پیدا کردن یک استاد صادق سخت است، قسمت ۱ از ۵

If all of us are Buddhas, originally Buddhas, then why have we become sentient beings? Why have we become like this? And, if we are all Buddhas, why do we have to keep the precepts, and be so serious in spiritual practice? Why do we have to avoid evil and be virtuous? Does anyone know why?

And I realized another thing, which is, leaving the mountain makes me hungry. I was enlightened a lot today. Why? Because when I lived in the mountain, I only ate one meal a day and that’s enough.  I really didn’t feel hungry. I’ll tell you what I ate; it’s very interesting. […]

Some people are like that. They come here to see me or attend my lecture, not to hear the content, but to see what I’m wearing, how long my hair is. It’s like going to a beauty pageant. Therefore, every time I give a lecture, I have to dress very neatly. I just combed my hair only today. During the past few weeks in retreat, I didn’t comb it at all. Today, before coming out, I knew there’d definitely be many eyes watching, so I combed my hair. The clothes I wore when coming down the mountain had many patches here and there. But I was coming back to see you, beautiful people, so I quickly put on another outfit. By the way, I will tell you what I eat, in order to satisfy those people. Some truth-seekers from outside have come here. They will seek my attire and hairstyle. […]