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[Sacramento]
For
many Chinese and Au Lac people, the Moon Festival is one of the main traditional
festive holidays. Thus, on this occasion, the Sacramento fellow practitioners
organized a vegetarian food booth in cooperation with fellow practitioners from
San Francisco to bring the Quan Yin Method teachings to people, adding spiritual
beauty to the Festival.
The Quan Yin Method booth
was frequented by visitors from all walks of life. In the early part of the
day, a ceremonial Dragon Dance graced our venue to bring good luck. They happily
left after receiving some mooncakes, a red envelope with money, as well as a
sample booklet. There were also people from other ethnic groups who came to
enjoy the festive atmosphere. Sample booklets were given out in Au Lac language,
Chinese, English, Spanish, Korean, etcetera. Moreover, when some Cambodians
came by our booth, they were surprised to discover the contributions Master
has been making to their native country. They were happy to take the sample
booklets along with the latest issues of the News magazines.
Fellow practitioners were
often touched by the local people's friendly and receptive attitude. Those who
came to ask about meditation were gentle and sincere; it was a pleasure to share
with them the Truth. Especially encouraging was the number of teenagers attracted
to Master's teachings; the future of the new generations is bright with hope.
As night began to fall, fellow
practitioners started packing up. In the joyful atmosphere, they shared their
impressions of the workday instead of feeling tired, all the while thanking
Master in their hearts for the blessing of serving so many noble future Buddhas.
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