by the Taipei News Group

[Taipei] As a series of thundershowers in May 2004 brought relief to the semi-arid mountains and thirsty rivers of Formosa, fellow practitioners from the Taipei Center acted quickly to give the Yang-ming-shan Center and its environs a facelift before the typhoon season arrived, thus conserving the local mountain ecology and enhancing community relations.

The practitioners worked in two groups — one irrigating and fertilizing the Center’s bamboo groves, and the other cleaning and trimming plants in the neighboring Pamirs Park. Despite their heavy labor under a scorching sun, the brothers and sisters found joy in their work, which they almost completed in one morning of concerted effort.

Among the participants were two special individuals who had flown halfway round the world to recharge themselves spiritually by attending group meditation in Formosa. One of these guests was brother Hu of Vancouver, Canada, who at age fourteen had emigrated from Formosa to Canada with his family. In the year 2000, upon listening to a radio show featuring one of Master’s Chinese lectures, he began practicing the Convenient Method, and after observing a vegetarian diet for three months, traveled to the Youngdong Center in Korea to be initiated into the Quan Yin Method. Then in mid-May of this year, brother Hu made a special trip back to Formosa to fulfill his dream of having a wonderful experience meditating with several thousand fellow initiates. For him, working at Pamirs Park was a new experience, as he felt a profound sense of kinship with other fellow initiates pursuing the same great ideal with oneness of heart and effort.

The other special participant was sister Liu from Seattle, Washington, USA, where for her attending group meditation required a drive of several hours. In sister Liu’s eyes, Formosan initiates were truly blessed in having convenient access to group meditation on a regular basis. She was also impressed by the ethereal beauty of Pamirs Park, and found great contentment in helping to keep the Park clean. Sister Liu thanked Master for arranging her encounters in Formosa, and for letting her witness how local fellow initiates both practice and support Master and Her centers diligently.

In the afternoon, the practitioners experienced the refreshing coolness of a brief thunderstorm that had a soothing effect on body, mind and spirit. The sisters’ and brothers’ contented and meaningful day then ended amidst a rush of mountain breezes and cheerful singing. ~Reporte from Kinmen....

 

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