Today, the third Sunday of June, is Father’s Day celebrated by many countries in the world. As we go about our day-to-day activities, often times, we take for granted the service and comfortable life our parents provide for us, especially the fathers. On this special day, our Association members dedicate the following programs to all the fathers in the world. May you enjoy good health and happiness in God’s grace. Dad I love you. Thank you. Nice to meet you. You are beautiful. I love you!

In our program today, let’s continue to watch the performances presented by our Association members. Upon on the snow-covered plateau, on festive days, the Tibetan people express their joy when reuniting with their Rinpoches, parents, and relatives, through delightful singing and dancing. Blessings and good luck. “Tashi Delek.” Above in the blue sky, Sun, Moon and Star, all three up in the sky; Eightfold Wheel up above in the sky. May the gathering of friends and relatives be auspicious. On the land beneath, Amdo, Khampa and Wichyan are all Tibet’s very own. May the ten-virtues of the land be assembled and bloom. May the meeting with parents be auspicious. Getting together everyday is good fortune and happiness; May no one fall in the next life. Then life would be overwhelming with joy.

Thanks to Heaven’s grace and Supreme Master Ching Hai’s profound love, at the end of 2018, tens of thousands of our Association members had the opportunity to gather at the New Land in Taiwan (Formosa) for a meditation retreat and Christmas celebration. One of the highlights of the gathering was the ribbon cutting ceremony on December 25 when our Beloved Master inargurated the new place, which was followed by a blissful entertainment program. Thank You beloved Supreme Master Ching Hai, for cutting the ribbon and opening a beautiful start for our New Land. All will be good and all is always good.

Music is all around us. It exists in the melody of a bird’s happy song, or the sound of the bubbling river. These outer worldly sounds contain more than just a sound wave; they also connect us to our inner core. The harp is one of the most beautiful instruments that humankind has ever imagined. One might describe its sound as Heaven’s music, played by angels. In the Holy Bible, chapter 14 of the Book of Revelations mentions the harp sound. It says: “and I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of rushing waters and like a loud peal of thunder. The sound I heard was like that of harpists playing their harps.”

This is the tenth and final sonata of the visionary Russian composer and spiritual practitioner Alexander Scriabin. The sonata contains flashes of light which the composer describes as "powerful, radiating". One of the most wondrously gifted composers of the 20th century was the French composer Maurice Ravel. In his incredible piano suite Gaspard de la Nuit, Ravel stretches sonorities to raise a new world of tantalizing aural riches which cannot but propel consciousness into realms unchartered. Let's share the wonder of the first work in the suite, entitled "Ondine."

Ultimately, the solution is simple. Our parents or grandparents weren’t buying all these products, and they lived a much simpler life, which was in tune with seasons, with the environment. And that’s what we need to get back to if we want to try to preserve a little bit of our resources. Beyond the question of recycling, there is also the cost of energy that must be used. It is up to us as consumers to make choices that are responsible, by focusing on buying products that are more environmentally friendly. This message of conservation and the urgent need to act for the preservation of our planet has been echoed time and again by Supreme Master Ching Hai.

Antoine has received much acclaim for his four-year project entitled “#365 Unpacked,” a series of photographic masterpieces featuring recyclable waste. In this series of photographs, he presents to us the 365 kilograms of waste that we, on average, individually produce over the course of a year. Actually, we can’t picture it. The strength of this project is to bring this issue down to a much smaller scale. To allow people to understand it, “Oh yes, indeed, I too contribute in spite of myself, to this massive production of packaging and waste.” Do we really have to generate all that quantity?

First, let's start with a snippet from the exceptionally gifted Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev's 3rd Piano Concerto. We can feel humor, warmth, passion, sincerity and excitement even in these few short minutes. In this next masterwork, the third movement of the third piano sonata by Alexander Scriabin, we hear the fragile beauty and delightful effervescence of created form. For our final 20th century masterwork, we turn to the prominent Hungarian composer, ethnomusicologist, and educator, Béla Bartók. Marked as "Adagio Religioso," this is the only work in all of Bartók's creative output with a directly spiritual reference.

I look forward and my intention is to create music to bring forth and through music that is serving the highest and best in the listener, that will help create more peace and harmony on the planet. Now through streaming services and iTunes et cetera, people who didn’t know they had a spiritual essence, they are accessing that when they listen to music like Chakra Suite or Deep Alpha or Deep Theta. That’s certainly what you work at Supreme Master TV is dealing with, is bringing that experience to people and making it available, giving the information and the tools.

We will continue to learn about the talented and wise King Ly Thanh Tong who governed the nation with love and mercy. King Ly Thanh Tong also showed His foresight and profound humanity in His governing. The King enacted many policies to maintain the firmness and justice of the law. The King also thoughtfully created public holidays for the citizens to enjoy rich cultural activities after months of diligent toiling. He also was very talented in recognizing skillful people and in handling diplomatic relations with the neighboring countries. Because of that ,the country was one of the most accomplished one in the history of Au Lac (Vietnam).

In all the King’s policies, the peace and happiness of the citizens came first. During the period of poor harvest resulting in the loss of crops, the King would exempt taxes and even open the royal storehouse to distribute rice, money and fabrics to the needy. The reason the King deeply emphathized with the citizens was that while as a crown prince, He was asked by His king father, to stay in the Long palace in the suburb so that he could live close to the people. Therefore, He understood very well their hard life and difficulties.

From ancient times, mystics, sages, gurus and enlightened masters have revealed in their teachings the importance of sound vibration for the soul. Healing music or sound healing has been used in holistic and therapeutic practices for a long time. Dr. Steven Halpern is a world-renowned composer and recording artist of music for relaxation, wellness and ”Sound health”. He also coaching and accelerated learning conferences. His journey began in 1971 when he started exploring sound and consciousness using brainwave biofeedback and Kirlian (aura) photography.

We can never thank our mothers enough for their boundless love. To honor all mothers on Earth, we will present to you a special Mother’s Day celebration by our Association members from around the world from a 2018 gathering at Kaohsiung center in Taiwan, also known as Formosa. This performance is to present a traditional Korean wedding ceremony. Up next is a sing-along song. Thank You, our dearest beloved Master and the grace of Heaven. And please remember to send your mother a loving wish this Mother’s Day.

If you can, you turn on the machine to wash your clothes yourself. And you can clean the floor, help her to wash dishes, tidy up the house. Don’t throw socks and hats everywhere. Even if she goes out to work outside the house, when she comes home, she still needs to do a lot of work at home. Because the more you grow up, the older and more tired the mother becomes with the years. The stronger you grow, the weaker Mom becomes, so try to think about her feelings, her physical condition and give a lot, a lot of love to the mother, and father of course.

King Lý THánh Tông was not only a talented King who excelled in both martial arts and literature, but was also a wise King who governed the country with compassion and mercy.This country belongs to everyone, not only to the royal family. If the people are safe, happy and prosperous then the country will enjoy lasting peace. In governing the country, we have to put the citizens first. The most important national concern is the well-being of all people. Throughout His reign, King Lý THánh Tông loved and cared for His citizens wholeheartedly.

Those who still have mothers are the luckiest people. When I met my parents the first time in many decades in Hong Kong, I felt like I’m a kid. I feel like so free, you know what I mean? Feel like you don’t have to feel responsible for anything. If you say something wrong, it’s OK. If you don’t do your job well today, that’s OK. You feel young again, like spoiled children again, and it was a very, very beautiful feeling. If you have your parents still and you still can stay with them, I suggest you stay with them as long as you can, because it is a blessing to stay with parents.

I give thanks to all the mothers. I thank all the mothers everywhere in the world and in the universes, for giving a chance for the enlightened Masters to come to our world and other worlds to enlighten us, to bless the planets, and to bring happiness, improvement, better atmosphere, good changes for all beings to benefit. Mothers are the hardest workers of all the workers, especially if she has children under ten, then she works like 24/7. Motherhood or housekeeper, housewife, housewife are the most occupied jobs in the world, right? But mostly it’s the most unthankful job.

The exquisite sounds of the mandolin resonate back over a millennium, with recorded instances of mandolin music from the Medieval period (500-1400AD), up to the Renaissance (1400-1600), through the Baroque period (1600-1740AD) and onwards, to our current era. In Medieval times, the lute, a precursor to the modern mandolin, was widely played and appreciated. One branch of its evolution was the mandore, which arose in the Renaissance period and in turn, during the Baroque period, brought forth what we now call the mandolin.

Although there are many variations, the mandolin generally has a hollow wooden body that includes a soundboard with a teardrop shape. Today, the mandolin plays a vital role in both orchestral and bluegrass music. As Mr. Nigel Woodhouse, a professional mandolinist who has played with many world-renowned orchestras and ensembles, explains: “… the mandolin has two of each string; they’re close pairs intended to be played as one string. It’s the doubling of the strings which gives the mandolin its particular resonance and sustain.”

Mr. Won has continued to facilitate dialogue in Korea, with support from embassies, country leaders, and influential musicians. Lindenbaum Festival started as bringing peace through music, especially orchestral music, because of the power of the orchestra. Language has its limits. Then there is music. So, I hope we teach ways to communicate with music. So, I think the musician’s role here is very important. And I hope the unification of North and South will come true through music.