Everyday Life
Can I immediately accept free blessings, energy work or spiritual healing from someone on the street?
English translation draft · Based on the Chinese article. This is not a word-for-word translation approved by Master Shengyuan.
If a stranger enthusiastically offers blessings, energy work or spiritual healing on the street, do not accept immediately because it is free or refusal feels embarrassing. First understand who they are, what they do, and their ideas and methods. If you cannot yet judge, I suggest not proceeding.
In our spiritual work, offering these services requires personal stability and practical training. Good intentions do not guarantee ability. Once, after a late-night massage, my head and back felt uncomfortable. Through my faith experience I considered energetic influence during contact, but that was my feeling on one occasion. It cannot establish that every massage worker is bad.
Miao Yuan shared taking angel classes early on and following the exercises, only later becoming better at asking how she knew what she was actually doing. This reflection matters. To serve, first attend to basic knowledge and your own condition. To receive service, understand first rather than be drawn only by mystery, low cost or enthusiasm.
If physically unwell, seek medical care first. For spiritual questions, find someone trustworthy who can explain clearly. Eat and sleep well in daily life; those with faith can also settle themselves through recitation. If already too low to manage, do not force yourself or think only of shutting yourself away on retreat. First understand the problem and find suitable help.