Report from Argentina

More Souls Take Their First Steps toward Liberation

 

[Buenos Aires] Fellow initiates from Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, recently conducted a number of video seminars to share Master's teachings in Cordoba, central Argentina, and Bahia Blanca in the southeast.

In the beautiful, historic city of Cordoba, where many ancient churches still stand and the local community is warm and friendly, a series of three seminars were held at a vegetarian restaurant rented by a local sister initiate, who also helped us make various other arrangements. As we traveled through the city distributing fliers, we were pleasantly surprised to discover many stores selling healthy foods and natural products, indicating a change in the local people's diet.

Local initiates hold a series of video seminars on Master's teachings in the central and southeastern parts of Argentina.

The first seminar began with an introduction to Supreme Master Ching Hai and the Quan Yin Method, at a venue blessed by Master's softly soothing and harmonious vibrations. After the question-and-answer session, many of the guests, including the restaurant owner, asked to learn the Convenient Method. On the following day, the second seminar, entitled "How to Clean Our Karma" was held. Again, a relaxed and comfortable atmosphere prevailed, and many more people expressed a desire to learn the Convenient Method. After meditation, when the practitioners were told of the importance of group meditation, one new initiate immediately invited fellow practitioners to her house for the weekly sessions. On the third day, discussions focused on the need to find an Enlightened Living Master, and many of the participants nodded in agreement. A sister who had learned the Convenient Method only two days earlier confided that spiritual practice had already made her healthier, and better able to sleep at night. The owner of the restaurant where the seminar was held expressed deep gratitude for the spiritual nourishment she had received from the experience. In order to help and support the new practitioners, arrangements are being made to hold another gathering within the next two months.

A few weeks later, fellow initiates traveled to Bahia Blanca. And, with the help of a local would-be initiate who is practicing the Convenient Method, they held two seminars in this beautiful and tranquil city along Argentina's southeastern coast. The first seminar moved one woman to tears, while other participants agreed with Master's teachings. About half of the guests asked to learn the Convenient Method.

Several of these guests also attended the second seminar on the following day. Some were new Convenient Method practitioners who had brought their relatives and friends. During the question-and-answer session, many people agreed that Master's teachings are perfect, and expressed their happiness at having the chance to practice the Convenient Method when they were not yet ready to follow a completely vegetarian diet. A middle-aged man of the Buddhist faith was happy to see an increase in the number of Truth-aspirants in the area, and hoped that Quan Yin fellow practitioners would continue to share Master's teachings. A young instructor of Tai Chi Chuan (one of Chinese martial arts) also registered to learn the Convenient Method, and asked for contact information so that he could visit the Buenos Aires Center whenever he was in the city.

For our local brothers and sisters, this little lecture tour was a happy experience of selfless devotion and mutual encouragement on the spiritual path.