Divine Love Sprouts and Grows
in Sri Lanka

Recorded by sister initiates Zhu Yu-feng
and Cai Wen-juan, Kaohsiung,Formosa
Compiled by the Taoyuan News Group
(Originally in Chinese)

Sri Lanka, situated to the southeast of India, is widely known as the “Pearl of the Indian Ocean” for her beautiful scenery. On March 27, Golden Year 3 (2006), 22 fellow initiates from Formosa, fully charged with God’s love, travelled to Sri Lanka to share Master’s loving message of Alternative Living with the local people. The cheery atmosphere of the initiates immediately attracted the attention of the local people. They stayed with a local initiate, as arranged by a married couple serving as Contact Persons. Following the plan prepared by the Contact Persons, initiates were divided into three groups to distribute leaflets with local initiates at various crowded places each day. A Spiritual seminar with vegetarian food tasting was also held on April 2, the last day of their visit.

In the early morning hours of March 28, fellow initiates began their mission, braving the passionate sun in Sri Lanka and a scorching temperature of 36.7°C. When their car stopped outside a grocery store, their sweet and cheerful smiles were met with a quick consent from the storeowner that they may put up posters outside his shop. As soon as the posters were in place, they felt God’s divine love envelop and illuminate the shop.

That day, fellow initiates distributed about 15,000 leaflets. Many of the simple and kind local people said that they had been vegetarians for a long time and asked for more copies to share with their friends. A greengrocer himself affixed a flyer on the most prominent pillar in his small shop. At a shopping center in Colombo, a local inhabitant accepting a leaflet saw Master’s photo on the pendant that the sister Contact Person was wearing. He liked it very much and asked who was the person in the photo. Upon hearing a detailed explanation from the sister, he excitedly exclaimed that Master was the one he had been seeking for a very long time. He wanted to be initiated as soon as possible and accepted the invitation to learn the Convenient Method the following day. He was the first would-be initiate in Colombo who found Master through the Alternative Living leaflet.

Sri Lanka is a bilingual (Sinhalese and English) country. On the first day of the distribution work, the Formosan initiates noticed that some people spoke but could not read Sinhalese. Therefore, they asked the Contact Persons to have 25,000 copies of bilingual leaflets printed quickly. The next day, the results were even better as almost all the bilingual copies were gone in just four hours. Another 50,000 copies had to be printed. That evening, fellow initiates continued to distribute leaflets on the busy streets of Colombo. By the time their work drew to a close, they were both exhausted and thirsty. At that time, a local inhabitant was discussing vegetarianism and Master’s teachings with the Sri Lanka initiates. He was very fond of our group and invited the initiates to his home for a drink and further conversation. Fellow initiates accepted his sincere invitation and, in return, invited him to participate in the seminar on Sunday.

March 30 happened to be an election day. Heeding the advice of the Contact Person, the initiates stayed in. Incredibly, a vegetarian and his friend paid them a visit. Their sudden visit without prior notice seemed to be an incredible arrangement by God. They strongly supported the vegetarian ideal and applauded the way the Quan Yin family was promoting vegetarianism.

When the initiates were distributing leaflets the following evening, they noticed that a sister initiate was missing. Despite a careful search, she was nowhere to be found. Half an hour passed. Just when the group was becoming anxious, they saw a man walking towards them holding a leaflet in his hand. They hurried forward and asked where he had gotten the leaflet. His reply gave a clue to the whereabouts of the missing sister. Indeed, after a short while, they saw the sister walking leisurely toward them. It was very touching to know that she had not stopped distributing the leaflets even though she knew she had lost her way.

During the distribution work, the initiates were most often asked from where they had come and what was the purpose of the leaflets. The questions were usually accompanied by confusion and interest. The initiates’ sincere replies and sharing of Master’s teachings often won admiration and praise from the local people, and occasionally earnest help with the distribution. Observing the pureness and joy on their faces when distributing the leaflets, the initiates knew that Master’s love had sprouted and grown in Sri Lanka.

Doing God’s work always brings a lot of blessings for the fellow initiates. A nineteen-year-old boy who recently learned the Convenient Method also joined in the work. He was so shy that he remained in the car on the first day. Later, with encouragement from fellow practitioners, he gathered his courage and became a vanguard of the distribution team. After having handed out his share, he patiently waited for other fellow practitioners and constantly watched out for their safety. Confidence lit up his face, and from this noticeable change, fellow practitioners realized even more that the blessings derived from doing Master’s work could quickly elevate one’s level.

On the last two days of the visit, April 1 and 2, all efforts were devoted to preparing for the seminar and vegetarian sampling event. Some Formosan initiates who had many years of experience on the kitchen team guided both foreign and local fellow practitioners in accomplishing various tasks, such as purchasing and preparing the materials, renting chairs and stoves, washing and chopping the ingredients, and even in flower decoration and the display of Master’s photos and publications. With Master’s blessings, fellow practitioners worked together closely to accomplish the difficult task of preparing sumptuous vegetarian dishes, desserts, and vegetarian cocktails. Some dishes that could not be found in Sri Lanka, such as dumplings and konnyaku (taro root-curd), surprised and impressed everyone.

During group meditation on the last day, a Convenient Method sister shared her inner feelings. She had lost her husband in the 2004 tsunami disaster. Although she had started practicing the Convenient Method meditation one month later, she still felt depressed and felt she was living a miserable life with her children. However, three days before the Formosan fellow initiates arrived, she had a very intense feeling and perceived a revelation in her dream: Three days later, her country would undergo a quick, drastic change. She woke up feeling very relaxed. That day during the group meditation, she not only saw Master’s radiant form in her inner vision but also had many other wonderful experiences. Now the greatest longing in her heart is to receive initiation as soon as possible.

While deeply touched by the aspiration and sincerity of the people in Sri Lanka, the Formosan initiates encouraged them to continue distributing the leaflets and sharing Master’s teachings and sincerely hope that all the people in this country will receive plentiful blessings from God.

Divine Love Sprouts and Grows in Sri Lanka

Recorded by sister initiates Zhu Yu-feng and Cai Wen-juan, Kaohsiung,Formosa Compiled by the Taoyuan News Group (Originally in Chinese)

Divine Love Sprouts and Grows
in Sri Lanka

Recorded by sister initiates Zhu Yu-feng
and Cai Wen-juan, Kaohsiung,Formosa
Compiled by the Taoyuan News Group
(Originally in Chinese)