I live in San Francisco, the city that about thirty years ago was the hippie capital of the world. The hippies were sincere seekers, who peacefully revolted against war and capitalism. We have all heard about 'Flower Power' and the 'Summer of Love', but I always wondered what had happened to these people: Where did they go? Are they all gone? Recently while surfing the Internet I got the answer: Some of them still live together in rural Tennessee in a spiritual community called 'The Farm'. I found their story to be extremely interesting and inspiring, so I read more and also visited them.

In 1970 a caravan of colorful buses with hundreds hippies traveled through America with the slogan: 'Out to Save the World'. They eventually bought a piece of land in Tennessee and established The Farm, the largest hippie commune in America. The urban kids at The Farm learned farming from their neighbors, and within several years became self-sufficient in terms of food production. They strongly believed that we are all one and held values identical to ours: love, compassion, nonviolence, and charity. They all became vegan and meditated regularly. Free love gave way to lifelong marriages; drugs gave way to abstinence from alcohol, tobacco, and even tea. They vowed to stay in voluntary poverty.

As soon as they had enough to feed themselves, they established a charitable organization called 'Plenty', which has carried out many humanitarian and disaster relief projects. They established the first soy dairy in America, and introduced tempeh (an Indonesian style soybean cake). Hundreds of children grew up on The Farm as lifelong vegans. To sustain themselves and spread their message across America, they started many enlightened and progressive businesses, such as 'The Book Publishing Company', specializing in vegetarian and Native American books, and the 'Mail Order Catalog', selling vegetarian food items.

They became famous, and crowds of people visited them. Mother Teresa visited The Farm and called them 'the heroes of the world'; The Wall Street Journal called them 'the General Motors of American communes'. They lead a very simple life, and feel happy and contented in an environment that many in America would consider to be at the poverty level. Recently, some of them heard about Master: Perhaps a new chapter has just begun in their interesting story.

Some of them already have learned the Convenient Method, and plans for inviting a Quan Yin messenger to their area are under way. (They hope to see Master in their community!) They are not just pure, but very enthusiastic as well: They have many connections and friends in the outside world, and already have begun to spread Master's message. They are 'strategically positioned' for Master to reach many people in mainstream America. Below is a portion of one of their e-mails I recently received:

Yes, I have no doubts.... I read every day a little, learn and get more excited.... talking to more of my friends every day. I have a long list to email, call and write about Master. I'm really focused on this and yes, I know, I will be initiated. I plan to email the folks in Tennessee to sign up. Thank you for flying all the way out here to share Master.