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A Pioneering Vegetarian Event
By the Hong Kong News Group
[Hong Kong] On August 15, 2004, a group of Hong Kong initiates arrived on the outlying island of Cheung Chau, which currently has no vegetarian restaurants, to hold a vegetarian food sampling. The activity was part of a soul-elevating event that also included entertainment performances, a seminar on diet therapy and a display of Master's books and other publications. Cheung Chau Township Committee delegates said that local residents were not particularly interested in vegetarianism, that vegetarian food was just served during religious activities such as the "peace praying ritual" and that only a few Buddhists in the area observed a vegetarian diet now and then. Thus, the Hong Kong initiates' project to encourage vegetarian living in the area was a pioneering effort.
The activity attracted approximately two hundred guests, who were immediately enchanted by the more than twenty attractive, fresh and exotic dishes exquisitely prepared by the initiates, who had anticipated a warm response. Even swimmers from a nearby beach came to sample the food. The healthy, natural and uniquely delicious cuisine earned many compliments, and an ingeniously arranged vegetarian barbecue left the guests highly impressed.
While preparing for the event, the initiates created a good deal of publicity and developed numerous social ties on the island. Moreover during the activity, their efforts yielded a positive response from the participants, who praised the delicious food and inquired frequently about the vegetarian lifestyle, thus giving the Cheung Chau community a unique and uplifting experience.
Report from Singapore
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.
You are welcome to join in these activities with your friends and relatives. For the latest schedule of our activities, please visit the following URLs:
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