The Supreme Master Ching Hai receives medals from the U.S. National Republican Party and six Midwest states, for "The outstanding relief efforts in the Midwest flood disaster Award" and "The outstanding relief efforts in the Mount Pinatubo volcanic eruption disaster in the Philippines Award".

 

Selfless devotion in Saving all Sentient Beings

On the evening of February 22, 1994, the Supreme Master Ching Hai, a world spiritual leader from Formosa, received the "World Spiritual Leadership Award" at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Chicago. Nearly two thousand attended the spectacular event, which was hosted by the Governors of six Midwestern states and Mr. Hung kwang Chen, Chief Secretary of the World Cultural Communication Association. A joint proclamation was made by the Governors of the six states, and the 22nd of February was designated "The Supreme Master Ching Hai Day".

In view of the serious conditions and the inhabitants' great losses from the flood disaster in the Midwest last year, the compassionate Supreme Master Ching Hai launched relief activities by Her disciples. Practitioners from the U.S.A. and Formosa donated US$170,000 for the relief of the flood victims to six states in the Midwest: Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Kansas, Missouri and Minnesota.

During the ceremony for the "World Spiritual Leadership Award", the Supreme Master Ching Hai holds Her palms together to acknowledge the guests standing ovation.

The Supreme Master Ching Hai has always been quietly doing charitable deeds all over the world, helping countless disaster victims and refugees. She also travels around the world to spread the Quan Yin Method, to elevate the spirituality of mankind. She truly deserves to be awarded the "World Spiritual Leadership Award."