international gatheringwith supreme master ching hai europe, jul- oct 2015 share, share together. so the more we use water, the more… inside, no problem, we have room.
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pagar rumah minimalis, and this is very light. we're like family here. yes, master. my secret.
hmm, looks so nice. it's like a dream, master. it's like a dream? (yes.) ok, don't wake up. we have guests in the house,so we cook for everybody. food's ready. yum, yum! delicious. he ate already lunch and,he ate his lunch already, he just likes to feel the love.
ok, just a snack, all right? cheers! cheers! cheers! one, two, three. what is that? i cut it anyway. i love you. love you. (see you, master.) buddhist stories:
“a certain monkâ€part 2 of 3 september 28, 2015 ok, now we go back to the serious story. so the monks heard the strikingof the block, thinking some of the monks were sick. so they came, several of them came outfrom some of their quarters. they assembled in the monastery court. and no two monks came outfrom the same quarter, as they agreed. so when the female lay disciplesaw them approach one at a time,
each from different quarters, she thought to herself, "my sons must have had a quarrelwith each other." she called the monks her “sons." they were probably youngand it was just a loving address. "my sons, probably have beenquarrelling with each other." that's why they don't come outfrom the same door. they come from different quarters. so she said, after paying obeisanceto the monks,
like prostration and all that stuff, the indian way of bowing downand touching the feet of the monks. they are very respectful to monks. some of them, the devotees,they do that. they came and touched the feetof the master, or prostrated in front of the masterbefore talking. here, disciples begin talkingand then i prostrate because i say, "stop it." i cannot bear. they talk a lot,
talk nonsense, talking about the thingsthat make you not feeling happy. just a joke, just a joke. you're not so bad like that. just half that bad, half. so the monks said, "no. no. no. we are not quarrellingwith each other at all." so the woman said, "if, reverend sirs,there is no quarrel among you, how is it that in coming to our houseyou came all together,
and today you do not approachin the same manner; you go separately?" so the monks said, "great lay disciple,we were sitting in his own cell," "cell," small room, "… engaged in the practiceof meditation." "what do you mean, reverend sirs, by this expression,'practice of meditation'?" she didn't know. she was not initiated. don't tell anybody,
it's a big difference between initiatedand just take the five precepts. just like convenient method,stuff like that. the buddha has many disciplesand many followers, but it doesn't mean they are all disciples,or they are all initiated. mostly, i think the buddhagave initiation to some special people and then they became monks, and stayed with himand studied with him. then he initiated him and then that monk would go outand probably initiate others.
are you ok, or are you bored,are you? (no.) you want to sleep? (no.) no? ok. did you like my cave? (yes.) yes? you could live like that? (yes.) what? why didn't you? nobody stopped you from doing that. and then they will say,"but where will you sleep then, master?" i meant you make your own cave.can you?
yes. it's very easy, not expensive, just stones piled together. if you live in the mountains, there's alwaysthis kind of mountain wall, then you just make a cave in it. because the wall is very high already, you just hire somebodyto dig the hole in it, and then pave the wall with cementand rocks, to make it all safe.
and then you put some wood, raw wood,planks around it to keep it dry and warm. and that's it, that's your cave. one door in the front because in miaoli before, my cave and all the residents' caves,we didn't have doors. we just put a curtainin front of the entrance to stop the wind and all that. but later some peopletried to go into my cave.
so now if you go thereyou will see some iron door there. here also. this is the problem. there's nothing in the cavethat's so valuable to steal. it was just me that they wanted. i'm the most valuable commodityin my cave. so if i'm not there,don't bother to come in. so the monks said to her, "we rehearsethe 32 constituent parts of the body." it's a different kind of practice.
"and thus obtain a clear conception of the decay and death inherentin the body, great lay disciple." addressing her like that. "but reverend sirs, are you alone permitted to rehearsethe 32 constituent parts of the body and thus obtain a clear conception of the decay and death inherentin the body? or are we also permitted to do this?" the buddha taught many different methods
as he said, 84,000 methodsfor enlightenment. this is one of the methodshe taught them. it's about observingthe impermanent nature of the body, until they seeonly the skeleton in front of them, realizing thatdeath is unavoidable at the end, and everything in your bodywill rot at the end. so they begin with eyes and nose,and all the impurities from it. all the blood in the body, or the stomach, the bowels, the kidney,the veins, the heart.
everything is just made ofsome materials. and materials in this world will decay. so they like this kind of imagining,like contemplating on the decay of the body at the end,like the skeleton, or contemplating thatyour body is just a skeleton, until you realize thatit's really like that. and then you have no more desiresfor anything in this world because it's all related totaking care of your body. and the body is unreliable.
that's one of the methods that the buddha taughtsome of his disciples at that time. visualizing the skeleton, which is you, or any impure things in the bodyuntil you really feel revolt, that you cannot desire for your body,worry about your body, or desire any body of anybody else. it's like that,to cut off all desires, to realize that the body is nothing but blood and pus and bonesand impure things.
so this is the concept the buddhataught him, or these 60 monks. he taught different bodies, different ways. but one of the methods that he liked to teach the mostwas the quan yin method. that's why there was one sutra devotedexclusively for that, in the lotus sutra. and in that sutra, one chapterwas devoted to the quan yin method. and the quan yin methodis the most popular method of all the methods for enlightenment. even quan yin bodhisattva practiced that,and others also practiced that.
it's listed in there. and then also in other sutras, the buddha called these people"sound hearers," sound hearers, pu-men. i think meaningit was a very popular method. even the dragon also practiced that. one of the dragon's girls,she was only eight years old. she attained buddhahood because of that. therefore, you see what i mean,they say it's very popular.
many, many bodhisattvaspracticed this method to come down here. relying on the sound to come downto rescue beings, and all beings rely on this sound to go back to the higher levelof consciousness. that's what they say, just to explain, to expounda little bit further. otherwise you don't understand why i keep telling youabout the quan yin method. and here the monks practiced differentlyto attain arhat.
i can teach you that if you can. very tiring to sit there considering… "my eyes are such and such. yuck! my nose that…something comes out. yuck! and my intestine is yuck, yuck, yuck." consider until you really feel yucky about everything you havethat constructs this body. some people felt so bad that they didn't want to carry on livingin this world anymore
after they realized that. so it's also not a very safe method. that's why the quan yin method,hearing of the sound was more popular. it's not so depressing, not so disgusting. you don't have to feel disgustedabout your body in order to continue to liveor to be enlightened. just leave it as is, and rely on the sound currentto carry you up.
is there any people who translatefor the aulacese (vietnamese)? i thought the guy left,but somebody else does it. good, good! now, so the monk said to her, "this practice is forbidden to none,you can also practice." so she said, "well then, please teach mealso the 32 constituent parts of the body, and show me how to obtain a clear conception of the decayand death inherent in the body." "very well, lay disciple," said the monk,"learn them." so saying, they began to teach hereverything about that method.
she began at once to rehearsethe 32 constituent parts of the body, the spare parts of this vehicle,called body, different spare parts, striving thereby to obtain for herself a clear concept of the decay and deathinherent in the body. so successful was she that evenin advance of those monks who taught her she attainedthe three paths and the three fruits, and by the same pathswon the four analytical knowledges and mundane super knowledge. never mind what about of that.she attained something.
ok, whatever. three fruits, three paths, three fruits, four analytical knowledgesand some mundane supra knowledge. she attained something betterthan the monks. some of the fruits, for example,containing like psychic power, far-hearing power, far-seeing power,clairvoyant power, etc. things like that. arising from the blissof the paths and the fruits, she looked with divine visionand considered within herself. now she could see things.
she was so diligent,and she had good affinity, or maybe the merit of her offering foodand shelter to the monks, that was also adding toher quick enlightenment. and then now she sat and she sawin her vision, what, what… and then she was wanting to know,she asked a question: "at what timedid my sons attain this state?" means she wanted to know whenthe monks, which she called her sons, attained this kind of state,her state right now. so immediately she became aware ofthe following, means she knew that,
the knowledge came to her thatall these monks were still in the bondage of lust, hatred and delusion. there, none had gone away yet.even then, even then. they taught her, but she surpassed themimmediately like that. so they had not yet by the practiceof deep meditation induced insight. they had not got insight yet,still mundane. then she pondered, "do my sonspossess the dispositions requisite for the attainment of arhatship,or do they not yet?" she asked herself. she was very concerned about the monks.
not only she gave them food and shelter, took care of them and brought medicineand all that, but she also was concernedabout their spiritual attainment. truly a good mother! so immediatelyshe perceived that they did. oh no, not yet, sorry,it's a different question. she perceived that they do, ok, meaning they have equipment. they were prepared enoughto attain arhatship,
they did have all that. and then she asked herself again, "do they possess suitable lodgings,or do they not?" and immediatelyshe had a response coming to her: "yes, they did." just like sometimes you ask a question, and the master poweranswers you right away. sometimes it takes longer. sometimes it's not clear to youbecause you are too busy.
then she pondered again, "have they proper companions,or have they not?" immediately she perceived that they had. finally she pondered the question: "do they receive proper foodor do they not?" she perceived the answer:"they do not receive proper food." i wonder… ah, maybe she didn't give enough foodor she just gave some ghee. and maybe they had residentsbut she didn't offer food yet.
she just offered some gheeand some medicine. so now she realized,with her inner vision and enlightenment, that the monks had not receivedenough food, not enough nutrition. so then, from that time on, she provided themwith various kinds of rice porridge, and with all manner of hard food, and with soft food,with various choice flavors. somebody is crying? dog? (dog.)
dog is crying? ok. because she probablydidn't think to provide food. she just made a houseso they stayed in there. normally they'd go out begging. so she probably didn't think thatin the rainy season they didn't have enough proper timeto go out to beg for food. and seating the monks in her house, she offered water of donationand presented the food to them, saying, "reverend sirs, take and eatwhatever you desire."
the water offering,the water donation is that you offer some water and thenthe monks do some mantra on it to offer it to your deceased relatives,or make merit to them. a special mantra,also together with some food, so you can offer to hungry ghoststhat come around. one little handful of food,and you use a special mantra. i can do that.i don't do it anymore. and then we sprinkle in all directions, and then all the ghostswill be satisfied.
it's such very little rice;it multiplies. and a little water,you just sprinkle like that, and it will be quenching their thirst. special mantras, special mudra,that's buddhist stuff. if i also have to do that,i don't think i have time to sit here. no meditation, no time,no eating, no breathing. it's a lot of work. as the result ofthe wholesome food they received, their minds became tranquil.
and as the result of tranquilityof their minds, they developed insight and attained arhatship together with theanalytical knowledges by the food even. you want that food? what is the problem today, baby? you're hungry?you want me to go home? can you wait a few… some more longer, ok? he wants a (vegan) biscuit there. can you give me some, for peace sake?
you've been out already, right? you've been downstairs and ate already. you've been downstairs,and you've eaten already. because your dinnertime is gone,and why you come here making trouble? there. you don't have? don't have your bowl here. you want your…(he's eaten already.) do you have it or not?(there is a plate in there.) there is a plate already? ok.
there, go, go, go, go. here. shaking hands. he's too kitten-like. he does that when he loves you. eat your (vegan) cake, here! that's what you want? ok, ok, i know, i know. so annoying! he wanted to tell me that he ate already,so he needs this. there.
leave it there, he will eat it later. put this there for him;after he eats that, he will eat this. i spoiled him. that's why. because whenever after he eats his food,proper food, for enlightenment, i always praise him, "good boy!" and then i give him some of itfor cleaning his teeth, even though they brush his teeth alreadydown the mountain, down there. i give him some vegan boneto say, "and this is for your teeth." so he gets spoiled like that.
after he eats, comes up, asks for that. excuse me. how come? what is that today? i feel hot. i'm not cold. i'm sweating. it's hot in here, isn't it?(yes. yes, it's really hot.) too hot? how come? too many heaters?
i always feel hot when i'm in here.yeah, mostly. maybe the air is dry also. so, as a result of wholesome foodthey received, and as a result of tranquility of mind,they developed inside and attained arhatshiptogether with the analytical knowledges. then, the thought occurred to them… you see, food is important. because these monks probably were new,new monks also. that's whythey had just been instructed
to the method of meditationby the buddha just recently. so they wanted to meditate on it now. and they came from outside in the world where they'd alwayseat and drink like usual, and now that they became monks, they'd have to eat only once a day, and they could beg only in the morning,and eat at lunch, if they had any food at all. if they didn't,when they went out and begged,
and people didn't give them food,then they wouldn't eat anymore for that day. and if many days like that,then they became restless. just like when you eat at night,you fall asleep. but if you don't eat,sometimes you feel restless. even though you don't feel hungry,you are restless. but after you eat something,you sleep right away. so if you don't eat a lot,then your mind is not sleepy, but tranquil to meditate. so these monks were not yet used tosuch an ascetic life.
even the buddha's sononce was complaining that he couldn't bear it. now, sometimes eating very little, something in your body produces fear,anxiety within you also. you know that? (yes.)how do you know? i feel, sometimes,i just have fear. i don't know why. then go eat. ok, you don't eat enough, maybe, don't eat enough nutrition.
so now because this woman,she knew that, from insight. there's no need to have insightto know this, my god. i don't need to be a supreme masterto know that you like the (vegan) moon cakesthat are coming, or the (vegan) spring rollsthat i made yesterday, i mean summer rolls. i don't need to have psychic poweror insight to know that in morning you eat, and then evening you want to eat again. that's whythe buddha chose the middle way.
he ate once a day. eat plenty, eat enough. but the buddha was different. before that, before enlightenment, he followed the ascetic pathand almost died, because he didn't eat for a long time. and then a girl offered hima bowl of milk, milk porridge, something, and then he regained his strength. then, from then on, he realized thatto deny the body of nutrition
or minimum survival,comfort, is not too good. he finished?(yes, finished.) and then, so he began to eat. he began to eat,but once a day at least. because if, being a monk,if he ate twice a day then he had to keep going outbegging all day long. go beg and then come back and eat,and then go out beg again. then, he had no time for meditationor teaching others. don't want eat?(this is coming down.)
oh, ok. give this one to him. make it so real, my god! let him lie down and rest now. oh, man, ok. keep it for souvenir. therefore, the monks ate only once a day. but then ordinary monks don't receivegood offerings like the buddha. you see, buddha,everybody gave him good food. kings and queens were waitingoutside the palace gate to make offerings to him,or bring food to him.
but ordinary monks,if no lay disciple offered food and lodging for the whole assembly, then they'd have to go outbegging separately, individually. and if they cannot receive food,then they don't eat. the law is like that.have to go home to meditate, or listen to the buddha's discoursein the afternoon. noon is the only time they'd eat. unless they had to travel,and then there was no certain time, no certain way to know
whether or not they caneat at lunch. so they could eat some other time,if they wanted to. but that's it, one time a day. so therefore,they did not have enough food these days. they had lodging,as she built a house for them. but she forgot thatnormally the monks would go out and beg. so she didn't thinkshe had to provide food. only after her enlightenmentthat she could perceive. this is not a complete enlightenment.
some certain level of consciousnessand then you have some psychic power, you can see far, you can hear,you can perceive things. and then now… here. so she, from then on,gave them food properly, once a day, but regularly and wholesome. a lot of ingredientsand whatever the body needs. so immediately they calmed down. they didn't have to sit therethinking about food.
not just… it's automatic,when you're hungry, you think about oh, noodles, spaghetti, pizza,chapatis, soup. and you can't meditateon the buddha nature, only food nature. so their minds cannot be calm. so the lady knew that now. my god! such a common thingthat nobody even thinks about it. of course not,not everybody thinks about that. she thought she just built a house;it's already very good, so they don't have to go outand get wet and all that.
but she forgot about the food. you know why? because before her the monks survived, so she thought, ok, the monks have togo out and beg and that's their life. not because she was heartless,or inconsiderate, or uncompassionate. she just didn't think about that. because they just came and then she builta house, covered the rain only. normally they'd go out begging;she knew that, so she thought that's not a problem.
but she didn't know that being a monk,ascetic monk, it's not that easy. i myself knew some monks in india, who didn't eat for many days,or sometimes two weeks. they'd have nothingbecause nobody gave them anything. so after that, they attained arhat. no, something, not arhat. oh, yes, they attained arhatship. that's a high third level, first. together withthe analytical knowledges as well.
so then, the thought occurred to them… what is the problem? why? i'm busy. why you want me to go home? later, ok? i don't have timeto check out on that now. can you go out to open the gate? maybe he wants to godoing some of his business and the gate was closed or something?(love, come with me.) go. out. out, out, out, out.
so now they said to themselves, "the great female lay disciplehas indeed been our support. had we not received wholesome food, we should never have attained the pathsand the fruits thereof. as soon aswe have completed our residence, and done the ceremony of paväraṇä,let us go and visit the buddha." accordingly, they took leaveof the great female lay disciple saying… was it closed? (this gate is open.) but other one, i don't close.
no, no then it's ok. (it's open.)that's enough. (already open.) he keeps wanting me to go home.(maybe...) maybe... too much protection.(maybe you follow him?) he always wants me to go home. when always…whenever i've finished… remember? he always goes out first.(go out first.) waiting for me,and if i come, he comes back. but if i go, then he goes immediatelyheading for home.
he likes it here but he likes home. i know, never mind, it's my job. you can go home by yourself, ok? no, you don't?(waiting for you.) did he eat all the (vegan) biscuits? (no.) you see, that's not foodthat he wants anymore. still it is. he doesn't want that. today he ate very little.
even his favorite,normally he ate all that. normally he eats all that, ok? that's all, ok? no more. lie down to eat! all right, food, proper food for enlightenment. for him, the vegan bone is proper foodfor enlightenment. accordingly, they took leaveand then went to see the buddha. so she accompanied themon their journey a little way to see them off,
and then said, "look on us again. look in on us again, reverend sirs." meaning come back again,and many other pleasant words. she returned to her house,after saying good bye and all that. when those monks arrived at sravasti, they paid obeisance to the teacherand sat down respectfully on one side. the teacher, meaning the buddha; i don't know why they say teacher here, like english teacher or something,
hindi teacher. the teacher said to them, "monks, you have evidently faredvery well, had plenty to eat, and have not been troubledon account of food." the monks replied, "we have indeed fared well,reverend sir." god, they don't call him reverend sir. he's called world honored oneor tathägata. "we had plenty to eat
and have by no means been troubledon account of food, for a certain female lay disciple,the mother of mätika, knew the cause of our thoughts so muchthat the moment we thought, 'oh would it be nice if she preparessuch and such food for us,' then she prepared that, that very food, and gave it to us. the one that we thought ofthat we wanted." thus did they recite her praises. another monk, one certain monkin this assembly who heard this story,
and heard that the monks praisedthe virtues of their hostess, conceived a desire to go thereand enjoy the food. so obtaining a subject of meditationfrom the teacher, he took leave of the teacher,meaning the buddha, saying… how much longer?two more pages. soon. so he went there, he said, "reverend buddha,i intend to go to that village." and departing from jetavana,
he arrived in due course at that villageand entered the monastery, the monastery that the lady builtfor the 60 monks. on the very dayhe entered the monastery, he thought to himself,"i have heard it said that this female lay discipleknows every thought that passes through the mindof another person. now i have been wearied by my journey and i shall not be able tosweep the monastery." oh, that she would send a manto make ready the monastery for me.
he wished like that. and the female lay disciple,sitting in her house pondering within herself,became aware of this fact. she was sitting in meditation,contemplating, and she received awareness of this factand sent a man, saying to him, "go make ready the monasteryand turn it over to the new monk." to him. so just as he wished, she sent immediately a man to clean upthe room and all that for him.
lucky!i wish i had another one like that, because every time i come back here, i have to deal with cobwebsand dead worms inside the cave. some, not much. even if i told them to go a few daysbefore in advance to clean up, but they did not. they just cleaned the outside,but did not clean the inside. inside is more important than outside, even if the outsidehas grass or leaves or a little messy.
but if inside clean,i can take rest for a while and then tomorrow, clean the outside. no, busy! not like not doing anything,but not doing what exactly i wished. not doing what the priority is,understand? you cannot say thathe did nothing or she did nothing, they did. but every time i come back to my cave, i have to sit outside for a long time,waiting for them.
they'll say,"oh, we clean it now." and then i have to clean alsobefore i can come in. it's not the same. not the same as if you comeand everything's ready. after a long journey or late night that i have to wake people up and please help to clean,and that's not fun. all right, now after that, the man went and swept the monastery,and turned it over to him.
meaning, tell him it's ready. then the monk,desiring to have water to drink. what was that? sit straight. no, you. you can see me half side,it's good enough, ok? you don't have to (lean over). or maybewe need another television there. so all the people from here and therecan look at that, over there. can do? (yes.) on the wall there,
so they can look there instead. they all try to look at me, and later they will walk like this. after one week it becomes a habit. all the bones will not twist back,and then they walk like this. i'm sorry i don't alwaysremember to turn. there are people who sit in other rooms, they don't even see me at all. so you see half is good enough.my nose is nice.
my sister just told me todaythat i have a good nose, compared to an aulacese (vietnamese). we have flat noses but i have a high nose. she said i took after my father. she said to meshe wanted to say some story today. so you want to say nowor maybe after this? (yes.) after? ok, good. english teacher,in au lac (vietnam) of course. so, anyway,
i haven't taught for decadesso i don't remember anymore. she doesn't remember much englishanymore, she said. so many decades alreadyshe has not been teaching. can you imagine? she's 57 years old,and looks so young like that. and i'm only a few years older,but wrinkles all over. and the face is different, older looking. so then the monk, desiring to havewater to drink, thought to himself, "would it be good if she would send mesome sweetened water?"
he was thinking like that. straight away the female lay disciplesent water to him. they lived nearby. on the following day, earlyin the morning, he thought to himself, "let her send me some soft rice porridgewith some dainty bits." something to eat with. the female lay disciplestraight away did that. after he had finished drinkingthe porridge, he thought to himself, "oh, it would be nice if shewould send me such and such solid food."
why doesn't he wish it all in one go so the female doesn't have to send itfor him back and forth? the female lay disciplestraight away sent this also to him. whatever he wished,he got it right away. wow, sounds like heaven to me! you like that? then he thought to himself, "this female lay disciple has sent meevery single thing i have thought of and wished to have.
i should like to see her,or that she would come to me in person, bringing with her soft food seasonedwith various choices of seasoning." he wished again. that guy just sat thereand wished for all kinds of food. of course monks,they hardly had any good food, not often. sometimes the big and rich people invitethe whole assembly with the buddha. but mostly they have to go outto beg for himself. sometimes they invite only the buddhaand some close disciples, but not 1,250 monks. so they have to go outand beg for themselves.
sissy, sassy. you like that. yeah, he likes that. he loves to be… loved. now, so, the female lay discipleperceived that, so she said, "oh my son wishes to see me,desires me to go to see him." so, procuring soft food, she wentto the monastery and gave it to him. when he had eaten his meal,he asked her, "lay disciple,is your name mätika's mother?" "yes, dear son."
"you know the thoughts of another?" so she said,"why do you ask me that?" the monk asked her whether or notshe could read people's minds. she didn't answer yes or no."why do you ask me that, dear son?" and the monk said, "you have done for me every single thingi have thought of. that is why i asked you." so she said, "many other monksknow the thoughts of another, dear son." again, she refused to say that she knew.
most practitioners don't say, "i know this, i know that,or i know everything," even though they do. or, they don't say, "i heal you, i rescue you,i take you out of accident." they don't say such things,even though they do. so, the same. the woman said, she said, "many monks know the thoughtsof others, dear son."
meaning, why you don't ask them,why ask me? she referred to monks instead,meaning, i'm just a lay disciple. and then the monk said, "i'm not asking anyone else,or any monk. i'm asking you, lay disciple," meaning, the lady. even under these circumstances, the female lay disciple avoidedto say that, "i know the thoughts of another."
she avoided. and she said instead, "those who do not know the thoughtsof another do thus, my son." meaning, i don't know anything, just like everybody elsewho doesn't know anything. we just do this. meaning many people do that, even though they don't know anything,they just do what i do, bringing this and that without knowing. she meant like that.
thereupon the monk thought to himself,"i am in a most embarrassing position." don't know? ok, we'll read on. "they that are still worldlings like me," meaning he knows that he is nobody yet, "entertain bothnoble and ignoble thoughts." sometimes you think good things, sometimes you thinknot too good stuff, inside your head. so he felthe was in an embarrassing situation because the woman knew everything;that's what he felt.
"were i to entertaina single inappropriate thought, she would doubtlesslychange her attitude towards me." meaningshe would not make offerings anymore if sometimes he'd thinksome mundane thoughts or some ignoble thoughts. "as they seize a thief with the goodsby his hair," like she would catch him red-handed,like people catch him red-handed. "so, therefore i had bestrun away from here." he wanted to run awayfrom the lay disciple
who could read all the thoughts, so scared. yes, monk. so he said to the female lay disciple,"lay disciple, i intend to go away." so she asked,"where are you going, noble sir?" noble, indeed. "noble sir." so he said, "to the buddha." and she said to him,"reside here for a while, reverend sir." and he said,"i can no longer reside here. i must positively go away."
with these wordshe departed and went to the buddha. the teacher, the buddha, asked him, "monk, are you no longerresiding in such and such village?" "no, no, world honored one,no, i cannot reside there any longer." "for what reason, monk?" "reverend sir, that female lay discipleknows every single thought that passes through my mind. it occurred to me that the worldlings like meentertain both noble and ignoble thoughts.
were i to entertaina single inappropriate thought, she would doubtlesslychange her attitude towards me as they say, seize the thiefwith the goods by his hair. that is why i have returned." he's worried she read everything and then he would be too embarrassedbeing a monk. so the buddha said to him, "monk?" is this still one page?it's not possible. i thought i was to the last already.
not yet. oh, my god! ok, you know what? we'll do it tomorrow, ok? (yes.) half story and now you havea more interesting story, a (vegan) moon cake story, ok? we take a rest, ok? he's already… (we'vealready got some (vegan) moon cake.) yeah, he gave up already. bring (vegan) moon cakes,or do you have tea also cooked? tea? tea? (yes.)
no? yes? (coffee.) tea for everybody. big pot. no? oh, man. whatever tea you cook outside today. no cooking? don't matter. it's ok. we can drink water. we live simple. stretch, stretch, stretch. please, please do it.
you'll be in suspense to knowwhat the buddha said to him. that's a good opera stuff. or they cut it when it's interesting, on the peak of the noseof curiosity. they say, "ok, see you next week.have a good weekend." i feel a little worn out, a little bit. maybe i didn't have proper food today,that's why. i'll go do something. it's a very big day of work.
what is that? oh, come, come, come.give to everybody. you use your…no, you have to use the thing, give it to them, the tong. yeah, no, baby. ok, give him one piece before he… give him one piece on… yeah, just give it there. how come it's all broken? ok, you eat your food,eat your (vegan) cake.
how come so little? everybody has just little like that? are there any more, or just that?(maybe two pieces.) how much more? do we have one more like that? the tray is just one tray, master. ok, then, ok, ok. then it's like that. continue. i thought we had more,then we can give them more.
who knows, maybe that sisterhas some surprise for me later. she'll say, "oh, we have more now,"like yesterday. i don't know anythingof what they have, what they don't have. it's always filtered through this door,i know nothing. they only give mewhat they want to give. i don't know, really. a lot of disciples bring a lot of stuffsometimes, for moon festival. i didn't knowthere was even moon festival. until i know it, that's why i go outand make some food for you.
my sister, she broughta lot of stuff from au lac (vietnam). i didn't know how much. and the indonesian brought a lot,and they gave me only that little thing. and made me share itwith everybody first. and then they came out and said,"oh, we have two big trays." thank you. and you probably thoughtthat i saved it to eat by myself. that's why i said it first. ok, then. you enjoy, ok? ok, i go home.
go to my cave, cave home. yes, have tea even. good, very good. ok, babe, going to go home now, or you stay herebecause of the (vegan) cake? be careful, hot.(it's not hot, master.) it's not hot. ok, good. thank you, master.thank you, master. to be continued.
