January 1, Golden Year 8 (2011), marked the 100th birthday of the Republic of China. On this special day, Supreme Master Ching Hai’s latest book The Love of Centuries, was released at a press conference held in Chanty Boulevard Plaza near Taipei 101, the ROC’s tallest office building. Numerous celebrities and distinguished guests graced the occasion expressing their congratulations, while some prominent personages shared their insights of the book through audiovisual messages.

Dr. Eugene Chien, Chairman of the Taiwan Institute for Sustainable Energy and former Minister of Foreign Affairs, and of the Environmental Protection Administration, is deeply impressed with Master’s tireless efforts in mitigating global warming. He had met the Supreme Master at the UN Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico, in November 2010. He imparted that Formosa has been listed as a high-risk country exposed to the impact of climate change, but the planet could be saved if people could, as Master advocates, change their lifestyles by adopting a plant-based diet and protecting the environment.

Group photo of VIPs: Mr. Karl Ku (left); Mr. Lin Cang-yu, winner of the Golden Bell Award for best director (second from left); Chairman Eugene Chien (fourth from left), Mr. Xia Hua-da, Peking Opera master (fifth from left)

Mr. Karl Ku, former Director General of the National Central Library, expressed support for the movement of “Be Veg, Go Green 2 Save the Planet.” He spoke highly of The Love of Centuries, through which Master expresses Her true inner feelings from different perspectives. This anthology of poems helps readers perceive subtle changes in the environment. He said, “Read every word and verse of the book with your heart and you will find it a rewarding experience.”

Mr. Lamech	Ms. Tang Mei-yun	Ms. Fu Juan

Mr. Lamech, winner of the International Indoor Flora Competition at the 2010 Taipei International Flora Exposition, has been interacting with plants since childhood. He is able to feel the energy and needs of plants. From Master’s poems “Words of a Hen” and “Words of a Piglet,” he could discern Master’s sympathy for animals, Her respect for lives and Her all-encompassing love. He believed each poem to be from Master’s innermost voice and unreserved love for lives.

As famous Taiwanese opera singer Ms. Tang Mei-yun pointed out, in this book Master examines emotions and feelings from different aspects, demonstrating Her compassion for sentient beings. The plant-based diet is a good way to nurture our compassion. “When you are truly compassionate to all sentient beings it is not hard to imagine that everything you do will touch people’s hearts.” She believed that what Formosa needs now is precisely the peacefulness, the genuine feelings and true benevolence that radiate from Master’s book.

Ms. Fu Juan, another well-known performing artist, felt that everyone who has read this book would be deeply touched. “A Puppy’s Heart” especially reminded her of a puppy she once had and she can now better appreciate the true feelings between animals and humans. She said that everyone should appreciate the sentient world of animals with love.

	Professor Jiang Yi-han, master calligrapher and painter
	Mr. Jian Ming-xing, director and art supervisor of the Morning Star Theater

The event reached its climax when Master, wearing a pink, artificial fur coat, appeared through videoconference to interact with the anxiously waiting guests and readers. Master congratulated the Republic of China on her centennial and wished the country continued prosperity. She presented Her new book as a gift for the country’s centennial. Master also shared with everyone the essence of The Love of Centuries. She said that as a child, She had loved Her pets, Her friends and romantic love. All this represents our elemental love within. Loving God is to love our original self. People like being in love and expressing in words how they miss their loved ones. These feelings are very close to how we miss God’s Kingdom. Since people cannot see or communicate with God, they can only express their yearning for God by writing love poems. Our souls might remember that they have had some loved ones at certain places in their past lives. When they pass by these places, it would awaken their memories. Or when one day they pass by their homes in previous lives, they would also be inspired to write soul-stirring verses. Poems are natural projections from the innermost essence of our soul.

The Love of Centuries has attracted considerable attention. On the day of the press conference it drew crowds of readers, resulting in a record sale of a thousand copies at the first sales event and pushing it to the top of the best-sellers list of the online Kingstone bookstore. We hope the whole world will have a chance to appreciate this precious poetry anthology and receive inspirations therein to understand the essence of love.

Master taking a photo with guests from Shanghai and Formosa through the videoconference screen.

To watch Supreme Master Television’s coverage of this videoconference, please visit:
http://video.Godsdirectcontact.net/magazine/WOW1654j.php

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