Report from Los Angeles, U. S. A.

Master's 1999 European Lecture Tour Video Seminar

[Santa Ana, CA] On Saturday, March 25, 2000, a video seminar featuring Master's lecture in Madrid, Spain during Her 1999 European Lecture Tour was held in Santa Ana, a predominantly Spanish speaking community in Southern California's Orange County, south of Los Angeles. The seminar was presented at the Ebell Club, a prestigious facility well known to many local residents, which is located a few blocks away from the business district of downtown Santa Ana.

Many thousands of colorful Spanish language flyers and brochures introducing Master to the public were distributed in numerous places throughout Los Angeles and Orange Counties by hard working teams of local initiates. Hundreds of handsomely printed posters displaying Master's image were also posted in many areas, including the main streets of Santa Ana. After several days of work by devoted fellow practitioners, Master's flyers and brochures were in the hands of virtually every passersby in the business district of the city. And on the day of the seminar, even the security personnel hired for the event joined in to help distribute Master's flyers to the arriving guests. One local policeman who was surveying our efforts at distributing flyers commented that he had never seen such an organized and efficient group, and promised to attend the seminar.

The video presentation was arranged so that audience members were able to see both Master's Madrid lecture and the subsequent question and answer session, after a brief introduction to Her teachings and the Quan Yin Method presented in Spanish by a fellow initiate. Delicious vegetarian delicacies were served during intermission, when guests had a chance to enjoy the well-prepared and tasty food and mingle with each other and local initiates. They also toured the exhibition hall set up next to the lecture room to view Master's artworks, books and tapes, which were nicely displayed for their enjoyment.

After watching the second segment of the presentation, the audience showed great interest in Master's words of Truth, which were full of humor and wisdom. Next, during the live question and answer session after the seminar, a local Quan Yin messenger was inundated with many highly spiritual questions from the sincere Truth seekers in attendance. To our great surprise and joy, almost everyone who stayed for the second part of the video presentation decided to learn the Convenient Method of meditation on the spot! And since the video seminar, many calls have come in to the local contact persons regarding Master and the Quan Yin Method.

This was the second recent video seminar organized by the Los Angeles Center to help share Master's teachings to local ethnic communities (the first was held in L. A.'s Koreatown last fall). With the infinite grace, love and blessings of our Master, the Center will continue the exciting and noble work of bringing the divine message of God to different ethnic groups in the culturally diverse Los Angeles area, for which Master's 1999 European Lecture Tour videos are so appropriate and timely.

Grand Opening of
Music & Poetry Center

[Los Angeles] The first bookstore of its kind in U.S.A. to share Supreme Master Ching Hai's teachings and artistic works, the Music & Poetry Center, held its Grand Opening in the Asian Village in response to the demands of devoted fans of the radio and television program, "A Journey through Aesthetic Realms."

Ms. Eva Mckeown (right), Director of Programming,KSCI-Ch18,and assistant, were among many other VIPs that attended the grand opening.

News of the grand opening of the Music & Poetry Center aired on the KSCI daily news program.

Master's love and blessings permeated the atmosphere of the Music & Poetry Center as we greeted the special guests and media at this Grand Opening. Many members of the media were in attendance, including KSCI Channel 18 representatives with their Director of Programming, Eva McKeown, National Digital Television Center, Saigon Radio Hai Ngoai, daily newspapers Chinese Worldwide Liberty Times, Nguoi Viet, Vien Dong, and monthly magazine Van Hoa. Supporters from as far away as San Francisco and San Jose also came to celebrate this event. It was a momentous occasion marked with many VIPs including: legendary composers Pham Duy, Thu Ho, singer Le Uyen, artist Duy Quang, artist Duy Cuong, artists and radio hosts Quoc Thai and Quynh Huong, Professor An Van Tran, actress Mai Phuong, artist Phuong Vu, lawyer Cuong Quang Le, former mayor of Westminster, Cathy Bucoz, Reverend Minh Quang Tran, and many more.

(right) Legendary Composer Pham Duy. (left) Ly Kien Truc, owner of Van Hoa magazine.

The Music & Poetry Center offers a diverse array of Supreme Master Ching Hai's teachings that includes books, magazines, videos, and audiocassettes, as well as Her artistic works such as paintings, clothing designs, jewelry designs, music, and poetry. Nestled in the Asian Village, the comfortable atmosphere of the Music & Poetry Center with its large variety of organic teas, special vegetarian snacks, and its balcony view overlooking the plaza makes it the ideal spot to while away long hours on a rainy afternoon

The Music & Poetry Center opens to share Supreme Master Ching Hai's teachings and artistic works with the public.

Following are some comments by the special guests on the Grand Opening Day:

Singer Duy Quang, "I am very happy that there is a center for spiritual music here in Bolsa."

Singer Le Uyen, "Master's presence has helped many people through their difficult times; this Center will serve as a reminder, and while here, they will have a feeling of being a little closer to Master."

Actress Mai Phuong, "I was feeling tired but when I came in here I felt good again. I am sure it's because of the people's hearts. Everyone has the same ideal, the same goal, and voluntarily works to make the Association stronger and to share the ideals of Master. I sincerely congratulate you and hope that it will develop more, become larger, stronger and more people will know of and support it. I hope it touches their hearts with the feelings that I'm having today."

Quang Duc Nguyen, Director of the Vien Dong daily newspaper, "I believe sharing the Center's activities is necessary because it includes a lot of work that is advantageous to the advancement of literature and society, and these meaningful activities are beneficial to everyone. There are so many people here today - community activists, artists and singers, the media - all the important people are here. I'm very surprised because all the artworks - paintings or fashion are things that people rarely get a chance to see. "

Singer and Saigon Overseas Radio host Quoc Thai, "This shop that I have entered today is elegant and lovely. It is very good for our community and good for the people in this area. If someone wants some peace of mind, they can find it here. It feels very good to see a center for spiritual music."

Singer & Saigon Overseas Radio host Quynh Huong, "On this day of the Grand Opening, when I first stepped in, I felt very surprised. It was beyond my imagination that the set-up, the organization, could be so utterly beautiful."

Reverend Eric Delgadillio, a "A Journey through Aesthetic Realms" television program viewer, "I'm here at the Grand Opening, and it's phenomenal. It is so beautiful to be with so many people who are supporting the Master."

Chu Khanh, a "A Journey through Aesthetic Realms" radio program listener, "The Grand Opening today marks a new era and may change the lives of every one here. When we hear the poems and songs, we discover something. In those poems, are sentences that can awaken our sleeping souls."

The Music and Poetry Center is conveniently located at 9191 Bolsa Avenue, Suite 227-228, Westminster, CA 92863. For more information, please contact (714) 892-3360 or 1-888-826-6443 / 1-888-VAN-NGHE.