The Life News Agency
July 11, 2023

A VegRun with the theme “Run for good health and love for our earth” was conducted on July 10, 2023 from Fo Guang Shan (FGS) Mabuhay Temple to Rizal Park and back to the temple. It started at 5:30 AM and ended around 8:30 AM. The

The VegRun was organized by the temple and co-organized by the temple Project Management Program students. photo／The Life News Agency

VegRun was organized by the temple and co-organized by the temple Project Management Program with the guidance and leadership of Abbess, Venerable (Ven.) Miao Jing; Social Education Unit Ven. Zhi Pu and Dharma Service Unit Ven. Chueh Tzu. The students currently attending the 4-month Project Management with Humanistic Buddhism Approach Training.

Abbess of Mabuhay Temple, Ven. Miao Jing presented Certificate of Participation to the Focolare Movement Pasay Community. photo／The Life News Agency

Aside from the Venerables, Guang Ming College (GMC) students and temple staffs participated Vegrun. photo／The Life News Agency

The VegRun included a walk and stop-over to Malate Parish Church and the Manila Bay Walk Dolomite Beach. The distance of this route is about 10km. Aside from the Venerables, Guang Ming College (GMC) students and temple staffs, our inter-faith brothers and sisters from the Focolare Movement Pasay Community, joined us in the VegRun.

Malate Parish Church is an old Catholic Church first built four hundred years ago in Manila. photo／The Life News Agency

Focolare Movement Pasay Community is among the participants in the VegRun. photo／The Life News Agency

A total of 34 participants registered and accumulated 340 km in the said run. Since 1 kg of rice will be donated by Buddha Light International Association (BLIA) Philippines for every 10 km that the participants ran, we were able to raise 34kg of rice for donation to the less fortunate citizens.

The participants prayed for Natural Environment which is written by Venerable Master Hsing Yun. photo／The Life News Agency

After the run, we headed back to the temple Main Shrine to say a Prayer for Natural Environment by Venerable Master Hsing Yun, presided by Ven. Miao Jing. She remarked that this morning VegRun signified our commitment as neighbors and friends in protecting the environment through spirituality and sustainable living.

VegRun signified our commitment as neighbors and friends in protecting the environment through spirituality and sustainable living. photo／The Life News Agency

The VegRun included historical, spiritual, and cultural aspects. As the saying of historical because it included the historical Rizal Park where the statue of Jose P. Rizal, a Filipino national hero was executed; Spiritual, because we visited the Malate Parish Church which is an old Catholic Church in Manila; Cultural, because we visited the Manila Bay Walk Dolomite Beach. This beach front was renovated and preserved to became a part of the citizens’ culture walk for sunrise and sunset viewing.

The VegRun included historical because it included the historical Rizal Park where the statue of Jose P. Rizal, a Filipino national hero was executed. photo／The Life News Agency

Manila Bay Walk Dolomite Beach was renovated and preserved to became a part of the citizens’ culture walk for sunrise and sunset viewing. photo／The Life News Agency