The next day when the image was transferred to the computer
for viewing, something entirely different showed up. Instead, there was the
photograph that appears here. No one had seen the mist gathered about the Stupa
in that way. Later that same evening and every evening after that, the dark
Winter sky
(Feb. 2004)
reflected either a silhouette of the Stupa, or the image of a giant seated
Buddha. The sight was dramatically awesome and breathtaking.
Other celestial occurrences have taken place at Skycliffe. A
few months ago, science had reported a solar storm had taken place around the
sun. That night, over the orchard and Stupa at Skycliffe, tremendous waves of
magnetic energy pulsed through the sky gradually forming a thick white canopy
directly above it. It was a magnificent sight, a show of divine power as if
gigantic hands flashed energy in a half-circle wave across the sky.
Early last Spring after evening meditation, an apprentice and
myself walked to the barn to check on Spirit and Pepe. Satisfied that they were
all right and settled in for the night, we turned back towards the Temple. What
we saw caught our breath. There was a spiral of white energy rising from the
Temple and extending several hundred meters above it. The next morning, upon
entering the Temple for meditation, we noticed that the several-hundred-year-old
hand-painted tapestry depicting the Buddha holding a bowl in his hands now had a
large crack in it. The crack ran from the top of the tapestry and spiraled down
into the bowl the Buddha is holding. It appeared like a beam of white light
entering the bowl, just like the white light we had seen in the sky the night
before.
A more ordinary, but not less special occurrence, is the
sighting of rainbows and
double rainbows over Skycliffe. The colors of these
are usually pronounced.
Of course, all of these occurrences can be diminished to
scientific explanation. Buddhism itself is a very scientific ‘life path,’ based
on natural law, which is why it appeals to an intelligent sector of the world’s
population. However, all of science’s rationale does not diminish the signs or
omens that are given us in these divine moments. Manifestations of good signs
and bad signs, taken in context to particular circumstances, are often
reflections of the energy of the life and life forms that exist there. Fearful
people, insecure and misguided in their goals, may participate in formal
religions yet lack spirituality. Thus, their fear reflects a world filled with
war, strife, anger, greed, and jealous competitiveness that result in crime.
Here at Skycliffe, none of the aforementioned negative
qualities exist. Skycliffe is a Buddhafield, a place where the divine
consciousness reigns; that is continually increasing because of the divinity
that expands here. The signs and omens are glorious, filled with blessings that
have the power both to heal and uplift. The air is soft. The energy – electrons,
atoms and molecules—that compose Skycliffe are magnetized to the divine
Transhistorical Consciousness. The land and its structures are beacons for the
consciousness that has formulated it. Here there is wisdom (Vairocana), purity (Vajrasattva),
clarity (Ratnasambhava), compassion (Amitabha), and fearlessness (Amoghasiddhi);
and each day these qualities become more magnified. The traits of these
Primordial Buddhas are called forth."
Wisdom Master Maticintin
