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An Institute of Love in the Desert—The Ching Hai
School
By Formosa News Group (Originally in Chinese)
[Rajasthan] Far out in the Indian desert of Rajasthan,
a group of farmers and women handicraft workers have been quietly contributing
to the education of local children. Concerned about the shortage of public
school teachers in this remote area of India, these fellow initiates established
the Ching Hai School in the name of Master. In addition to contributing
their income from their work for the purchase of teaching materials, they
themselves engage in studies and then impart their knowledge to the local
children.
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The Ching Hai School has more than 160 students. Early each
morning, they cheerfully sing praises to their Mother of Education—Supreme
Master Ching Hai, in their local language before beginning their daily
lessons. Although the four classrooms are only equipped with mats for
sitting, it is very touching to see the sincerity and enthusiasm of the
teachers and the earnest expression of the children as they carefully
follow their teachers’ instructions, copying the words on the blackboard.
When asked about their happiest moment of the day and their future dreams,
some answered: “My happiest moment is when I am in class, because
learning makes me very happy!” “When I grow up, I want to
run a school to educate children, just like our principal.” These
fellow initiates also provide a pure vegan lunch for the children each
day, winning approval and praise from the parents, who said: “The
vegan diet makes the children healthier.”
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| In high spirits, the students sing praises
to Supreme Master Ching Hai in the morning. |
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Fellow initiates visiting from Formosa brought Master’s
publications, including God Takes Care of Everything, The Dogs
in My Life and Celestial Art. The local initiates were deeply
touched and immediately started reading the books. The Formosan initiates
also contributed 10,000 rupees to help this group of fellow initiates
who are working quietly to create a more vibrant future for the local
children of the desert so that they can pass on this selfless love. 
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