[Keelung] 
          On April 30, 2005, the Keelung City Environmental Protection Bureau 
          held a beach-cleaning activity at Badouzih Chaojing Park in conjunction 
          with the ROC Environmental Protection Administration’s 2005 Formosa 
          Ocean Year project targeting coastal cleaning. Members of The Supreme 
          Master Ching Hai International Association and more than thirty other 
          groups participated in this meaningful event. 
         As Master says, “The more 
          we become elevated the more we see that cleanliness is necessary. It’s 
          the way of life. It’s not that one person is cleaner than the 
          other, or someone loves more cleanliness. It’s the inner expression 
          of beauty, virtue and Truth—the saintly way of life” (Originally 
          in English, published in News #83). Embracing this concept, the fellow 
          practitioners earnestly and quickly cleaned a beach that was not heavily 
          littered—a good sign indicating the local people’s consciousness 
          has risen regarding cleanliness. And as a result, they have been expending 
          greater effort in preserving the environment. 
         While participating in the cleanup, 
          Sister Wang, an enthusiastic volunteer who has devoted herself to this 
          public-interest task for many years, said, “Master teaches us 
          to meditate and observe a vegetarian diet. That’s environmental 
          protection within our bodies and souls. The beach-cleaning activity 
          is protecting the outer environment. Only when we observe environmental 
          protection and cleanliness both inwardly and outwardly will we truly 
          be observing Master’s teachings and ideals.” Hopefully, 
          everyone will share this aspiration and work together to create a paradise 
          on Earth free from pollution.