Further Endeavors Imbue Formosa with the Loving Concepts of Alternative Living

Compiled report by the Taipei News Group (Originally in Chinese)

Nantou

On April 8, the Council for Hakka Affairs Executive Yuan convened a “Hakka Tung Flower Festival” at the New Era sculpture Park in Puli. The Nantou Center was invited to hold a vegetarian food tasting in the Park. Wearing T-shirts printed with the Alternative Living message, fellow practitioners distributed leaflets at the venue. After reading the protein concentration in various vegetarian foods clearly listed out in the leaflets, people were assured that they could receive sufficient nutrition from eating a vegetarian diet. They also agreed that this method of introduction was very good, as the general public had very little previous knowledge about the nutritious vegetarian diet! Hearing that there was a vegetarian tasting that day, many guests were very delighted to go to the booth.

At the booth was a long line. Many guests who tried the food praised it tremendously and asked in great detail about the preparation methods for the food. One of the chefs was a sister initiate who had just returned from the San Jose Vegetarian House in the United States and arrived in time to serve several gourmet dishes of international standard. When a guest asked about the location of the restaurant run by fellow initiates that provided the western vegetarian food, this sister answered: “The San Jose Vegetarian House in the United States.” This guest felt that he was very lucky to be able to savor such trans-national vegetarian delicacies.

Changhua

Originally, fellow initiates from Changhua planned to distribute leaflets at Yunlin, Beigang, Mailiao and other places where there were few fellow practitioners. However, due to the heavy rainfall, they were unable to carry out the distribution. So, they decided instead to have a relaxed sightseeing trip while looking for opportunities to promote vegetarianism on the way.

When they reached Gukeng in Yunlin County, they were attracted by the Huashan region that was famous for producing coffee, so they started distributing leaflets to the passersby outside a coffee house. At that time, several customers sitting in the coffee house greeted them in a friendly manner, and one talked about the compassionate ideal of no-killing. Fellow initiates thus also started to introduce Master and give them Master’s sample books. Unexpectedly, when one saw Master’s photo, he immediately stood up with great respect and called out loudly: “It was Her! It was Her! It was Her!” He then explained that when he went to attend a congregation in a mountain area several days earlier, he had seen such a Master giving a discourse at the venue. Fellow initiates immediately realized that the merciful Master had again paved the road for them in advance by Her ethereal appearance. These people with affinity expressed very great interest to know more about Master, and earnestly invited initiates to come there again and hold a Truth-sharing activity where they could show Master’s lecture videos, so that more villagers could know about Master Ching Hai and the Quan Yin Method.

So, despite their initial disappointment about not being able to launch a massive distribution due to the heavy rain, they realized that unexpectedly, dear Master had incredibly arranged for them to go to Huashan to establish affinity with several virtuous persons. They realized that through sincere efforts and belief in Master, Master will always take care of everything.

Tainan

On April 22, fellow initiates from the Tainan Center went to distribute leaflets at the Anping Ancient Fortress, a historical sightseeing spot that was very crowded during the holidays, and also at the Anping Old Street—the first street of Formosa. At the “Jian Shi Qing” Square on the Old Street, they held a prize quiz to propagate the concept of a healthy vegetarian diet. All the questions asked were based on the “Ten Reasons to Eat More Like a Vegetarian,” which can be found on the website mentioned on the leaflet. At the venue, fellow initiates had prepared printouts of the “Ten Reasons to Eat More Like a Vegetarian” and inserted them into the Alternative Living document folders to be distributed to the guests. All the guests who received this folder read the contents attentively. A young mother who provided the correct answers to the questions said that she had read Master’s books and felt that Master’s teachings were applicable to daily life. She was very touched that Master had extended Her love to the animals and had encouraged Her disciples to promote vegetarianism.

At ten o’clock that morning, two promotion vehicles displaying the Alternative Living banners and broadcasting “Go! Go! Go!” – a song composed by Master, accompanied by 15 fellow initiates wearing T-shirts printed with the Alternative Living message and riding on bicycles supporting the Alternative Living posters, formed an eye-catching parade that made a “spiritual tour” through the streets, lanes and sightseeing sites of Anping Town. Many people curiously poked out their heads to see what was happening. The tourists simply exclaimed: “Cool!”

When the parade passed by a tea house, the employees came out and followed Master’s voice in singing the “Go! Go! Go!” together themselves. That was a very lovely scene. Each time the Tainan Center holds any outside activities, the promotion vehicles always play the song “Go! Go! Go!” Even the very popular “Just Jazz” band in Tainan plays it frequently, so the citizens in Tainan are very familiar with this song and even know how to sing it.

The tour also attracted the interest of many foreign tourists. Among them was a young couple; the girl was Hungarian and the boy was Israeli. When they saw the T-shirt printed with the lovely animal characters, they liked it very much and wanted to buy one. These two foreign friends said they felt great energy emitting from the T-shirt worn by fellow initiates, which made them feel very curious. They asked the fellow initiates what they were practicing. When the fellow initiates told them that they were practicing the Quan Yin Method, the couple said they were also vegetarians and spiritual practitioners. They had also learnt a Light and Sound method in India but they could only meditate once each day. In their hearts they wanted very much to elevate themselves, so they were very happy to meet the fellow initiates. They left their contact details and expressed their hope to visit the Centers and understand more about Master’s teachings. The most incredible thing was that there were only two T-shirts left from those that fellow initiates had brought that day, with sizes that were just right for the couple. So, everything is the perfect arrangement by God!