By the Korean News Group
(Originally in Korean)

Background:

While sharing Master's teachings with the public, fellow initiates often realize the need to also provide information on vegetarian cuisine. In Korea, where environmental factors make vegetarianism difficult to practice, the Quan Yin Method has to be promoted along with the vegetarian diet. Thus, in December, 2001, local centers around Korea launched a successful nationwide vegetarian campaign that received a sizeable response.

Fellow practitioners prepared many promotional materials on vegetarianism, including text and graphics, for roadside and lobby display. In addition, we also printed color pamphlets featuring Master's discourses on vegetarianism, relevant scientific studies, and articles on vegetarianism, the environment, love, and health. Finally, information and recipes on preparing delicious vegetarian food were also included.

We also produced a videotape containing television programs on vegetarianism, an introduction to vegetarian restaurants run by initiates, and an introduction to Master. In addition, the Seoul Center prepared a wonderful performance in which sister initiates dressed as animals to help people understand in a clever and humorous way how animals feel when they are consumed by human beings.

 

Below are reports from the local centers
that participated in the program:

 

[Kwangju] On December 7, the nationwide vegetarianism campaign got off to a good start at a vegetarian restaurant in Kwangju. Fellow practitioners decorated the dining tables with beautiful flowers, candles, and balloons, and displayed a large poster expounding on Master's teachings about vegetarianism, along with Master's publications and vegetarian cooking material.

The activity commenced with a brilliant lecture on vegetarianism by a brother initiate, followed by a vegetarian cooking demonstration by three fellow initiates, whose dedication, professional skills and detailed elaboration fascinated the guests. These programs, as well as thirty delicious vegetarian dishes, changed the guests' rigid concepts about vegetarianism.

A Quan Yin messenger then gave a short talk, by which time we felt that God's blessings had permeated the entire venue. After the question-and-answer session, we introduced the Convenient Method, and many participants asked to learn it. As we removed the poster and decorations for future use at the other centers, we were pleased that this first event had proven to be an enormous success.

 

<< A sister initiate explains how to cook delicious and nutritious vegetarian meals.

 

 

Kwangju residents sample vegetarian foods prepared by initiates.>>

 

[Taejon] To ensure the success of the activity in their city, Taejon fellow initiates met several times to discuss the details of the preparation work. We decided to hold the event at a hotel near the Taejon Center, so that it would be more convenient to make preparations and provide the guests with a cozy environment.

On the Sunday before the event, fellow initiates gathered at the Taejon Center to prepare the food. We also distributed 500 invitation flyers to our relatives, neighbors, the press and others. On the day of the activity, local disciples, together with initiates from other centers, joined in a sincere effort to help, and the venue was quickly filled with guests interested in vegetarianism. A lecture on the vegetarian diet and our cooking demonstration lit up the atmosphere. After trying the dishes, the guests could not stop exclaiming about how delicious they were.

A major radio company, MBC, and the local newspaper Choong Nam Daily both covered the event.

<<The Taejon community shows great interest in the vegetarian promotional activity held by the Taejon Center.

Curious guests relish vegetarian dishes
for the first time.>>

 

<<Master's books and vegetarian cooking materials are on display, while fellow initiates earnestly answer questions from guests about meditation and vegetarianism.

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