ANNOUNCEMENT OF APPROVAL
Re: Request to establish Dixie Meditation Center in Mississauga
In accordance to the written request to establish Dixie Meditation Center to accommodate the growth of Mississauga Meditation Center, and based on our witness at a meeting with the disciples not too long ago, we realized that Mississauga Meditation Center does not have the needed capacity to house the growing members there. Thus, a new meditation center is needed to fulfill this growing demand.
Today we have approved the establishment of Dixie Meditation Center located in the city of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. After our communications and instructions to the disciples, who are aware that a divided manpower among the two centers will occur because of the opening of the new center, we have reminded them about the main purpose of UHBE - to serve and to cultivate. They will always commit themselves to collaborate and to not allow their ordinary thinking jeopardize the noble quality of UHBE, which can cause relationship damages among the disciples. We have always taught you that sorrow is Bodhi, therefore as cultivators, we must recognize that everything that exists in this universe will change in an unusual and unreal way and that we will experience and learn from it in order to evolve.
For the ordinary people, when faced with difficult situations, they get upset and accept the dilemma as a reality, blaming one another for what has happened, and from that creating bad karma upon themselves.
We want you to know this so that you will not trap yourself in the circle of karma and suffer the consequences. Because of this, if you are completely devoted toward cultivation, you always have to understand the unreal, the union and the separation, and the unusual change in this world to let things go easily. Hence, UHBE center is a place where we witness and learn many life lessons and see the sufferings of the ordinary people. And from that you will determine to correct yourself. So, in other words, Bodhi is the awakening! The highest quality of all UHBE disciples is formed from virtue and wisdom. Because you are cultivators, you have to train yourself to be the source of light, guiding the ordinary people to a place where they can spiritually rely on. These people fight for their own personal gains and therefore they are trapped in sufferings. They come to the meditation center to get help when they have no solutions to their problems. Therefore, each of you has the obligation to help them to change their mindset from a stage of ill-will into a stage of wellness. On the contrary, as a disciple, if you do not have a good heart and bring your worries to the meditation center, then you even increase other people’s sufferings. This is when you can tell if you have created karma or merit.
UHBE center is a spiritual place for everyone. It is a school where you interact with others to learn to ascend spiritually. There, each of you will develop your good thoughts and demonstrate your spiritual root and individuality depending on how much you learn and understand. This will show through your actions which have an impact on others more or less. This is a ruler that measures the degree of cultivation for each individual. Therefore, each disciple must develop merit, correct and improve himself/herself to create harmony and long-term compassion to maintain UHBE centers. Each disciple must learn to wanting to improve, and have respect for everyone. Second, when you are humble, you no longer have pride and hostility. Pride will slow down your wisdom development when you only accept compliments. And instead of allowing criticism to cause sadness and anger, acknowledge and accept your mistakes to change for the better. If you can identify the behaviors above and do not make these mistakes again, then everyone will feel more comfortable around you.
Founder Masters: Nguyen Duc Thuan and Nguyen Ngoc Hai
Anaheim Headquarters, January 7, 2014
ANAHEIM HEADQUARTER