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Feast for the Soul at
the Taipei Book Fair

 

By Taipei News Group (Originally in Chinese)  

[Taipei] The Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association again reached out to the public at the 15th Taipei International Book Exhibition, held at the Taipei World Trade Center from January 30 to February 4, Golden Year 4 (2007).  

On February 2, fellow initiates celebrated the release of the Chinese edition of several poetry albums by Master with a well-organized poetry recital program entitled “Divine Love through Poems of Supreme Master Ching Hai – The Dream of a Butterfly.” A selection of poems was presented in a musical recital. Master's poetry recital DVDs “Dream in the Night” and “Beyond the Realm of Time” were also shown. The performance brought many to tears and ended amid thunderous applause from the audience.
Mr. Zhong Ming-de, director of the College of Theater Arts, Taipei National University of the Arts, delivers a keynote address. Art critic Miss Huang Xing-xing shares enlightening comments on stage.

After the show, Mr. Zhong Ming-de, director of the College of Theater Arts, Taipei National University of the Arts, acknowledged that Master's poems had captivated his heart. “The genuine compassion and true love expressed in the Supreme Master's poetry is precisely what is most needed in this era. I am highly honored today to experience Supreme Master's blessings for us all,” he said. “I hope I will have the opportunity to work with everyone to better understand the realms to which Master is leading us.”  

Our participation in the Book Exhibition attracted considerable attention from the media. On February 1 and 2, the Central News Agency carried two online articles introducing Master's new book – “Key of Immediate Enlightenment, Volume 10: The Spiritual Essence of Legends from Ancient China.”  

On February 3, an extensive analysis of “The Dream of a Butterfly” poetry theater appeared on the United Daily News opinion website (city.udn.com)*. That afternoon, the BCC Pop Music Network conducted a live interview with us on a nationwide radio program called “Happy Time.” Here, we introduced Master's poetry albums, new books, and the Alternative Living campaign that the Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association has launched worldwide.  

Two of Master's books, “The Realization of Health” and “The Dream of a Butterfly,” were selected as Top One - 2006 Formosa Representative Publications. They are on display at the National Central Library from January 30 to March 31. This is yet another reaffirmation of Master's spiritual publications by people worldwide, following the selection of Master's “Key of Immediate Enlightenment, Volume 9,” as a Top One -2004 Formosa Representative Publication.  

Many Truth aspirants learned the Convenient Method during the exhibition. Among them was a lady who met Master as early as 1989 when Master gave a lecture at National Hualien Industrial Senior Vocational School. Throughout the past eighteen years, she had remembered Master, keeping Her words in mind and following Her instructions, observing a vegetarian diet and focusing on the wisdom eye. She felt that Master had always been by her side to help her, especially in seeing her safely through many disasters. Due to her sincerity and longing, she had a very good experience when learning the Convenient Method of meditation. Tears rolled down her cheeks and she looked revitalized. She immediately went to Taipei Center to join the Convenient Method group meditation and register for initiation.  

When a group of kindergarten children were visiting the Children's Pavilion, one of them broke away from the team to request a leaflet from our fellow initiates. Upon seeing Master's photo on the leaflet, he spontaneously called out, “God! God!” When his companions heard him, they too rushed forward and yelled, “God! I want God too!” They returned to their team only after receiving Master's leaflets.  

This heart-warming scene let us deeply realize that our participation in the exhibition has helped more people to recognize their true Self. This gives them a chance to live a cheerful, happy, and fulfilled live through the immense grace of God!    

 

* For the city.udn.com analysis of “The Dream of a Butterfly” poetry theater, please visit:
http://city.udn.com/v1/blog/article/article.jsp?uid=treschahwang&f_ART_ID=712684
     

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