 Panorama
Of Events
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In Ottawa, seminar attendees attentively
watched Master's videotaped lecture.
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 [Ottawa]
Recently, a seminar was held in the city's central
library.
The theme was, "How
To Obtain A Peaceful Mind And Liberation Through Meditation."
While distributing flyers, posters, and sample booklets to announce
this event, we received much positive support from people longing
for the Truth. One western man took a sample booklet and immediately
said, "This is exactly what we need! We (the western world) lack
a lot of spiritual information!" While listening to our explanations
about Master and the seminar to the store owners, many customers also
asked for sample booklets. One owner of an Indian food store commented
that Master is very powerful and also requested some sample booklets
and posters for himself. One girl, after receiving a sample booklet,
tried to become a vegetarian. One beggar, who also received a sample
booklet, read it right away, then happily showed it to all the passersby.
Many called and showed an interest in attending the seminar.
Before the seminar,
we played the Master's Mini-Biography video. The video with light
and sound effects created a very lively atmosphere. The lecture shown
was the one from Denver, Colorado and Master's humorous and right
to the point discourse touched the hearts of most in the audience.
Many people shed tears; one woman even cried throughout the entire
lecture. The audience listened very intently and consequently, the
whole auditorium was extremely quiet. They even laughed and applauded
as if they were actually attending a live lecture. The whole auditorium
was filled with happiness and an atmosphere of grace.
During the question
and answer session, a sincere spirit and deep understanding of Master's
teachings were reflected in the questions. One man who had practiced
for many years said he realized that he needed a guide, that is Master.
He felt that the Quan Yin Method is the easiest and fastest way to
bring him to the highest spiritual realm. A woman from another country
said that she had seen Master's transformation body come to her house
many times before this seminar. One woman, after hearing that our
purpose is to share the benefits we gain from practicing the Quan
Yin Method, replied that she also wanted to share this happiness with
other people. The question and answer session generated so much interest
that the seminar lasted for one and half hours more than the actual
scheduled time and many people asked to learn the Convenient Method
of meditation.
After working together
to organize this seminar, the fellow disciples and Convenient Method
practitioners from Ottawa, Montreal, and Kingston felt very happy
for the many spiritual friends who are about to join us. We also understand
more about public service lessons. Our hope is that we can serve our
brothers and sisters more effectively in the future.
Sharing
and Growing
[Vancouver]
The Vancouver Center was recently blessed by a visit from a Quan Yin
messenger and an initiation. The new initiates, all of whom had good
experiences, were joyously welcomed to join the spiritual practicing
circle by the old initiates.
Each month we hold
a one-day retreat so that we may devote the entire day to meditation
and leave the outer world behind to enter the blissful world of heavenly
light and sound. The Vancouver initiates cherish this day.
Also, for the past
two years, initiates have sponsored monthly video-lecture seminars
to introduce Master and Her teachings to the public, display Her abundant
creations, and answer questions that people may have. Seminars are
held at branches of the public library with rotating venues so that
people in all parts of the city may have an opportunity to learn about
Master and the Quan Yin Method of meditation.
At the end of each
presentation, tea and snacks are served. In this relaxed atmosphere,
while sipping a cup of tea, initiates chat informally with people
attending the lecture and answer any questions that they may have.
After each session, we leave with a feeling of gratitude and expansion
of our being at having had this opportunity to share Master's teachings
with eager souls. Holding these seminars has become as natural to
us as the one day retreats: one day is to nurture our inner world,
and the other is to share our unfathomable blessings of God with those
who are interested.
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