Ah, businessmen are the best, but the noisiest. Yes, yes, yes. Where there is money, there is trouble. Where there is money, there is disaster. That’s what people say. If people have money, they become weird. When are you going back, Taiwanese (Formosans)? That’s enough for the Taiwanese (Formosans). Enough. All these years, you’ve been eating my things. Never tire of eating. You have eaten and nothing happened. Don’t complain. […]
So you have learned very well, very fast, from being in America and also from our teaching. So you’re very fortunate. You’re balanced between the material intelligence, resolution and spiritual greatness. That’s good for you. So that’s it for now. Maybe see you tomorrow if I don’t cough too much. If I get better, I surely will see you. See how you work with the fire relief. Alright? (Yes.) I wanted to go there myself, but he said we cannot go, so you just go deliver the goods. OK. Good night. I have to see some guests now, the African guests. So you can go home. Don’t wait for me. I don’t come out again. You don’t need to wait for me outside. It’s cold. Just go home. (Yes.)
(They didn’t come.) They didn’t come? (No.) The Africans didn’t come? Really? (Really.) Is it because they don’t know the way? (Oh, no. They have another meeting.) Oh, I see. (Yes.) Oh, I see. That’s why they wanted to come earlier. Right? It’s alright. OK, then I don’t have any guests, but you go home. Take care. OK? (Take care.) (Master, take care.) Yeah. OK. I take medicine. That’s all I can take. About care, I don’t know. I don’t know what else I can care. I take all this medicine and (vegan) “bonbons” (cough drops) and lost all the appetite.
You don’t go to France? No. You don’t go back to France? (Tomorrow I go.) OK. Tomorrow morning? (No, tomorrow afternoon.) Afternoon, so I don’t see you again? Alright. Take care. (Thank You.) Did you have some (vegan) candy. I said (vegan) candy for the French people. Not that much though. They’re not so much. French, for the French. Now I use my eyes to... They can’t take all this. Just give me a box of... OK. Then give them a bag of candy to bring back to France. Anybody else? Anywhere else? Any other countries? (Australia.) Australia, OK. One bag for Australia, one bag for France. And? (Costa Rica.) One bag for Costa Rica. And? (Japan.) One bag for Japan. That’s it. (Yes.) No more? (Los Angeles.) Loosely divide it into 4 or 5 bags. Or even less, because they’re not that many. And then they give it back to the different countries. OK. You come here and receive it, alright? Just now they are Japan and (France.) France and all that. Costa Rica and Australia. OK. I leave now.
You have to stand? No place to sit. (Thank You.) OK. Be good. ...I’ll drive the car up and go over. See how well-behaved I am. Chinese? (Right, yes.) Ah, businessmen are the best, but the noisiest. Yes, yes, yes. Where there is money, there is trouble. Where there is money, there is disaster. That’s what people say. If people have money, they become weird. When are you going back, Taiwanese (Formosans)? That’s enough for the Taiwanese (Formosans). Enough. All these years, you’ve been eating my things. Never tire of eating. You have eaten and nothing happened. Don’t complain. Are you still coming tomorrow? (Yes.) OK. Then tomorrow I’ll see you off… (You’re coming in the evening, right?) Yes, in the evening. Tomorrow evening. To group meditation. (OK, OK.) You can be here too. Come earlier. To eat and to meditate are both OK. But in the evening, I might not come until the evening. (OK, OK.) Don’t be waiting and thinking that Master will come right away. I have a lot of work. I’ll come when I come. If I don’t come, you know I must be very busy. (Yes.) (We are willing to wait.) (Understand.)
(May I ask You a question?) What do you want to ask? (Before You leave, may I have permission to help with initiation?) This you have to talk to the brother and consider later. (Yes.) (Master, may I be allowed to return to group meditation.) Why were you not allowed to go to group meditation? (Because based on a letter from Taiwan [Formosa], I am not allowed to attend group meditation.) Alright, go to group meditation. All is because of disciples. Disciples cause me suffering in everything, you don’t know. I can’t eat well, can’t sleep well, all because of them. I was spending all kinds of time, money, energy. Still could not teach them. Very difficult to teach them! But everyone always asked to follow me, was sissy sassy to ask to become a renunciate. Today “going out,” tomorrow “coming in.”
It seems like some people want to get initiated, right? (Yes.) If anyone wants to get initiated, then fill out the application. You see if they are qualified, then let them get initiated. Because I am here, so I let them get initiated right away, but if I leave, then they have to be vegan for three months, understand? [Will it be on] Sunday? (Yes. Sunday.) On Sunday afternoon or not? Or in the morning? (Afternoon.) Afternoon? Yeah. About 2 o’clock in the afternoon, is it OK? (Yes.) 2PM, right? (Yes.) What time do you have group meditation? (It is 8 AM.) Oh, group meditation is in the morning? (Yes.) So then... You also have group meditation in the afternoon? (Yes.) Then you stay all day [Sunday], right? (Yes.) Because I am normally very busy in the morning. Normally, I finish the work by evening because the offices are all closed, so even if I want to work, I can’t. Normally, I have more time in the evening. But you just stay, sometime on Sunday, when I have time, I will come to see you, but don’t know what time.
So the initiation will be in the afternoon, right? (Yes.) The monk can give initiation. OK? (Yes.) “Yes,” right? OK. Done. OK then. It is done. Whoever wants to get initiated, then look for the monk. Now he wears normal clothes, but he is a monk. You have to respect him. He is a monk, very important! Look for him, OK? (Yes.) The monk will report to me on Sunday, to give initiation. (Yes.) Bye-bye. Ah, did they all understand just now? Is there translation? (There’s translation.) You have translated everything? We have initiation on Sunday. About… (2 o’clock.) [By] 2 o’clock you have to come. And group meditation of course – in the morning and afternoon, and I’ll be there when I have time.
We are giving initiation on Sunday afternoon. You yourself go find the… Go find the monk. Sign up with him. OK.
Good night! Really, I have to go now. Costa Rica, Australia. SM: You go and take your (vegan) candy. Give it here. The four groups, just now. Four people. One for France. One for Australia. And one for Japan. That’s it, huh. And the other people go and take it yourself. What’s that? (Australia.) Australia already has. (Melbourne and Sydney. Two different states.) Oh, yeah. OK, take one. Alright, just don’t cheat me; that’s it. Japan. For disciples, not for you. (Yes.) Anybody else? Costa Rica? (China, China.) China had one. What China? (For some Chinese old ladies...) Oh, Taiwan (Formosa)? Right. OK. Taiwan (Formosa) can come up and get some. Come up, Taiwanese (Formosan). You don’t understand English. Forget it if you don’t understand. Don’t give it to him. (Taiwan [Formosa].) Take this back to your individual places. Understand? One for Taipei, one for Tainan, and one for Pingtung, like that. Understand? (Understand.) Not enough? (There is more if it’s not enough.) That’s definitely not enough for Taipei. Give it all to Taipei, and we’ll see. How many pieces should be there in a pack like this? Or let each one of them have a lick. Just give this to Taipei. (OK.) You take a look at these. The amount of packs you take depends on the size of your country. Understand? (OK.) Just take it yourselves for me. OK. Goodbye! (Goodbye!) See you tomorrow. Bye!
