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6. She can extends one's life span and bless one with longevity.

7. She can fulfill the wishes of sentient beings. She can grant what you have just wished for.

8. She is unhindered and has self-mastery. She is unrestrained and has omnipotence.

9. She can subjugate all misfortunes.

10. If one can only cultivate to the primary level of a Bodhisattva or the heavenly level, then one can skip many levels when one unites with Thousand-armed Avalokitesvara . Suddenly, one is at full speed and one can immediately jump to the tenth level from the primary level. One can leap over the sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, and the tenth levels, and excel directly to the eleventh level, which is equalvent to the level of a Buddha.

These are the powers of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. She is vast and perfect. The Great Compassion Dharani that we chant is recited as follows, "Namo Thousand-armed, Thousand-eyed Vast and Perfect Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva Dharani." This dharani that is "vast and perfect", conceals the hidden message [of the power of the Bodhisattva].

We have mentioned Ding Ding (Ding Ding Pharmacy). Ding Ding is death. There was a foreign student who traveled overseas for the first time. He was from the countryside, so his mother gave him a personal rice cooker to use in America. It was a small Japanese-made rice cooker designed for one person. The country man wrapped it with red cloth and carried it with him on the airplane. After boarding, he started to think about his first-time studying abroad in America and also thought about the farewell with his mother at the airport. He could not help it and broke down into tears as a result. Very soon, his face was streaming with tears. A middle-aged man, who was unaware of what was going on, saw the young man holding something and crying nonstop, so he kindly comforted him and said, "Don't be too sad. Don't be too sad. Who is in there?" He thought that the country man was holding an urn, but it was just a rice cooker wrapped with red cloth. "Don't be sad, who is in there" (laughter)?

(to be continued)