Heart to Heart

In this note I will tell you how the heart to heart, soul to soul works.

In the March of 2008, I was leaving for Australia, just as I was about to leave my room to go to my car when a thought suddenly came to mind: I should bring a watch, a second watch. Why should I have two watches on me? That was very strange, but then it came to me, Just bring it! So I bring the second watch, and so I was sitting in the car thinking why would I need two watches. Another idea came to me: Maybe you could put the second watch on the Vancouver time, and the other watch on the Sidney time so that you always know where your family is, and so forth. It would be easier to phone home. It did not make much sense, but I took two watches along with me. I arrived in Sidney and went to the hotel. My room was not ready yet, so I phoned Master Sha to tell him I was there and that I had to wait for my room. Master Sha said not to worry; he would come meet me downstairs right away. So he came, and then we went to his room while mine was ready. We headed for the elevator, and once inside, the first thing Master Sha said was, You know what? I forgot my watch in Toronto. I just smiled and put my hand into my pocket and said, Master Sha, there is a watch for you. I brought a second watch so that Master Sha could have a watch! How did I know that? It is a heart to heart, soul to soul communication.

Peter

My First Meeting With Master Sha

In 1999, I became more and more convinced that my life was not going the right direction. I communicated with God through the I Ching and asked: Is this where you want me to be now to help people? The answer was 'no.' My next question was: Should I leave and go somewhere else to help people? God said again 'no,' so I stayed in my job. Eight months later, still not satisfied and restless, I asked these questions again. It was the summer of 2000. This time, God said 'yes, you should leave now.' Then, I asked whether I seek a spiritual master to lead me to enlightenment and the answer was again 'yes.' I began a frantic search for a master again. I tried many times before, but the Divine never approved any of the teachers I had in mind. When I lived in Toronto, the I Ching confirmed that my teacher was there but how could I find him in such a huge city, preoccupied as I was with my studies? I didn't search very diligently at all. But in 2000, I really wanted to find my true teacher. I knew that I would not be able to go though the barriers ahead of me alone. I had progressed on my spiritual journey, but I got stuck. I must have repeating some mistake in my practice which I did not understand. For sure, I knew that I was not progressing any more. I needed a high-level master to tell me what I was doing wrong, and to guide me as to how to proceed further. At that time, I was studying Taoism and read a book about a renowned Taoist qigong teacher in China. I decided that I really wanted to study with him. My wife and I searched everywhere, using the Internet and through friends and other contacts. I even wrote to the Chinese embassy in Canada, but I couldn't get anywhere. Finally, my wife chanced upon a young film director from Toronto, Francesco Garripolli, who suggested that I study with Master Zhi Gang Sha. He told my wife that Master Sha was a young doctor who had just gone from Canada to San Francisco. He felt this could be a very good opportunity for two doctors to talk together and maybe discover a common bond. Francesco gave us Master Sha's phone number and I called in September. I spoke briefly with his assistant Allan and shortly thereafter I spoke with Master Sha himself. He invited me to join him in San Francisco for a private workshop with starting on October 15. October 15 is a very special day in my life, I was going to meet Master Sha.
With great anticipation, I took a flight to San Francisco.

To be continued …

Peter

My Enlightenment Journey with Master Sha

Meeting Master Sha on October 15, 2000 was one of the most remarkable days of my life. I finally met the man for whom I had searched for such a long time.

For many years, I tried to find a teacher to guide me, but spiritual guidance I received from God through the I Ching never approved one. Master Sha was the first teacher who was approved immediately, and in fact was approved with such a positive message, that I immediately knew this must have been a very special master.

Indeed this was the case. I met Master Sha on a Saturday morning. After a short discussion, we meditated together. We meditated on one energy center after another; one chakra after another. We did several meditations, and in those few hours my entire energy system completely opened up as we moved from one energy center to the next. Within a few hours I went into the state of full samadhi or cosmic consciousness. My soul left my body and traveled between star systems.

I experienced incredible opening of my heart chakra, where the beam of light came from Heaven to my heart chakra with such power that it literally scorched the skin in the middle of my chest. I had such a powerful opening of the Third Eye that I had hemorrhages in the skin around my eyes; I looked like a raccoon. The beam of light entering my forehead was incredibly powerful, and literally left marks on my skin.

Over these few hours with Master Sha, my perception of spiritual practice totally changed. I realized that which was missing. This part was so necessary, but so elusive, and I was not able to access it without the presence of an exceptional master. What I was missing was the Presence; I was missing divine love and light. I had meditated for countless hours and studied many books. I diligently practiced for years, but that was all just preparation for this.

Once I was in the incredibly powerful spiritual field of Master Sha, everything happened within hours. I left this initial meeting totally changed. I received the connection to the Divine realm, and from that time on, my meditations were at a completely different level. Any time I would start chanting mantra, the flood of light would immediately envelop me. Before meeting Master Sha, I very rarely saw a glimpse of light, but once the connection was made through the master, I was able to harness light of such intensity that it was literally blinding. Over several months of meditation, my entire being started to transform.

I made the decision right in our first meeting to study with Master Sha until the end of this physical life. I had finally met my Master.

To be continued...

Peter