Panorama of Events

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 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 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 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 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.

Panorama of Events: Formosa / Canada / USA

Events Date Book

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 URLs:
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http://www.godsdirectcontact.org.tw/ch/latest_news/events-datebook.htm (Chinese)