[Auckland] The Auckland Center participated in a big exhibition called the Healthy Lifestyle Expo that was held in the Aotea Center, which is the biggest exhibition hall in Auckland. During the Expo, we displayed Supreme Master Ching Hai's sample booklets, books, News magazines and pictures to spread the wonderful news about the Quan Yin Method.

Fellow initiates all participated wholeheartedly in organizing the activity. No matter what our ethnic background or age, everyone worked together in harmony while exchanging views pertaining to our spiritual practice, like brothers and sisters of one family. Even though some of us do not speak the same language, while working together with love, the distance between us diminished.

At the exhibition, many people asked for Master's sample booklets and News magazines. There were even some who got initiated, or start practicing the Convenient Method as a result of hearing about Master at the event. Most of the newcomers are Westerners.

Someone asked during a discussion, whether being vegetarian was sufficiently nutritious, and whether a vegetarian child would have their growth hindered. A practitioner immediately found a little fellow initiate to be an example. When the audience saw that this child was so cute and healthy, all their doubts disappeared. This little initiate even said innocently: "I could find more vegetarian kids for you to see!" which made everyone burst into laughter. (That day almost all the children initiates attended.) Seeing that so many vegetarian children were wholesome and healthy, the audience's confidence in vegetarianism was boosted tremendously.

Quan Yin Method Seminar

Fellow practitioners in Auckland, New
Zealand, advocating a healthy way of life
both internally and externally. The Auckland Center also organized a seminar in the suburbs to discuss the Quan Yin Method with members of the local Chinese community. In the past two years, the Center has organized many seminars in New Zealand, but this time it focused on Chinese immigrants. After watching Master's video-lecture, many interesting questions were raised with the Quan Yin messenger about spiritual practice, leading to an excellent discussion. As much as a third of the audience registered for initiation or to learn the Convenient Method.

After the seminar, everyone enjoyed the wonderful food that fellow initiates prepared, while enthusiastically discussing Master's teachings. Some people mentioned that they had heard about Master in Formosa, but to once again discover more about Her in New Zealand must truly reflect a strong affinity. Someone also mentioned that they had received the sample booklet in Singapore, so they had come to the seminar to find out more about Master. There was one person who talked about how her mother, in China, who became so happy after she was initiated.

All the initiates felt Master's loving power permeate the atmosphere. Although the physical Master has never been to New Zealand, and most of the local initiates have not seen Master personally, we all feel that Master's love reaches every corner of the world.

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