[Reported by Chen Ling-fang, Taipei] The Supreme Master Ching Hai is not only internationally renowned for Her compassion as a spiritual Master, but also seems blessed with artistic talent that requires no guidance from teachers. And She is also highly acclaimed in artistic and literary circles. A great character is always accompanied by childlike innocence. Unsophisticated, pure and simple, that is how experiences of Truth, Virtue and beauty are expressed in the diverse artistic and musical creations of Supreme Master Ching Hai.
In order to facilitate intimate appreciation of Her artworks by Taipei residents, the Taipei Center of the Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association has especially convened the Supreme Master Ching Hai Body, Mind and Soul Art Creation Exhibition at the Taipei Social Education Hall from January 11 to 16. Because the Supreme Master is now travelling in the United States, many of Her disciples are guiding visitors through the Exhibition in Her place.
Items displayed at the six-day event include eighteen oil paintings, ten pastel color paintings and twelve handmade Longevity Lamps that are excellent examples of the integration of art with living handicrafts. In commenting on Her own creativity, which required no training, Supreme Master Ching Hai says, "For all of us, as long as our inner almighty power has been turned up, nothing is impossible." Through Her creations, the Supreme Master presents new interpretations of human art in the form of Truth, Virtue, beauty and divinity.
The settings of Supreme Master Ching Hai's creative works include Formosan locales such as Yangming Mountain in Taipei, Hsihu and Pingtung, as well as Seattle, Washington and California in the United States, Japan and Costa Rica. With Her profound realization and boundless creative inspiration, She is able to produce works based on just about anything in the realm of human experience. And with Her simple strokes and sincere yet unsophisticated style, She flawlessly represents Her "Impressions of Heaven."
