Do
you want to read the latest issue of the Supreme Master Ching Hai News
Magazine more quickly? Through the Internet or World Wide Web, your
wish can be easily realized!
There
are several websites concerning Master Ching Hai and the Quan Yin Method
that have been created in different areas of the world, including Formosa,
Singapore, Korea, Japan, Germany, Canada, and the U. S. For your convenience,
the Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) or Internet addresses of these
sites are listed on the inside front cover of the Supreme Master Ching
Hai News Magazine.
You
can start your Internet journey by entering a URL into the address box
located in the upper part of a browser. The commonly used browsers are
Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator (or Communicator). Browsers
are software programs residing on your computer that translate Hyper
Text Markup Language (HTML) coded pages into a viewable document. The
browser software is often pre-installed on your computer when you buy
it, but the most updated browsers can be downloaded from their respective
websites (www.netscape.com, www.internetexplorer.com, et al).
Of
course, you have to have access to a computer to gain access to the
Internet. Luckily, most computers nowadays are Internet-enabled, meaning
that they can access the Internet, and even include the software to
connect to it. On your computer you must have a modem, which is a piece
of hardware that serves as a "telephone" for your computer. Just as
you talk with your friends through a telephone, your computer exchanges
information with its friends (other computers) through a modem. You
do not have to know how a modem works. The only thing that you have
to remember is that this is the piece of hardware you need to communicate
on the web.
The
last requirement for accessing websites is to have an Internet Service
Provider (ISP). ISPs are companies that allow access to the World Wide
Web. They often offer services such as e-mail, web space to create your
own website, and many others.
These
are the major elements that you need to surf the World Wide Web. Should
you want to have a finer Internet journey and fully experience the Audio
or Video features provided by the Quan Yin sites, you can download the
Real Player plug-in from the RealNetworks Company (http://www.real.com).
This is a piece of supplementary software that provides Audio and Video
features. With this software, you can listen to and enjoy Master's lectures
and music on the Quan Yin websites. Of course you will also have to
have speakers and a sound card on your computer. Plug-ins are often
created by third party vendors that want you to use their products,
and so they provide their plug-ins for free, or at low cost.
The
Quan Yin websites have converted some of Master's lectures to Portable
Document Format (PDF) documents. In order to read these documents, you
must install a piece of software called the Adobe Acrobat Reader developed
by the Adobe Company. This format was designed for documents with complicated
tables or graphs to keep their original quality and the same fonts and
spacing regardless of whether they are being viewed on the web, or printed
out. The Adobe Acrobat Reader can be downloaded for free from the Adobe
website at: http://www.adobe.com/supportservice/custsupport/download.html.
Then
you will be able to experience the magic of the Internet. If you are
unable to get all the pieces of hardware or software, you can still
enjoy the Internet by going to your local library. Many libraries nowadays
(at least in the U.S.) have computers that are connected to the Internet
for use by library patrons at no charge. Their only requirement is that
the computer not be used for trivial purposes. So if you are hampered
by not having a computer, you can still access the Internet through
the library.
When
you have all the equipment necessary to surf the Internet, you will
be able to enjoy Master Ching Hai's lectures and other wonderful information
on the Quan Yin websites, at any time of the day or night.
Note: Recently the Quan Yin websites
around the world have changed their names to "God's direct contact"
or "God's immediate contact". Please refer to the list on the inside
front cover of this magazine.
Front
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Conveying
Master's Teachings in Korea Through Special Audio Tapes