Special Reports

 

<Brazil>

<Costa Rica>

<Japan>

<Prague, Czechoslovakia>

 

<Kuala Lunpun, Malaysia>

<Jakarta, Indonesia>

<Mainland China>


<Montreal, Canada>


<Seoul, Korea>

 <Singapore>



<Hong Kong>

Initiates and guests savored delicacies and a freshly baked cake.

<Hong Kong>

<Montreal, Canada>

Master is recognized worldwide for Her selfless contributions to world peace and disaster relief. The Hawaii State Government conferred on Her a World Peace Award and an honorary US citizenship. It also designated October 25 as Ching Hai Day to remind people of the spirit of self-sacrifice and public service. On this day, initiates gathered for group meditation to pray for inner and world peace. They also watched Master's videotaped lectures and enjoyed vegetarian food with family and guests.

<Seoul, Korea>

After group meditation, initiates expressed their true love for Master in a performance that deeply touched the hearts of the audience.

<Singapore>

Celebrations began immediately after an initiation. Initiates, new and old, enjoyed a happy Ching Hai Day with guests.

<Costa Rica>

Initiates, family members, and guests rejoiced in the celebration of Ching Hai Day. Thank You, Master, for giving us daily peace and harmony!

<Hungary>


<Sacramento, USA>

Ching Hai Day means the spreading of love, peace, and a friendly atmosphere throughout the world and universe. We will follow in Master's footsteps and do our best to put Her teachings into practice.


<Sacramento, USA>

 

<Report From Los Angeles, U.S.A.>

October 25, the fifth anniversary of Ching Hai Day fell on a Sunday, which is the usual Group Meditation Day for the Los Angeles disciples. Disciples from the Center held a performance after the Group Meditation to celebrate this holiday. The wonderful performances connected the performers with the audience. Everyone, including disciples' families, was affected by the cheerful, bright, and reassuring surroundings. Every face was lit up with a smile.



Three-day Thailand Retreat On Ching Hai Day
(October 23 - 25)

Fellow practitioners organized a three-day retreat to celebrate Ching Hai Day this year. When initiates from all parts of Thailand arrived in large numbers, our expectations were greatly exceeded.

During the retreat we received a telephone call from Master. Many practitioners shed tears on hearing Her voice. She answered questions raised by disciples in a friendly and patient manner. She also told us that, "My heart is always with you."

She instructed the Quan Yin messenger to take good care of the fellow initiates in Thailand, to help them solve their problems and develop a correct understanding of spiritual practice. Everyone felt very elated, and Master's words enabled us to concentrate very well on the meditation. The retreat proved to be a great success.

<Report From Formosa>

Display of Master's photos over the years.

A Silent Celebration

The Formosan disciples held a quiet celebration on October 18th prior to Ching Hai Day. Besides diligent meditation, practitioners enjoyed a display of Master's photos that have been collected over the years and collectively paint a portrait of the life of an enlightened Master.

Another Way Of Celebrating


Cleaning the environment on Ching Hai Day.

On October 25th, the fellow initiates of north central Formosa celebrated Ching Hai Day by cleaning Highway 28 in Hsihu Village. Exerting all their strength, and ignoring the wind and rain accompanied by Typhoon Barbes, which was in full force on that day, hundreds of disciples cleaned the debris left a week before by Typhoon Robert.
Ms. Shiushia Yang, the Head of Hsihu Village, Miaoli County, Formosa, cut the vegetarian cake to celebrate Ching Hai Day.


In the afternoon, Ms. Shiushia Yang, Head of Hsihu Village, came to the Hsihu Center to express her appreciation. She said, "Today all activities scheduled by our village office were postponed due to Typhoon Barbes. Only you people came to clean the road despite the wind and rain. This was the best gift you could give to the village." At the end of the day, together we sang to wish Master a happy Ching Hai Day, and invited Ms. Yang to cut the vegetarian cake. After eating the cake, we joyfully went home with lovely memories of a meaningful Ching Hai Day.


 

<The Liberty Times> Formosa Monday, October 26, 1998

 

When Typhoon Robert passed through Formosa, Highway 28, the major thoroughfare between Miaoli City and Hsihu Village, was severely affected. Roadside trees were felled and rocks rolled onto the road. On October 25, four to five hundred volunteers from the Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association gathered to clean the roadside gutters and remove the rocks from the road. Braving wind and rain, they worked to keep the road open.

S.M. Celestial Clothes Fashion Show on Ching Hai Day

Initiates and non-initiates celebrate Ching Hai Day at an outdoor SM celestial fashion and art show.

October 25th is Ching Hai Day as well as Formosa Restoration Day. On that day, fellow practitioners from Centers in Southern Formosa jointly conducted a performance and S.M. Celestial Clothes fashion show at 2'28 Memorial Park, Chiayi, Formosa. [The park is named after an incident that happened on Feb. 28]

Once the date of celebration was finalized, only one week remained for preparation. Many fellow practitioners from different regions and possessing various talents or specialties soon came to help. Since the show was scheduled to be held outdoors, many things needed to be done, including stage design, installation, decorating and lighting, setting up audio and video equipment, rehearsal, advertising, et cetera.

Two days before the celebration, the Weather Bureau forecast that a typhoon would hit the very day of the scheduled celebration. Nevertheless, everyone remained engrossed in his work as before without being affected. The whole process was filled with a positive atmosphere. Amazingly, the continuous wind and rain stopped a few hours before the celebration.

To begin the celebration, the videotape of Master receiving Her award in Hawaii was played. The audience applauded loudly as their memories carried them back to Hawaii in 1993. Then came the brilliant performance of talented disciples that was followed by graceful sisters in celestial clothes, dancing as blithely as beauties in heaven while strains of Master singing merrily resounded in the air. The romantic and tasteful leisure wear, the soothing and pleasing everyday dresses, the lively work clothes, and the gorgeous evening gowns conveyed messages of Truth, virtue, and beauty, which are manifested through the supreme wisdom of Master Ching Hai. The celebration closed with Master's curtain-call speech at the S.M. Celestial Clothes Fashion Show of a few years ago.

Ms. Wenying Change (right), the former mayor of Chiayi was present at the S.M. celestial fashion show.

 

Ms. Wenying Chang, the former mayor of Chiayi, and Mrs. Mingwen Chen, wife of a provincial congressman, who attended the celebration were delighted at the beauty of the Celestial Clothes and expressed their admiration of Master's artistic talent. When they were told that all the models and performers were our fellow practitioners, they were much surprised.

After the fashion show, some guests inquired about the designer of these Celestial Clothes at the information desk. When they learned that it was Master Ching Hai, they expressed great respect and interest in Her teachings, and happily took sample books and News magazines.

Immediately after the celebration as we began to clean up, the rain began. Everyone smiled knowingly. Thank You God for Your thoughtful arrangement.