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She must help me to overcome several obstacles. Somehow situ-

ations began to right themselves and I was able to worship Kuan

Yin with the least of obstacles.

Here is an incident which I would like to share it with others. On

the first day of January 1985 (Tuesday) I participated in the New

Year Prayer for World Peace during which e Great Compas-

sionate Dharani was recited 54 times amongst other Kuan Yin

prayers. During the chanting I happened to gaze at the Kuan

Yin image at the altar and I noticed a strange sight! e face of

Kuan Yin suddenly changed into a blank, like a mirror, and then

an image slowly formed in it! A hairy face appeared in it, darkish

looking which I thought was that of a monkey. is startled me

and I closed my eyes for fear of seeing anything unearthly. When

I had somewhat regained my confidence I looked at the Kuan Yin

face again. is time I saw the image of a kindly old man with a

very white beard. It appeared for only a short while after which

everything was back to normal. It was a strange but wonderful in-

cident which I can still remember vividly in my mind. At the end

of the prayers, I had yet another remarkable vision. As I was about

to get up to leave, I distinctly heard a voice instructing me to kneel

down ‘for Kuan Yin was still present’. My head was made to turn

towards the leader of the prayer group who was at that time talking

to a few persons while seated before the altar. I obeyed the inner

voice’s instruction and upon doing so, I saw white light emitting

from him. What was more amazing was that there was a kind of

energy-field which produced some kind of force which I could feel

even though I was some four or five feet from him. Time seemed

to be suspended and I had no idea of how long it lasted”.

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