May palms be joined in every world in kindness, compassion, joy, and giving.

May all beings find security in friendship, peace, and loving care.

May calm and mindful practice seed patience and equanimity deep.

May we give rise to spacious hearts and humble thoughts of gratitude


Visitors' Festival experience

Festival is about 'Good Karma' and 'Feeling Calmer'

The festival focuses on generating community and individual 'respect for life', for Buddhists it is "good karma" and for non-Buddhists they "feel calmer".

Visitors describe their festival experience as being:

◆ Beautiful and peaceful: all visitors come for different reasons yet all express their enjoyment of the event's beauty, peaceful atmosphere, friendliness and hospitality.

◆ Festival for families and children: it empathises family harmony and personal peace, 99% of 2003 visitor responses were positive and rated the festival as "excellent" or "good".

◆ Showcase of diversity and multiculturalism: festival is the largest community celebration in Queensland showcasing Asian multicultural diversity, it attracts local and international visitors.