Before beginning his lecture, he commented "Taichung certainly has changed a lot!" When he was here 40 years ago to observe the agricultural sector, local restaurants still had exhibitions of fire-eating and sword-swallowing. But in recent years, major international stars like Pavarotti and Yo-yo Ma have performed in Taichung, drawing global attention to the city.
大師講述他對未來趨勢的「11 個定見」之前表示，「台中變得很不一樣了」：40 年前他來台灣視察農業時，台中餐廳還有吞火吞劍的老式表演，但是這幾年帕華洛帝、馬友友等一流巨星都來台中表演，讓全世界看見台中。