Panorama of Events

Azaleas Carry God's Message

By the Taipei News Group (Originally in Chinese)

[Taipei] Members of National Taiwan University’s Light and Sound Association set up a booth to share Master’s teachings and the message of Alternative Living during the annual NTU Azaleas Festival on March 11 and 12, Golden Year 3 (2006). They were joined by fellow initiates from other Taipei universities and colleges.

In addition to displaying Master's publications, the student initiates served a wide range of exquisite vegetarian snacks and arranged fun games related to spirituality to attract visitors. Some initiates, dressed up as lovely animal characters, performed comical shows to entertain visitors and remind them that human beings should love and live in peaceful co-existence with animals. The vegetarian delicacies were a hit during the weekend event, attracting crowds of visitors. A few students from other booths tried the vegetarian food and were so amazed by its wonderful taste that they immediately called a dozen of their peers to taste it too. Undergraduate initiates were not the only ones working hard. Many adolescent fellow initiates joined in the effort to promote vegetarianism. They might have been young in age but their spirit was high and their performance great.

The fellow initiates were happy to see people reading the Alternative Living leaflets upon receiving them during the event. The leaflets, together with tasting of vegetarian delicacies, have already infused in people’s minds the concept of a healthy, nutritious and delicious vegetarian diet.

Health Seminar

On the evening of March 16, Golden Year 3 (2006) fellow initiates from the Light and Sound Association of National Taiwan University held a seminar on how to create a new self through the harmonious functioning of the body, mind and spirit, and on what constitutes a nobler and wiser lifestyle. Keynote speakers included Dr. Mei, Hsiang-Yang, initiator of the Worldwide Chinese Cancer Free Link; Mr. David Wu, an artist and founder of the Wu Jin painting method; and Ms. You Wen-ya, a professional lecturer from the PDP (Professional DynaMetric Programs) Institute Co Ltd & Leaders Association. The speakers shared their views on how to maintain good health, create art, and lead a successful life. They also engaged in in-depth discussions with the audience on the significance of Alternative Living from the physical and spiritual aspects.

The audience agreed with the three experts from different fields addressing the theme splendidly. They were also fascinated by the color, aroma, and taste of the delicious vegetarian dishes served at the venue. They stood around the speakers hoping to further explore the topic. Some guests requested to learn the Convenient Method onsite, eager to experience the wonders of the harmonious functioning of body, mind and spirit that creates a new self.

The seminar successfully integrated medical and health concepts with ethereal artistic ideas for a sound and successful life. For seminar attendees, it promised a Golden Age lifestyle that is full of hope and light.

Note: The Worldwide Chinese Cancer Free Link is a team of volunteer workers led by Dr. Mei, Hsiang-Yang, who are committed to sharing correct vegetarian diet concepts with society at large.

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By Hsinchu News Group, Formosa (Originally in Chinese)

[Hsinchu] In support of Master's call for extending love and compassion to animals and keeping a lifelong vegetarian diet, fellow initiates working in the Hsinchu Industrial Technological Research Institute (ITRI) planned and established a Healthy Vegetarian Society on March 23, Golden Year 3 (2006) which caused a great response in the campus and attracted more than two hundred colleagues to join them.

The ITRI is the primary driving force in Formosa's electronics and information industry. Currently there are more than six thousand employees, and over half of the researchers possess Master or Doctorate degrees. Many of Formosa's famous world-class technology enterprises were planned and founded by the ITRI. Numerous leaders in the technology industry are also fostered by this institution. Our fellow initiates established the vegetarian society with the hope of sharing Master's divine love and message to all the colleagues in the Institute. The grand opening was held in the form of a vegetarian food tasting event. The announcement was made through the institution’s informative system, and putting up posters, etc. More than two hundred colleagues joined the Society, which greatly exceeded the original expectation.

At noon of March 23, the grand opening to establish the Society began with an introduction to the concept and benefit of vegetarianism, followed by the free vegetarian food tasting event. To support this occasion, the Hsinchu Center provided over thirty courses of Chinese and Western delicacies, which won warm praises from the guests. Some participants had the notion that theses dishes were ordered from outside restaurants, so they asked the fellow initiates for the contact number of the restaurants for future orders. Many employees were interested in the cooking method of these dishes, while others expressed their wish to switch to a vegetarian diet because they were truly amazed by the variety, delicacy, and the tastefulness of the healthy vegetarian food. In the venue, apart from playing songs composed by Master, distributing healthy diet guidelines, fellow initiates also displayed Master's artistic painted fans and Longevity Lamps.

Mr. Zhang-fang, Operation Chief of the Mechanical Engineering Department, said that through the effort of the Healthy Vegetarian Society, he hoped that colleagues in the ITRI would become like Einstein, thus attaining keen observation and achieving superb results in research. Mr. Xie Zheng-xiong, the Project Manager of the Material Testing Laboratory and Deputy Chief of the Intelligence Services Department, who had been a vegetarian for over twenty years, said he was very glad to see vegetarianism promoted through a society. Miss Zhang Pei-jun from the Administration Office said that after working with our fellow initiates for years, she had been gradually influenced by them and changed her eating habit to a healthy vegetarian diet. Miss Wang You-wen from the Material Testing Laboratory on the other hand, could not stop praising the dishes served that day as extremely delicious and sumptuous.

Through the founding of the Healthy Vegetarian Society, employees in the ITRI have gradually accepted the concept of loving animals and following a healthy vegetarian diet. They have also changed their general notion that the vegetarian diet is rigid and monotonous. Let’s hope that through continuous promotion for vegetarianism, these high-tech professionals will be inspired to follow the examples of great scientists such as Sir Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein, and make greater contributions to our world.