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【本刊訊】柏林根市米爾斯高級中學，邀請宣公上人及萬佛聖城法師，參加五月四日由該校所舉行的一項多元化展覽、演講、文化交流活動。此項活動的目的，在提供學生對不同文化的了解，及實際參與的機會。活動當天，宣公上人不克前往，由恆實、恆茹、恆持、恆哲法師等代表應邀到校。這項活動共請到數十位演講者，他們分別就個人工作、學術，或生活等多方面，為學生們講述自己的心得經驗。在不同空間同時進行的多項活動中，其中佛法的講演在圖書館進行，有該校優秀的一百二十位學生參加。
演講後，學生們提出了各種不同程度的問題。該校校長馬歇爾恩鮑比及副校長芭芭拉黛爾邦，均表示很幸運能與法界佛教總會行政中心為鄰，他們對於此次的說法有很高的評價，並希望法師們常蒞校指導學生。
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(Announcement) The founder of the Dharma Realm Buddhist Association (DRBA), the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua, was invited to participate in a diversified whole-day workshop on May 4th by Mills High School of Burlingame, California. The Master could not make attend and sent some of his disciples, Dharma Masters Heng Sure, Heng Ru, Heng Chih, and others to represent him. For this event, over ten guest speakers were invited to talk to the students about their own experiences in academics, work, or life. And about one hundred and twenty of the most talented students gathered in the school library to listen to Buddhadharma.
After the lecture, students raised a variety of questions. The principal of Mills High School, Mr. Marshall F. Umpleby and the assistant principal, Ms. Barbara Delbon, all expressed their feeling of being honored to have DRBA's administration office as their neighbor. They also gave high marks to the Dharma Masters' presentation and hope the Masters will often come back and visit the school to teach the students.
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