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Mastering CPR to Save Lives
[Hsinchu] On March 30 and 31, 2002, following Master's example of expressing great mercy and universal love to all beings, Formosa's Hsinchu Centre sponsored the "Care for Life -- Let Us Learn CPR" activity in the auditorium and classrooms of Chuzern Elementary School in Chupei. The event was supported by the Hsinchu branch of the ROC Red Cross and received a warm response from the students and local community.
Through Master's blessing, fellow initiates successfully managed the liaison and organizational work for the event and voluntarily participated in the activity with great interest and enthusiasm. During the two-day program, they learned many intensive and comprehensive first aid skills, which they should be able to apply in the future to benefit others and themselves.
A Dance to Anping
-- Purifying Body and Mind
[Tainan] To introduce spiritual practice to the local community and raise the quality of its leisure time activities, Formosan fellow practitioners held "A Dance to Anping" performance at Fort Zeelandia, a first-class historical building in Tainan City. This event was held on April 7, 2002 in cooperation with the Anping Cultural and Educational Foundation, which promotes development of Tainan's traditional culture. Both Catholic and Buddhist groups participated in the grand activity, infusing it with spiritual creativity and cultural variety.
Fellow initiates blended the essence of traditional and modern dance into their performance, guiding the audience through various eras in Chinese history. Their tender and elegant traditional folk dance, together with youthful and dynamic modern dance movements, demonstrated the liveliness, open-heartedness, and spiritual creativity of the Quan Yin practitioners.
Tainan City Mayor Hsu Tien-tsai also attended the event and praised the positive social contributions made by members of the Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association through their participation in environmental protection and body and mind purification activities, while pursuing spiritual practice. The initiates' lively singing and dancing reflected their inner vitality. Fellow practitioners presented the book A Collection of the Supreme Master Ching Hai's Artistic Creations to Mayor Hsu to reward him for his commitment to promoting spiritual, artistic and cultural activities in the area.
Chairman He Shih-chung of the Anping Cultural and Educational Foundation commented on the diverse methods used by the Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association in offering guidance to young people, thus purifying their hearts in accordance with current international trends.
A documentary on the above activity is broadcast in Serial No. 51 of the
A Journey through Aesthetic Realms
television program.
To view this program online, please visit http://137.hichannel.com.tw (Chinese)