Today, I even had to share some of this stuff with the doctors and the nurses, (Aww.) and they were so happy, happy. Because most people just give maybe a box of chocolates, that’s it, but we gave all kinds of things. […] And also, some (vegan) spring rolls and fresh (vegan) summer rolls and Chinese (vegan) dumplings. Oh, they love them. Love, love, love so much. So, it is not like we... I could have bought some more for you. (Oh… More than enough. It’s plenty. Thanks so much.) But this is just symbolic, for fun. […]
I just got like this. I put it like that. Man. And like that, and like that. That’s mine. That’s yours. No more? No more (vegan) cheese? No more (vegan) cheese, then we stop. (Yes, one more.) Stop, stop. Oh, go on. Yeah, yeah. Cut that. [For] cameraman. Otherwise, he won’t want to work anymore. Oh, and you two, also. I forgot. They don’t want it, huh? Take one piece if you need. No? OK. This one has no (vegan) cheese, nobody wants it. (Master, You take one.) (You want tea, Master?) I don’t always want to eat. I cannot always eat. Even if it’s a good thing, I don’t have appetite all the time. Excuse me. (Do You want some tea?) No, I don’t want anything. Oh, you mean tea? (Yes.) Where from? (We made some for the hut. I can bring the...) For the where? (For the hut outside.) Ah, yeah, yeah, yeah. (Yes?) I’m not coming out there, so… (Yes.) It’s cozy here.
Oh, man. My God, it’s already past one o’clock? Oh, wow. You make this last batch and it’s done. Don’t sleep on it. Don’t lie on it. Put the thing here, not to put your hair all over things. The hair can fall out, you know? (Yes.) See, that’s why I don’t have any, because I knew I would be a Master and then... and then I’ll have to share the food. If you eat a piece of hair… Wow. That’s why he’s not a Master, you see that? So much hair. (Everywhere. He’s a hairy guy.) That’s why I’m a woman, I don’t have a lot of hair. (Yes.) Well, I have it where necessary, but the rest are not. It’s very good like that. Anybody who doesn’t have (vegan) cheese and bread? Raise hand. (We all have, Master.) You all have? We probably put it in here. (The box.) (This [vegan] cheese is really incredibly good. It’s German…) This one is from France. That one is from Switzerland. (We have them as well in Germany, Master.) Yeah. They sell them in many countries. (Yes.) (To them?) Cameraman has already? (Yes.) It’s just not pretty.
One good news is that, it’s not as bad as it looks. Before, when I wasn’t coughing a lot, it didn’t look bad, but it was bad because the throat was very scratchy, very painful, and the head – a lot of headaches. But today I’m coughing, but I don’t have those things. So, it is not as bad as it looks. Good news. (Yay!) I’m very lucky already. Other Masters in other centuries, They got Their head chopped, strangled, hands/feet chopped, flayed alive, all kinds of things. So this is nothing, alright? Don’t whine like babies. (You still have to work so very hard.) So? What does that mean? Means I should stop working? (No, 24 hours a day, always.) Oh, who cares. Come on. Let’s enjoy. We should not worry about suffering because it’s a part of life. It’s a part of life.
There’s some little (vegan) cheese there, cut it and put it on the rest. Then we’re done. (That’s a lot.) Yeah. Whoever likes a little bit more, you’re welcome. If you’d like more, you take. If you don’t like more, you pass. (Thank You.) Because some people already don’t want, so whoever wants can take. A little bit more there. Are they finito (finished)? Give it to somebody. They’d like it. (Yes.) Give them, there. Some say they don’t need bread to eat this. Tough guys don’t want. You are the one who said that. Here you are. Eat it! OK, guys, we still have something. (Oh!) (Oh gosh!) (Thank You.) Did you have enough (vegan) cheese and bread? You have enough? (Yes. Thank You.) How do you say, “You’re welcome” in Persian? (خوش آمدید) (Khosh amadid.) خوش آمدید Khosh amadid. You’re welcome. But the Iranian (language) is very sweet. Everything is “hoh hoh hoh.” A lot of “hoh hoh.”
(Master, can I tell You something about Your hemoglobin.) My what? (Hemoglobin.) Something wrong? (I think it’s about folic acid, vitamin B12, iron. You have to manage three things.) More? (Yes.) Oh, I take a lot of... I take (vegan) vitamins every day. Not really every day, whenever I remember. But the thing is, they make this measurement in the (animal-people) meat-eating people outside. (Yes.) So, they always say we’re deficient in vitamin B. But if I have a B12 deficiency, I wouldn’t be smiling so much. You see all my photos are laughing, smiling, who cares? (Of course.) I take (vegan) vitamins too when I remember. These days, when I was sick more than before, I took (vegan) vitamins.
(I said it is normal. But because You are young, it must be 14.) I don’t understand. (It is normal.) Normal, yes. (Hemoglobin is normal.) Yes. (But because You are powerful, healthy, it must be 14. But it is normal.) What do you mean? You mean according to this, I am about 14 years old? (Your hemoglobin is 12; it’s 12.) Oh, I see, OK. (It should be 14.) (It’s OK. It’s normal. But because You are healthy, it must be 14. Hemoglobin must be 14. Should be 14.) So, I’m 12 or 14? (You’re 12.) It’s 12. (It shows 12.) But I should be 14? (Because You are healthy.) Maybe it’s just looking healthy. So, I’m short 2. (Between 13 and 14.) Sorry, I’m going to get it somewhere, I’ll buy it. I’m going to the pharmacy, buy some. Or you want me to order online? Nowadays, everything you can buy, order online. (Yes.) You can order online bra or (vegan) vitamin or (Husbands.) greenies, the dog(-people)’s (vegan) bones, tiger bones – no, “Tiger Balm.”.
You are happy, yeah? (Yes. Thank You very much, Master. Thank You very much. Oh, we enjoyed. Thank You, Master.) Then you can go sleep… I mean meditate. (Meditate.) I’ll go out and meditate with you guys for a while. If you leave now, it would be good. (Thank You very much. Thank You, Master.) Let me go first. It’s OK. Let me go first, because I can’t wait for you, you’re too many. (OK.) I’ll see you outside. (Thank You. We love You.) You can sit around. Is there anything else you want to tell me, ask me, want me to do? (We love You. Thank You. Thank You, Master.) That’s OK? Everything’s OK? (Yes. Thank You very much, Master. Thank You very much. Thank You.)
(Bananas, Master, for vitamin B. A lot of bananas for vitamin B.) Banana? (Yes.) Well, I eat selective bananas. If I buy, then I buy those bananas that already fell down. So, it’s OK. But these few days, they made (vegan) banana shakes for me. I turned a blind eye, and I said sorry and I blessed the tree and it’s OK. You OK? (We left some [vegan] raw pancakes for You in the kitchen.) Pancakes? ([vegan] raw pancakes.) (Vegan) raw pancakes? (With almond milk, with raw almond milk.) Oh, you think it tastes good? (I didn’t ask whoever tried.) Oh, thank you, anyway.
Wow. (We ate everything.) Yes. (Every single thing.) I am sorry that’s all we had from my kitchen. (Oh, no, thank You very much. Thank You so much.) You know, the reason, because number one, we are a big number and when we go shopping, it’s not easy to find such a big quantity every day. That’s the problem also. We’re not in Paris; we’re not in London. We are in a small area, and the biggest one (shop) is in Nice, and they can only have so much supply. Every day we take everything. So, it’s good for the French economy, of course. But we cannot buy as much as we would like to, to feed you until you... look like a pregnant woman. That’s one reason. It’s not about money, it’s not like I’m stingy or not generous. (You’re more than generous.)
Today, I even had to share some of this stuff with the doctors and the nurses, (Aww.) and they were so happy, happy. Because most people just give maybe a box of chocolates, that’s it, (Yes.) but we gave all kinds of things. Yesterday… no, the day before and today. And also, some (vegan) spring rolls and fresh (vegan) summer rolls and Chinese (vegan) dumplings. Oh, they love them. Love, love, love so much. So, it is not like we... I could have bought some more for you. (Oh… More than enough. It’s plenty. Thanks so much.) But this is just symbolic, for fun. (Thank You so much!) (Thank You so much, Master.) It’s not like a soup kitchen or anything. (Very delicious.) And that’s one reason.
Second reason is because we don’t have enough staff (working team) to keep going and buying. Because the cars, we have some cars, but they have to go to the airport, back and forth, (Yes.) to bring people in and out, and don’t have many drivers. (Yes.) And even if we have, some of them, they must work, but must also let them meditate. Otherwise, they will mess up. Understand? (Sure.) So, I would really like to offer you more, you know that. (Oh, Master, thank You.) Just, for all these reasons, we are satisfied with what we have. (Yes. Thank You, Master.) (Thank You so much!) You understand now? (Yes.)
That we could have more, but we stopped. (OK. More than enough. It’s fantastic.) OK. Then it’s good. (Thank You for everything!) I know, you could have more. We could have more if we [were] in a different situation. (More than enough.) Because I like to give you a lot, until you’re happy, satisfied... (We are very happy.) But number one, we don’t have enough staff (working team) here, really. Because I’m mostly in Europe – you’re not used to working, and I don’t have a lot of residents here. In Taiwan (Formosa) it’s easier. I just call and then everybody brings, and Taiwan (Formosa) is so small, but you can buy anything 24 hours, (Wow!) 24/7, really! As long as you have money, everything can be delivered in no time.
It’s just here, we are different. They have siesta (nap time) and fiesta (party) and they... It’s the south, their life is easy, summertime all the time. So, sometimes you want to buy but you have a limit problem – limited quantity and timing. And also, I don’t have a lot of staff (working team) here. We all rely on people who come and go like that. And we can’t just drive them 24 hours. The shops don’t open that long also. So, whatever you have, it should be OK. (Yes.) (Thank You very much.) A lot of love. (Thank You. Thank You.) (Yes. I love You so much, so much!) Little food but a lot of love. (Oh! Thank You, thank You for everything, Master.) OK. (Thank You for your love.) No, I thank you for coming. (Thank You, Master.) I feel very, very loved. And for that, I also thank you, I appreciate it very much. (Thank You, Master! Thank You. Thank You, Master.)
What, love? (I felt we might not have any more retreats earlier in the year and then suddenly the message came, and I was quite surprised. So, thank You.) Yeah, me too. I’m surprised too. Probably somebody was praying very hard somewhere, so it happened. (Yes.) (Maybe, next time in Thailand. The Iranian people can go to Thailand.) Oh, yes? (Yes.) Ah, yeah, I remember last time, a lot of people came. Oh, I don’t feel like traveling anymore. We will see how it goes, OK? (Yes.) Because it’s very far there and then I don’t have visa like... I have it just like you. I can stay maybe one month, two months, maximum, and then I have to return all the way to Europe. Nowadays I’m a little scared. OK. We will see. (Thank You, Master. We love You.)
Photo Caption: Peace Helps Tranquility to Blossom.
