[New York] To raise public awareness about the benefits of vegetarianism, initiates have printed over 250,000 of Master's Alternative Living Flyers and have been distributing them throughout New York City and surrounding areas. Distribution efforts have focused on public places where many people can be found every day, such as bus, subway and train stations; weekend fairs; public libraries; movie theaters; shopping malls, and health and organic food stores. Fellow practitioners have witnessed the happiness on the many, many faces of those receiving the flyer. They also found that the owners of the vegetarian restaurants and health food stores welcomed the flyers, where multiple copies were left for people to pick up. Initiates also continue to check these locations periodically to refill them if the flyers run out. Moreover, many initiates have made use of email and the Internet as an alternative method of distributing the flyer.

To reach the greatest numbers of people in getting this important message out, our flyers were printed in several languages to fit New York’s multi-cultural environment, and a full-size color ad of the Alternative Living flyer was published in several newspapers. Moreover, Master’s video lectures, which with Master’s blessing have aired on local cable TV stations since 1998, are being broadcast more recently with Master’s lectures on vegetarianism. Viewers in the six states of the Northeast can enjoy Master’s lectures from their home on cable TV every week.

From March 31 to April 2, Golden Year 3, the 2006 New Life Expo, one of the largest body-mind-spirit exhibitions in the North America, was held at the Hotel New Yorker. Sisters and brothers took the opportunity to share Master’s teachings with the public, and all fellow practitioners wore T-shirts with a printout of the Alternative Living flyer. With Master’s publications displayed on the table and Master’s DVDs on the TV screen, many people expressed interest in the Quan Yin Method, and some guests lingered for over an hour to watch Master’s lectures.

On April 2, fellow practitioners joined the 10th Semi-Annual Wellness Health Fair at the Hilton Long Island Hotel in New York. On display at the exhibition table were Master’s videos, DVDs, News magazines and other publications, along with Her Longevity Lamps, which created a noble, elegant ambience. It was the first time fellow practitioners attended such an event in Long Island, which is around 62 miles (100 km) from Manhattan. Many guests gave us a warm welcome, and some happily told us they had already seen Master’s lectures on cable TV. Many guests read the flyers thoroughly and discussed with us how to improve their nutrition by switching to vegetarian meals. Some guests asked sincerely if we would hold video seminars in Long Island in the future and gave us their contact information.

Through these on-going activities, we believe that the spark of enlightenment has been ignited in many people’s hearts throughout New York City!