Next, she is an international award-winning author, producer, playwright, and librettist, who co-wrote the story for “Loving the Silent Tears: The Musical.” Let’s give a warm welcome, Cynthia Ferrell. "I am absolutely thrilled to be here today. It is such an honor. And in particular, because I’ve been working on a new short story, that I believe illustrates Your plea, Supreme Master, to wake up and move faster, to save our animals, our planet and ourselves. And before I get into that, I’d like to say, particularly yesterday, how bizarre it was for me to be in a place where free water was falling from the sky, and such a lot of water falling from the sky. Because I live in fire country. We don’t have green mountains; we have red ones. There were always fires growing up. And the fires began to burn faster. Why do we wait so long when disaster is on us? Why do we stand transfixed? What does it take to wake us up? What moment makes us as adults move? That’s what this story explores."

Next is Corey Feldman, who began his performing career at the age of three. “I got a random invitation about seven years ago to take part in ‘loving the Silent Tears.’ And it was a beautiful extravagant display of beautiful costumes, beautiful dance, beautiful art. I’ve been a vegetarian since I was 12 years old. I made that decision on my own, because once I was old enough at like 11, to understand that the same animals that were in the cartoons, were the ones that were our friends, and they were the same ones on our plate. It makes zero sense. But we’re changing it. We’re seeing progress. And now my kid goes to a school that has a vegan-based whole foods nutritional menu. This is the power of change. I wrote a song when I was 15 years old. And that song was about how we could change the planet if we wanted to. I’d like to introduce to you my beautiful wife, Ms. Courtney Anne Mitchell, who’s going to singing with me. This song is called ‘It's So Simple.’”

Let's give a warm welcome to Diễm Liên. Her fans love her for her gifted soprano vocals, which was also featured in Supreme Master Television's 2nd Anniversary Concert. "And my heart is joyful again, And faith is coming back. I vow to forever love only You. Even if I have to pass a dark valley, I will not fear, because You will always be with me." Here to mesmerize us on the piano, please welcome Luke Eberl. He played one of the lead acting roles in the "Loving the Silent Tears" musical, has directed nationally acclaimed feature films. "What an honor it is to be here with everyone. And I feel so surrounded by love and creativity right now all around me if you look at everyone here. And so, anyway, I'm going to dedicate this to my dog, Caleb. Really, he's my guru, my hero of how to live a compassionate life, true compassion."

“My name is Lisa Bloom, we have to get as many people veganized as possible. The biggest thing that I can think of in the United States (US) and around the world is to stop the meat and dairy subsidies. So please, I ask each of you, wherever you come from, please take this message home, use your voice to speak up for the animals, never be silent. Think about what laws you can pass back home. If we can do this in California, you can do this back where you live.” Let’s welcome Bill Cunliffe. Bill Cunliffe is a Grammy Award-winning composer and arranger as well as an international award-winning jazz pianist, who has graced our Association’s concerts in the past with his magnificent music. We’re so honored to enjoy his performance once again.

"My name is Giorgia Fumanti. And I'm very honored to be here to sing for all of you, to create together some music. The message of Supreme Master Ching Hai is so peaceful and beautiful. And just respect each other and sing together and be friends one to another. It's just beautiful." "I'm Kiril Kulish. Glad to be here at this spectacular event. I appreciate all that She does for the environment, for the world and how much She cares and truly cares about the animals, people, just the environment in general. And it's something everyone could learn from." "It's just nice to see together each other, for long, long time friends, and colleagues, and fellow artists. And I'm sure Heaven is very pleased with us today. Because all of us feel so good. So, this kind of atmosphere and energy would help the world also to have peace. And the animals will enjoy one day, total freedom. I'm working on it."

The actor who defines charisma, Mr. Patrick Kilpatrick. “And this is my beautiful wife, Heidi. Thank You so much for having us and exposing us to so much love and wonderful, gracious hospitality. Something that’s so rare in the world, so I appreciate it.” And may we introduce you to the incredible Emmy Award-winning choreographer, Ms. Bonnie Story. “It was just amazing to work on ‘Loving the Silent Tears’… I really appreciate it and I’m so excited my husband Shaun can be here with me.” “Anytime I see any couple happy together, I always feel so happy, happy. Because in these days, these feel like it’s some rare treasure or something. Especially for artists who are so famous and live always in the limelight and glamour, and still have so much love for another being and share the love together like this; it’s really, really precious.”

We are privileged to present to you "Friends of Eternity - A Special Gathering with Supreme Master Ching Hai and Cherished Artists." Now let's start with Part 4. "I like the way you talk about your husband.…It's not easy to be a spouse of a famous, beautiful woman or a handsome man. It's not easy. All eyes are on them and you never know if he stays or she stays. But they do stay, and they have kids even. Believe it or not. Oh, wow! Thank you, thank you. Thank you for raising good families and being faithful, supportive to each other. Really, it warms my heart so much. I love these kinds of fairytale stories." "It's rare to be famous and people all adore you and you still stay faithful with your one and only partner. This is really rare. It's worthy of admiration."

“But my love is perfect. My love for humans and for animals is perfect. It has never waned in any way. Just like you. Just like many of you who love animals and fought for them and continue to fight for them. I thank you all for that. I really, I really think you. You don't know what it means to me. To be you, so famous, so celebrated, and then use your status, not shy, not worried, not scared of other people's opinion, just fight on for the world and for the animals. I really admire you and I respect you. I really love you so much. And thank you for coming.” We are honored to be in the presence of our most gracious Supreme Master Ching Hai, together with some of the world's most talented artists whom She has invited to be here today. You know, it really is amazing.

Now let’s start with Part 2. “I’m Spice Williams-Crosby and I am so excited to be here. It warms my heart and brings tears to my eyes. I have never experienced so much love and wonderfulness and respect, polite and just so God-loving people. It just soars, helps me soar.” What does “Friends of Eternity” mean to you? “It means that when you have the bond of compassion, you will always be close. And that is the bond that’s stronger than blood ties. It’s stronger than anything else, that I have my vegan family.” “She’s the one who made me believe that we can make it and give up on eating any animal around the world and try to make this world work and reach the peace, and so, we have to spread out the voice because we can make it. Hi, I am Filippa Giordano from Italy.”

In Her profound love and appreciation for the world's artists, Supreme Master Ching Hai told Her staff one day about Her longtime wish to see the artist friends whom our Association was blessed to work with in the past. Supreme Master Ching Hai chose the date for this special gathering to honor the anniversary of the passing of the late Saint Thái Tú Hòạ, one of Master's most devoted disciples and a beloved producer for Supreme Master Television and many of our Association's musical events. Thus, on October 1, 2019, 29 esteemed artists and their guests, mostly from the United States, visited to the New Land Ashram in Taiwan, also known as Formosa, for the unforgettable gathering titled "Friends of Eternity." Meanwhile, those who were unable to attend sent their loving well wishes and messages from afar. At the gathering, thousands of our Association members were present to witness the warmhearted exchanges between Supreme Master Ching Hai and the distinguished guests, as many of them kindly graced the occasion with an array of superb performances and inspiring speeches.

In the late 1600s, Johann Pachelbel was a leading light among baroque composers in southern Germany. His organ music was deeply admired by the younger up-and-coming generation of composers. Nowadays most people know him for his Canon in D, which is played regularly at special events, such as Weddings and ceremonies, around the world. Next, we'd like to introduce Franz Joseph Haydn, an Austrian composer who was one of the most important figures in the development of classical music during the 18th century. Haydn’s extraordinary creative capacity led him to compose 104 numbered symphonies and 68 string quartets. Let's now listen to the first movement of to the first movement of this masterpiece played by the St. Lawrence String Quartet.

There are countless different types of musical instruments in the world. Their melodic sounds bring comfort, beauty and upliftment to our lives. "In ancient times, the spiritual practitioners who are connected to Heaven, at times tried to replicate the mesmerizing, wonderful music of the celestial abode by creating instruments." From the first instant we hear them, the euphoric sounds of the Scottish bagpipes seem to clear our minds and transport us to a faraway dimension. This marvellous instrument, also called the Great Highland bagpipe, is Scotland’s national instrument and one member of the diverse bagpipe family. The bagpipe is one of the oldest known musical instruments in the world. The first indication of such an instrument was found on a Hittite slab from the Bronze Age at Eyuk, in the Middle East. One of the most well-known and iconic songs played on the Scottish bagpipes is the Christian hymn, “Amazing Grace.”

Now, let’s watch the song and dance, “Wild Rose”, which the Southern and the Northern parts of Korea used to sing together. Is the performance “Peaceful world - The Real Heroes.” “The Real Heroes” is a poem written by Supreme Master Ching Hai who was deeply touched by 2018 Inter-Korean Summit and wept, and this is a beautiful poem dedicated to the two leaders of the Korean Peninsula who started the era of peace and harmony. It’s the last performance of today’s concert. All performers will come to the stage together and sing “Our Hope is Unification.” “The best wishes to your country, United Korea. ‘United Korea’, more than ‘Unified Korea’. Because ‘united’ feels so powerful to me, so strong, so togetherness, so no breakable, no dividable, nothing can stop the people coming together and live together as one.”

This performance prepared by Pyongyang Folk Arts group is a magical dance in which the colors of clothes change, representing each season of spring, summer, autumn, and winter in Korea. Up next is the "Janggu Dance" and "Samulnori" performed by Korean House Art group. "Magical, both troupes, magical dance." "This Artist Day was established and I performed in this honorable event. …I got more power thinking that my life was correct, not wrong. I will work diligently as I was encouraged to continue more. I heard Supreme Master Ching Hai asked to send a gift like this to performers of the day, so I was very grateful. I will use this gift money to advertise for the instruments of the North and the Artist Day more."

Chico Xavier was a well-known Brazilian philanthropist and medium in Spiritism. The first film, “Astral City: A Spiritual Journey,” is based on one of his best-selling books with the same name. Through the book, the spirit of Dr. André Luiz tells of his experiences, lessons, and spiritual awakening in the astral city that he stays in after leaving Earth. Our second film is the 2011 drama, “The Mothers of Chico Xavier,” inspired by the true stories from Marcel Souto Maior's book. The thought-provoking film reminds us of the ephemeral nature of life, while illustrating that there is life after death and that our every action has a consequence.

And now, Let's watch the Sand Art, "United Peaceful World," and the following performance "Taepyeongmu" together. "Freedom and peace fulfilled through all of our own hands. …The great dream of our people, Unity, come quickly. …That day will com. Surely, that day shall come. Be Vegan! Make Peace!" Up next is "Fan Dance" and "Season Dance." Let's give a warm welcome to the performances of Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation Dance Company and Pyongyang Folk Arts group! "Whoa! Breathtaking. Really, really high-quality today."

"We are really grateful for being invited to this meaningful stage on International Artist Day today. The main theme of today’s concert is United Peaceful World. We Hope there will be unification of northern and southern part of Korea very soon, thus bringing real peace to this land. This brings us to our next song, ‘One Dream, One Korea.’” Now, we will listen to “Jangsaenab” performed by the esteemed Jangsaenab player, Lee Young-hoon. The song to be heard today is “Yeolpoong.” "Whoa! Perfect." Up next is the popular song “Unification Dondolnari” from Northern part of Korea presented by the Pyeongyang Folk Arts Group. "Unification Dondolnari. Brotherhood of 70 million hold their hands, Dondolnari."

Guru Marie Elangovan will first explain the deeper meaning of the face paint and makeup dancers usually wear during performances. “Which is a spiritual eye which we can’t see, but it is there. And when we apply this red dot here on the forehead, it keeps our spiritual energy inside. So it’s like it tells parts to focus and have greater spiritual power.” “that purity of thoughts, purity of mind, purity of inspiration, so that’s a very important thing for the performance sake. I do believe that being vegetarian contributes to bringing purity of thoughts, more empathy towards the entire creatures on Earth, a sense of peace, feeling of lightness.”

William Butler Yeats continued his discovery of mysticism with lengthy experiments with the help of his wife, who shared his interest in spirituality. She introduced him to automatic writing, in which one lets go of their own conscious intent and writes by channeling their subconsciousness or the spiritual realm. With her assistance, William wrote "A Vision," first published privately in 1925, about occultism and historical cycles. William Butler Yeats concluded that within each 2,000-year era, a civilization could achieve special excellence at the midpoints of the 1,000-year halves.

Now Pyongyang Folk Arts Group will start the performance. “Fellow Koreans, fellow brethren, let’s fondly take each other’s hands with hearts of patriotic passion, feast of unification is not far. …We’re glad to see you! Happy to see you!” Let’s take a look at the folk dance “Dondolnari” from the Bukchung province of Hamkyungdo. The word Dondolnari means there will be a new dawn, and one can greet a new morning with hope. Let’s give a warm welcome to folk dance Dondolnari. “Wow, impressive. Superb! Superb! So synchronized also.”