Truth-Sharing
at a Lively Tet Festival
by
the Sacramento News Group
[Sacramento]
In the tradition of Tet (the Lunar New Year), Sacramento’s Aulacese
community held a two-day festival from January 17-18, 2004 to inaugurate
the Year of the Monkey, providing a chance for local initiates to spread
Master’s teachings to the public.
The Sacramento Center ran a booth at the festival displaying
Master’s books, News magazines, videotapes, CDs and DVDs, as well
as printed schedules of The Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association’s
radio broadcasts in Northern California.
The weather that weekend was forecast to be overcast
and rainy, but with Master’s blessing only a light mist prevailed,
and the temperature was warm enough to produce a great turnout for the
event.
Many visitors stopped by the Center’s booth to
inquire about the Quan Yin Method and Master’s teachings. In addition,
representatives of many local TV stations were present to report on
the Tet celebration. So images of the booth and its activities were
recorded, from the magazine rack to Master’s videotapes, and later
broadcast for all in the region to see.
Master’s
Love Abounds at
a Golden Lunar New Year Festival
by
Lynn Huynh and Golden Flower, San Jose
[San Jose]
San Jose, California is home to the second largest overseas Aulacese
community in the world, which each year holds a well-attended Lunar
New Year festival. Many non-Aulacese residing in the local area also
participate in this popular event.
As in past years, on the weekend of January 24-25, 2004,
San Jose initiates hosted a booth at the festival, held at the Santa
Clara Fairgrounds, to reach out to community members and share Master’s
teachings with Truth seekers.
At the Fairgrounds’ indoor exhibition hall, The
Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association’s booth was
beautifully decorated with Master’s Longevity Lamps, attracting
great attention and many inquiries from festival attendees. Interestingly,
the booth was the only one in the venue decorated with cherry blossoms,
which had come from an initiated family’s yard . The date of the
Lunar New Year came early in 2004 so cherry blossoms, which normally
bloom later in the season, were nowhere to be found in local markets.
Yet, at the initiates’ house, a special cherry tree had bloomed
abundantly! These incredibly gorgeous flowers brought joy to Festival
visitors, and many came to the Association’s booth to photograph
and videotape them. One guest repeatedly praised the booth, saying,
“How beautiful!”
During the festival, Master’s lecture DVDs were
continuously played on a large-screen TV, and many guests stopped for
long interludes to listen to Her words. The Aulacese guests were especially
impressed with the large, clear subtitles in their native language.
One middle-aged gentleman stood at the booth to watch Master’s
lectures for hours, and at lunchtime the initiates invited him to have
some vegetarian food with them. Afterwards, he asked if he could accompany
them the next time they went to see Master. Feeling his sincerity, they
suggested that he learn the Convenient Method and he immediately agreed.
Another gentleman pointed at Master’s picture and explained to
his companions, “This lady is Supreme Master Ching Hai. Whatever
money She has, She gives to others.”
A number of visitors were attracted to the Supreme
Kitchen cookbook and Master’s poetry collections, saying that
they had heard Master recite poetry on the radio and on Her website
( www.CauThongVoiThuongDe.com
) and greatly admired Her voice. The guests also kept praising, “The
way Master recites poetry is just fabulous!” In addition, the
guests also welcomed the complimentary vegetarian recipes, sample booklets
and copies of Master’s News magazine distributed by the initiates.
One lady who came to the booth lovingly asked, “When you go home,
would you please remember to thank Master for giving me the News magazine?”
Through Master’s grace, the Aulacese radio program
aired on San Jose’s KSJX 1500 AM each Saturday and the above-mentioned
website have been active for many years, allowing a great number of
Aulacese in the area to absorb Master’s divine message of peace
and love on a regular basis. While visiting the Association’s
booth, many radio listeners and website users expressed their respect
and admiration for Master, acknowledging that Her teachings are extremely
logical and that, although they are not yet disciples, they are trying
to be vegetarian and live noble, ethical lives.
One visitor also stated that the dissemination of Master’s
message through the radio program and website have greatly changed the
face of the Aulacese community in San Jose: “Master’s teachings
remind people to return to a moral way of life and to our human conscience.
I’m not talking only about the religious aspect, but want to say
in general that the Aulacese community here has moved toward the path
of spirituality — they have become vegetarians and attend temples
and churches more frequently. Crime, juvenile delinquency and drug abuse
have declined greatly compared to past years. The problem with Aulacese
gangs in San Jose is now almost non-existent.” It turned out that
this gentleman was a law enforcement professional. The initiates were
touched by his open assessment and silently thanked Master for the visible
benefits that She has showered on sentient beings. The power of a living
Master’s blessings when Her voice resonates through the air is
indeed indescribable!
When the Lunar New Year festival ended, the initiates
left the Santa Clara Fairgrounds with joy in their hearts as Master’s
love and blessings had been evident throughout the two meaningful days
they spent there, marking the beginning of a true New Year in Earth’s
Golden Age.
Master’s
Blessings Elevate a Lunar New Year Fair
by
Vicki White, Orlando
[Orlando]
On Saturday, January 17, 2004, Florida Center initiates
attended the annual Lunar New Year Fair held at Orlando’s Florida
State Fairgrounds. The event began in the morning with an opening ceremony
and dragon dance, and throughout the day various performers from the
Aulacese community sang, danced and played music on the venue’s
main stage.
Thanks to Master’s perfect arrangement, the Fair
organizers gave the initiates a booth in the main hall near the entertainment
area, a favorable location situated along the most convenient path from
the entertainment section to the food and vendors’ sections. Thus,
throughout the day, numerous guests stopped to watch Master’s
video lectures or inquire about Her teachings. The faces of many sincere
seekers lit up with enthusiasm as they helped themselves to free sample
booklets, brochures, and copies of the News magazine.
Many visitors to the booth felt a great affinity with
Master, and were happy and thankful for the opportunity to connect or
reconnect with Her. Some guests also took an interest in Master’s
art work, inquiring about Her poetry, paintings and the Supreme Kitchen
cookbook. One visitor even commented, “Master Ching Hai’s
disciples are different from other people at the celebration.They have
a bright light around them!”
Several initiates were interviewed by a local Aulacese
reporter from community cable TV channel 98 (which broadcasts in Orlando,
Tampa and Miami), who was very excited to learn about Master and Her
teachings, and impressed by the recognition She received from the governors
of Hawaii and five Midwestern states in the US, who honored Her by inaugurating
Supreme Master Ching Hai Day in 1994. The reporter told the practitioners,
“I’ll talk to my supervisors about airing more programming
on Master and the vegetarian diet.”
Florida practitioners were amazed at how Master had
arranged every detail to make their presence at the Lunar New Year Fair
possible and for the day to run so smoothly. They were also grateful
to Her for allowing them to share Her Good News on this very special
occasion, the celebration of our world’s New Year of saintly beings
and the New Golden Age.
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To keep pace with
the planet’s ongoing spiritual elevation, the local centers of
The Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association are holding more
and more video seminars and other Truth-sharing events worldwide.
You are welcome to join
in these activities with your friends and relatives. For the latest
schedule of our Truth-sharing activities, please visit the following
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