Many Are Touched by the Message of
Alternative Living

By Togo News Group (Originally in French)

Togo

As initiates from the Togo, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, and Porto-Novo Centers gathered together to distribute the Alternative Living flyer, they witnessed its impact, power, and beauty on those who received it. One woman who couldn’t read it herself asked for pamphlets that she could take to her children. An elementary schoolboy asked for some for his father. Another woman said that after she hung a flyer on the wall in her room, she decided to become a pure vegetarian and began to order soy-based and wheat vegetarian kebabs. One schoolteacher handed out the flyers to the school’s staff and pupils; the pupils then took them to their parents, who were happy to learn of the alternative vegetarian proteins that would allow them to alter their diet without risk to their health.

As the flyers became more and more in demand, initiates handed out 1,000 at the University of Lomé. The curiosity of students was so great that the distribution lasted many hours and included a sharing of ideas. Many students at the university’s cybercafé visited the websites printed on the flyer to get more information about the vegetarian diet and Master’s teachings. Other students suggested opening a vegetarian restaurant or a new shop on the campus where vegetarian items would be readily available to help them be faithful to the diet.

The distribution team went to the places where students purchased food and made vendors aware of the necessity to provide vegetarian food for students to purchase. With Master’s unconditional grace, the team also went to the corn fields around the campus to thank the farmers and commend them for the dignity of their farming profession, and to share Master’s love and blessing.

After distributing the flyers throughout the neighborhoods, everyone embarked on the second part of their plan, which was to go to the most crowded places to share the Alternative Living message on a continuous basis. Initiates readily return to these places because they know that Master’s power and blessing must be available on every street corner, for all people to have the opportunity to be cleansed in the Ocean of love and blessing.

Côte d’Ivoire

In Abidjan, capital of the Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), initiates organized an Alternative Living distribution to be carried out in four sessions. The first took place at Sorbonne Place, an open forum that accommodates about 500 people daily for public discussions on political, spiritual, religious, economic and social matters. There, the flyers were distributed and discussed along with other information about the teachings of Supreme Master Ching Hai. The positive comments made regarding the vegetarian diet proved the importance of the Alternative Living principles, and people were happy when they realized one can be a pure vegetarian at very little cost.

The second session for flyer distribution was made on the public boulevard, to passers-by and to those awaiting a bus. A town hall welcomed the third session, where the message of the vegetarian diet overwhelmed the people who attended wedding ceremonies there. Parents, friends and newlywed couples alike received the message of compassion, love and non-violence toward all sentient beings as well as Master’s blessing for a happy marriage.

The last session took place in the parking area, where the Côte d’Ivoire craftsmen union advocates were gathering to meet the President of Republic. Initiates seized the opportunity to distribute the flyers, which soon were in high demand. In essence, people received the Alternative Living message positively, without any problems. Many saw it as an opportunity that helped them realize a vegetarian diet does not cause one to risk illness because fruits and vegetables contain nutrition for good health and longevity. People also came to understand that all necessary protein can be obtained from foods like soy, corn, rice, nuts and beans.

Porto Novo, Benin

On March 24 and 27, Golden Year 3 (2006), the initiates of Porto Novo went to two secondary schools to distribute Alternative Living flyers. Through Master’s love, practitioners were welcomed by the staff at these schools. At the first school, the teacher was so happy about the Alternative Living activity that he asked the pupils to keep the flyers as a souvenir. At the second school the flyer supply was gone within minutes; moreover, the staff asked the initiates to return later. Initiates were grateful that the Alternative Living message was welcomed so wholeheartedly in Porto Novo and noted that it may be because many Beninians know about vegetarianism, but do not know how to prepare vegetarian dishes.

Burkina Faso

Initiates distributed Alternative Living flyers throughout the capital city of Ouagadougou. After making banners with the message: “For a Better Health, Choose a Vegetarian Diet,” initiates also requested authorization from the mayor to organize seminars and place banners throughout the capital city. They currently plan to travel to the neighboring countries of Mali and Niger, where there are no Centers, to distribute the Alternative Living flyers and to share the good news of the vegetarian diet.

Many Are Touched by the Message of Alternative Living

By Togo News Group (Originally in French)

Many Are Touched by the Message of
Alternative Living