Peru

A Brilliant Ching Hai Month in Peru

October is a highly significant month for Peruvians because of the many Catholic celebrations held at that time. For disciples of Supreme Master Ching Hai, this period is also especially significant because October 25 is Supreme Master Ching Hai Day.

To celebrate this meaningful time, initiates from Lima began by holding an exhibition of Master’s publications at the city’s annual Chinatown Fair. In responding to the exhibit, many visitors expressed keen interest and joyful curiosity about the Quan Yin Method and Master’s teachings. The initiates then encouraged them by distributing leaflets with information on the Lima Center and its days and hours of operation, and also invited the guests to the video seminars that were planned for October, 2003.

Following up on this successful event, fellow practitioners decided to make October “Supreme Master Ching Hai Month” in Peru and conducted five video seminars in various cities.

The first seminar was held on Saturday, October 11 at the Drivers Union in Tacna City. In the early morning, people began arriving, gladly welcomed gifts of The Key of Immediate Enlightenment sample booklet and enthusiastically viewed the video lecture The Mystery of the World Beyond. Many were convinced of the veracity of Master’s message, and approximately a third of the guests stayed behind to learn the Convenient Method.

Then, with much love in her heart, a Buddhist sister invited the initiates to visit her home, and sincerely offered it as a place to hold regular group meditation sessions. In this way a new meditation Center was established in Tacna.

Work team members from Lima and Arequipa

The second seminar was held on October 15 at the auditorium of San Augustin University in Arequipa, which can accommodate about a hundred people. With its warm atmosphere, the venue was soon filled to capacity. During the video The Mystery of the World Beyond, the guests were mesmerized by Master’s voice and showed great interest in the message of Truth She imparted, with over half asking to learn the Convenient Method. Following the video presentation a journalist from a local magazine requested an interview, which was arranged for the next day, and guests were invited to come along to watch the video again and share their experiences. The experience-sharing session was most satisfying and peaceful.

Another seminar was conducted on October 25 at the National Library of Lima City. The Library’s ample auditorium, which seats over 300, was filled to capacity. As with the previous seminar, Master’s voice and teachings captivated the audience, and afterwards approximately a hundred people received the Convenient Method and later expressed their happiness, with some experiencing very beautiful inner realms. One gentleman told a work team member that he was very grateful to the seminar’s organizers because his life will surely improve through his participation. Next, the initiates offered a delicious vegetarian buffet in the Library´s anteroom. The guests savored the fine food while listening to Master’s sweet songs and feeling Her radiant presence, which brought brightness and a radiant smile to everyone’s face.

The final two seminars were held on October 30 and 31 at Lima City’s San Jorge Jail, where the directors allowed the initiates to disseminate Supreme Master Ching Hai’s teachings among the prisoners. At the end of the video lectures, the inmates developed an appreciation of meditation, and more than 200 appeared peaceful and bright as they received the Convenient Method. Afterwards they asked the initiates to return to the Jail every fifteen days.

Peruvians call October “Miracle Month,” and it was certainly so this year for Peruvian initiates as they successfully completed their cycle of five video lectures, with God-given determination and strength, showing numerous people the way to obtain peace, love and blessings through Supreme Master Ching Hai’s teachings. ... Next Page