Report from Costa Rica

Vegetarian Cooking Classes

[San Jose] Fellow initiates in Costa Rica held Sunday cooking classes at the local center on November 18 and 25, 2001. The classes emphasized the importance of the vegetarian diet, explained how to cook various nutritious vegetarian dishes, and introduced common knowledge about hygiene.

Initiates and would-be initiates, as well as their friends and relatives, attended the classes in high spirits, sharing the fun of cooking and tasting the delicious dishes prepared during the classes. The demonstrations ranged from Aulacese to Chinese and Costa Rican cooking. The classes were conducted in a harmonious atmosphere and surprised comments were heard from time to time. For would-be initiates looking forward to initiation into the Quan Yin Method, the classes enhanced their faith in the vegetarian diet and inspired them to continuously stride forward in their spiritual practice.