Report from Mexico

  <Mexico> This year, thousands of people throughout Mexico attended celebrations of the spring equinox, observed at sunrise on March 21. The festivities took place in many Mexican cities, such as Teotihuacan in the state of Mexico, Chichen Itza in Yucatan, and Cuicuilco (a famous archeological site in Mexico City), Palenque in Chiapas, Tulum in Quintana Roo, Tula in Hidalgo, and Tajin in Veracruz.

  Mexican fellow initiates met for this event in Teotihuacan, located approximately 50 kilometers from Mexico City. Teotihuacan means "God's City" or "Place where a person becomes God." It is the most important
archaeological area in the Mexican plateau, containing the Pyramid of the Sun and the Pyramid of the Moon.

  The spring equinox celebration goes far back in Mexican history and was originally performed by pre-Hispanic people, who climbed up to the Pyramid of the Sun and the Moon. There, they would conduct two ceremonies or rituals: one for the moon and one for the sun. The sun ceremony was considered more important and was called "Greeting the Sun." According to the customs of our ancestors, this ceremony, which takes place at the exact moment of sunrise, allows the body to be filled with divine energy, like a new birth.

  As part of this year's equinox celebration, the Mexico Center prepared a stand containing vegetarian food, along with a book and magazine exhibit featuring the teachings of Supreme Master Ching Hai. Practitioners gave away thousands of flyers, as people stopped by the stand on their way to the pyramids. Many visitors were surprised and pleased to find that we could provide such high quality vegetarian food. More importantly, they were able to discover teachings about the Quan Yin Method.

  Thousands of the visitors who came to our stand learned about Master for the first time, and were astonished by Her youth, beauty and wisdom. Many said that they would come to visit our Meditation Center, and some requested information about the Quan Yin Method. By the end of the event, all the disciples who participated were exhausted, but at the same time very happy and satisfied to have shared the teachings of salvation from a true living Master.

Main entrance to the Pyramids of the Sun and Moon







Thousands of people ascend to the pyramid to receive the solar energy of the spring equinox.






Practitioners share Master's teachings with thousands of visitors.