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Kuan Yin’s response can be instant or slightly delayed, it all

depends on one’s karmic influence at that moment of prayer

and the intensity of faith in the calling. Miracles of Kuan Yin

answering the fervent prayers of those who called upon her

name are countless. ey can easily fill up the entire volume of

the Britannica Encyclopedia for almost every devout devotee

will have a tale or two to tell. Here is a true account of a recent

happening, a miracle which has transformed the life of a lady

who was not even a devotee, and this is what she has written:

“e Fatt Wah Aum Temple in Cheras was celebrating ‘See-fu

Tan’, and a group of us went there during our lunch break, to taste

the vegetarian food served there. It was reputed to be the tastiest in

town. On arrival, each of us, following the custom of the temple,

bought a bundle of joss-sticks for offering to the deities. Not

being a Buddhist I had no idea where the joss-sticks or incense

were to be offered, so I followed the actions of other worshippers;

I lit the incense and went round the hall placing a stick in each

incense urn that is placed in front of the deities. Having done that,

I found that I still had quite a few sticks left. I looked around and

found that others were making their way to an adjourning hall.

ere were more altars and incense urns into which I continued

to place a joss stick in each of them. After placing my last stick of

incense I realised that there was still one more altar left and it had

before it offerings of food, flowers, candles and fruits. is then

must be the altar of the ‘See-fu’ whom the temple was honouring

that day. I felt terribly sorry that I had no more incense to make

my offering to this deity, so I knelt down to apologise. I then

recognised that it was the statue of K Y.

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