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Attending Stockholm's Birthday Party

[Stockholm] Sweden's capital Stockholm was founded 750 years ago, and to celebrate this historic occasion, from June 1 to 8, 2002 the city overflowed with joyful outdoor activities. The celebrations spread throughout the city, where happy families rejoiced in the unusually warm, sunny weather during the period.

Our Quan Yin booth was set up in a district called Rinkeby - also referred to as the "Village of the World," as we eagerly anticipated happy passersby from all parts of the globe. Sample booklets in 25 languages (from Arabic to Ukrainian) were prepared for sincere seekers, and a large, enthusiastic group of guests from many backgrounds visited our booth, where we played Master's DVD lectures on a laptop computer that was programmed to change subtitles according to the viewers' mother tongues. And one of our brother initiates, a musician, was invited on stage for a virtuoso guitar performance as part of a two-day show.

Many expressed deep interest in the Quan Yin Method and asked for the address of the local center. They also showed great respect for Master because of the ceaseless humanitarian work She conducts around the world in helping to alleviate people's physical and emotional suffering. Through Master's blessing, Stockholm's feast of friendship and harmony slowly came to an end, and many longing souls left us with Her loving message resounding in their hearts. And as an elderly Kurdish man concluded from the wisdom showered upon him at Master's booth, "Truly, meditation is the only way to bring about world peace!"