On January 11, 2003, my wife and I visited the Supreme Master Ching Hai Body, Mind and Soul Art Creation Exhibition at the Taipei Social Education Hall. My wife was especially interested in Master's paintings and lingered before the artworks including "My Dear," "Desert Flower," "Song of the Sea" and "Stone Cave." I was totally stunned by the purity, Truth, Virtue and beauty portrayed by these masterpieces. Each one, regardless of its content, depicts the solemnity, bliss and hope of life, and the merciful love of its creator. I tried hard to visualize the artist at work and follow Her thinking, means of expression and vision. Then it suddenly dawned on me: "Is this not the radiant countenance of God?" Therefore, I wrote this poem to reveal my heartfelt emotions at that moment.
There is Truth,
There is Goodness,
There is beauty.
Oh, and there is Light!
From each and every painting,
Shining out gloriously,
Is the radiant countenance of God.
Elevating Body, Mind and Spirit through Truth, Virtue and Beauty
Supreme Art:
