A spiritual practicing group like ours works for the benefit of the world, without wanting any reward or getting anything. We don’t have that kind of reputation and honor. As you know, these two small rooms accommodate 40 people. This is not a first-class hotel; it’s an incredible hotel. When we are waiting for the plane, sometimes it’s the first flight, and other times we squeeze and sit together. Normally, I’d hide in the toilet to wait – to wait for the next flight. We don’t have any VIP lounge. […] I have my own room, with a toilet for me alone. It’s a little more expensive. But every day I don’t even know how many tens of people come in and out of my room. From morning till midnight. It’s a kind of public living room. […]
Sometimes, for the sake of the Aulacese (Vietnamese) asylum seekers, I have to get in touch with many outside people or politicians. I see that their way of working is not the same as our group’s. Money is required for every step, every step. Money is required for anything. It is not for my work; it’s for the asylum seekers, it’s for others’ work. Sometimes, they ask for money before doing the job, saying, “Oh, give me the money first, then maybe I still…
Spiritual practice really makes a difference. The duration of spiritual practice also makes a lot of difference. Those who are just initiated are full of bliss in their hearts. Some feel that they want to jump up, want to laugh and… They feel that they are very light. Feeling very light and airy. Because their karma of many lifetimes has been eliminated. However, we have to preserve the blessing and lightened spirit that we had when we were newly initiated. Because, if we don’t continue practicing, later we’ll be contaminated by society, and then we’d feel tired again. […]
