Report from Costa Rica

Feeding Souls at a Cooking and Food Tasting Fair

[San Jose] From April 21 to 24, 2005, Costa Rica's main newspaper La Nacion sponsored the country's largest annual culinary fair, the Cooking and Flavors Expo, with participation by the National Chefs' Association, at the Herradura Hotel in San Jose. Representatives of the nation's most important and well-established companies in the food and home appliance industries participated. During the event, Costa Rican members of The Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association conducted a booth entitled "The Vegetarian Alternative" featuring samples of vegetarian dishes, demonstrations of practical recipes, a presentation on the benefits of vegetarianism, Master's Supreme Cooking video, The Key of Immediate Enlightenment sample booklets and flyers about Master's teachings.

The Fair was the first such activity in which initiates from the Costa Rica Center participated. Preparations began about ten days beforehand and during this time the sisters and brothers worked with hearts full of joy and confidence.

When the initiates first contacted the organizer about setting up a booth at the fair, they were told that food would be sold at low prices. However, a few hours before the opening, they were informed of a new guideline specifying that food could not be sold. Thus they immediately felt it was God's will that visitors should be able to sample their vegetarian food free of charge, and were happy about the wonderful opportunity to serve food to all their guests.

During the expo, visitors to the initiates' stand expressed their love, and when they looked at Master's picture on display at the booth everything else seemed to fall into place! So the guest book contained many remarks such as the following that reflected people's satisfaction with the food: "Delicious. What I feel is pure love." "Congratulations! Your food is excellent. There's no doubt that you can eat healthy with vegetarian food. These delights are beneficial to our health." "Trying to become a vegetarian--delightful." "Excellent food. You should think about opening a restaurant." "Subtle flavor, nice texture, colorful; everything food requires: color, flavor and aroma. Congratulations." Many visitors also signed up to attend the Practical Cooking course at the San Jose Center. And the owners of other stands (which served meat) noted that our booth was the most frequently visited at the Fair, while expressing their admiration for the presentation and flavor of the food.

Amazingly, 11,000 guests attended the event, passed by the stand, with most showed their acceptance, which can only be interpreted as the power of divine love expressed through our brothers and sisters. This power was also evident in the fact that many people said they wished to visit the San Jose Center and learn more about Master's teachings. Thus, through Master's help, the Costa Rican initiates had the chance to convey unconditional care to thousands of people at the 2005 Cooking and Flavors Expo. In addition, they felt the grace and love of our Supreme God flowing throughout the event while serving the public both material and spiritual nourishment. Thank You, Master, for Your countless blessings!

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