[Keelung]
On April 30, 2005, the Keelung City Environmental Protection Bureau
held a beach-cleaning activity at Badouzih Chaojing Park in conjunction
with the ROC Environmental Protection Administration’s 2005 Formosa
Ocean Year project targeting coastal cleaning. Members of The Supreme
Master Ching Hai International Association and more than thirty other
groups participated in this meaningful event.
As Master says, “The more
we become elevated the more we see that cleanliness is necessary. It’s
the way of life. It’s not that one person is cleaner than the
other, or someone loves more cleanliness. It’s the inner expression
of beauty, virtue and Truth—the saintly way of life” (Originally
in English, published in News #83). Embracing this concept, the fellow
practitioners earnestly and quickly cleaned a beach that was not heavily
littered—a good sign indicating the local people’s consciousness
has risen regarding cleanliness. And as a result, they have been expending
greater effort in preserving the environment.
While participating in the cleanup,
Sister Wang, an enthusiastic volunteer who has devoted herself to this
public-interest task for many years, said, “Master teaches us
to meditate and observe a vegetarian diet. That’s environmental
protection within our bodies and souls. The beach-cleaning activity
is protecting the outer environment. Only when we observe environmental
protection and cleanliness both inwardly and outwardly will we truly
be observing Master’s teachings and ideals.” Hopefully,
everyone will share this aspiration and work together to create a paradise
on Earth free from pollution.