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Korean
initiates help each other climb a mountain during the Youngdong
Center’s November 2004 hiking activity. |
[Youngdong] On November 7, 2004, the Youngdong Center
held a food festival and mountain hiking activity that was attended
by approximately 250 fellow initiates from centers all around Korea.
Before coming to the event, the initiates prepared special meals and brought them to the Youngdong for a great food party, which began after the center’s specially scheduled 4:00-10:00 AM group meditation session, and then went on a one-and-a-half-hour hike around the Center’s grounds, which cover approximately 830,000 square meters. Most of the practitioners had not explored the Center since its opening in 1998, and since much of its terrain is mountainous, the trek was quite strenuous. When the hikers encountered steep grades, they caringly held hands for support, gaining a greater appreciation of each other and of the Center’s beautiful environment in the process.
From the November 2004 food festival and hike, the Korean initiates came to feel deep gratitude to Master for giving them a virtual paradise on earth, and for allowing them to enjoy a unique event that offered a pleasant balance between spiritual practice and physical exercise. .............Pevious
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