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The library sponsored Thanksgiving weekend two-day retreat, including the week-long evening lecture sessions,
was held and completed from 11/26 through 12/04.
Regardless the severely cold weather in Chicago area around the Thanksgiving holiday, the two-day retreat was
very successful and the week-long lectures were well attended, too; many friends drove a long way to participate
the lecture every evening.
Among them, a family of five in three generations, including a 7-month infant, drove from University of Chicago
to participate in every lecture.
One of the libraryˇ¦s goals is to promote harmony, and we have been doing so since its opening. There have been
some visible effects. For example, in the Sunday morning practices and other activities, we often see friends
from all ages harmonious participate. Especially those active and cute youngsters and babies, they miraculously
do not make much noise when in the library.
Throughout the two-day event, at times there were baby talks mixed with sutra reciting and Venerable's speeches.
This added a layer of warm atmosphere to the harmony.
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Venerable Wu He was giving a speech.
Bert Tan was translating Venerable Wu Heˇ¦s speech for our Western friends.
Venerable Wu Ling lectured to our Western friends.
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