subsided, the torpidity of Buddhism in Malaysia was given a new life. I used the dharma whip:
to expose the minds of those fake dharma masters,
to reveal their true colours.
(The dharma masters there were protecting their own resources, and found ways and means to consolidate their wealth. They went to court to fight for additional income. It is evident from the infighting between dharma masters Ji Chen and Shu Yi.)
Before my arrival, Buddhism in Malaysia was lackadaisical. It is filthy everywhere.
And now the wind suddenly stopped.
The silence was broken by a bone-gnawing yellow dog
dashing out from the bushes.
The dog was not barking at the other dogs. It was barking at me a stranger - passing by.
I did not pay any attention to the dog, as it was just a blind dog that will bark at any body.
