[Singapore]
On December 30, 2000, with Master's blessings, the Singapore
Center organized its first video seminar. On December 24, the first
Saturday before the event, teams were sent out to the Mass Rapid Transit
train stops along the routes to the venue, to distribute flyers. As
the lecture venue is situated in the central business district of Singapore,
many of the local office workers were greeted with beautiful, specially
prepared flyers when they arrived for work in the morning. Many initiates
participated in the work with great enthusiasm, and there were even
young initiates who volunteered. After about an hour, all the flyers
were distributed and the working team felt very happy that Master's
message had been conveyed to the multitudes of Singapore.
|
|
|
Exhibition
of Master's artistic creations.
|
|
|
|
Guests
at the seminar are very interested in Master's publications.
|
In
the final week, more preparations were completed as initiates helped
with various tasks, including the exhibition of Master's artistic creations.
Three days before the video seminar, a Quan Yin messenger arrived and
the working team felt very encouraged. At every group meditation, the
spirit was high as initiates filled the meditation hall, praying silently
for Master's blessings to make the event a success.
On
the day of the seminar, after an early morning group meditation session,
initiates again went out to various train stations to distribute flyers.
By this time the people had already read about the event in the morning
newspaper. At 10 a.m., the working team arrived at the auditorium of
DBS (Development Bank of Singapore), where the event was to take place.
Like hard working bees, they quickly transformed the exhibition gallery
into a very beautiful and graceful salon. Master's blessings permeated
the whole venue and fellow initiates really enjoyed their work.
As
the guests entered the exhibition hall, they were given a copy of Master's
sample booklet and News magazine. Many lingered at the exhibit area,
entranced by the amazing beauty of Master's artistic creations as they
stared at and admired Her paintings, books, Celestial Jewelry and Clothes,
and Longevity Lamps. At both ends of the display area, many people crowded
around television sets watching short videos introducing Master and
our group. The atmosphere was both relaxed and spiritual as the crowds
began to fill the exhibit area.
|
|
|
Audience
members pack the venue of the Singapore video seminar.
|
Inside
the auditorium, the usual short video clips introduced Master to the
guests. By the afternoon, the main auditorium hall was filled with several
hundred guests, and late comers had to be seated in the upstairs gallery.
The videotape selected was of Master's 1999 lecture in Scotland. The
audience was very attentive throughout the video showing and they applauded
spontaneously at the end of the video when Master stood up and bade
farewell to the audience.
During
the question and answer session, many audience members wrote questions
down on paper, all of which were relevant and useful to spiritual cultivation.
The last question was asked by an old gentleman who said that it was
his 66th birthday on that day (66 is a lucky number in the Chinese tradition),
he was very happy to be attending the video seminar, and that he had
also attended Master's Singapore lecture in 1995.
The
Quan Yin messenger answered each question to the satisfaction of the
audience members, who gave their heartfelt applause at the end. The
questions indicated that the audience was sincere in their search for
spiritual truth. Even during refreshment time, many crowded around the
information desk asking questions about the Quan Yin Method of meditation
and related information about the Singapore Center.
After
the video presentation, more than sixty people stayed to learn the Convenient
Method. All the fellow initiates present felt very happy and blessed
about the event, whose success they knew was thanks to Master's grace.
