Practice Makes a Master, Part 4 of 4, Mar. 6, 2005

Oh, I tell you: Everything I tell you, I do it. Not just I tell you to do, and I don’t do. In a situation of emergency, or whenever necessary, I do it. I give everything I have if necessary. If not necessary, then not. I keep it for the next person or the next situation when necessary. But whatever I tell you to do, I do it myself. I even give the dogs my trailer. And sometimes they are not even clean, and they jump on my clothes, anything. 

And I always like cleanliness, but their well-being surpasses mine. And originally, they came in without cleaning, without being cleaned, and I don’t want to let the helper clean them because I am worried it’s already a new situation, and they might get nervous if it’s too much attention. So, I said, “Never mind, just let them.” So I let them sleep outside in the eating area. But then they kind of wanted to walk into my area. And first, I said, “No, no, Lady.” But later I feel sorry for them. I said, “Never mind. Go, go inside. Go on my bed if you have to. Go! Just feel good, feel good. I can clean the bed tomorrow.” But they didn’t. I would even give my bed to them, if that makes them feel good that day. It was so cold! All the water became ice, remember? Snowing is OK, but rain and ice are too much. I am worried they are old, they cannot bear it. And the black dog told me, “It’s cold, it’s cold.” I said, “OK, OK, we will bring you in.” And I am a very clean person, I love cleanliness, you know that, right? (Yes.) Even you do! You would not love a dog to sleep on your bed, no? Nobody does, least of all, me. But I said, “Never mind. Come, come, come. Come up.” They didn’t, they didn’t. But yesterday and the day before, they put their paw on the bed already, smelling, sniffing, “Can I?” I said, “OK,” but they still didn’t do it. They get more used to it now, and can sit on my meditation cushion already. Take turns to come in and just sleep on it a little bit and come out, like testing, testing. 

So what I mean is, whatever I tell you to do is the right thing, and I do it myself. Everyone else’s comfort must come before ours, understand now? (Yes.) Even if you like it or not like it. But you have to do it with love! Because you’re so full of love, you don’t care anymore. Not do it because Master says so, or because of the points, because you will gain more points. It’s not that. I also didn’t want them to go, but I love them so much, I did not care. “OK, never mind, go on bed then, then I’ll go down on the floor. It doesn’t matter.” First, I give them the cushion for meditation, and then I go on my bed. Because, I sit on the cushion on the floor to meditate. It’s better. But because of them, because they are not clean, so I thought never mind, go and sleep, sit on my meditation cushion, then I’ll go on my bed. Therefore, I don’t get dirty, because the bed is higher. But later they came in and in, and looked, and I said... They didn’t want to sit on the mediation cushion. I thought maybe they didn’t like it there, and they looked at my bed, I said, “OK, never mind, go on my bed then. Go!” But they didn’t go. That’s the ultimate I can offer to them! But they didn’t go. But never mind, later they put their paws on. It doesn’t matter anymore. 

So, it has to be like that. You give what you like. Not that you don’t like it, then you give. Not that you throw away garbage, and then you give it to other people. You can do that also, but that doesn’t mean much. In the situation when it requires your sacrifice, then your love must go above everything else. Above your preference, above your own safety, above your own security, above everything that you ever think that is best for you. Understand me? (Yes.) Right. I do the same. Don’t worry, you will learn. Even if you do it for points or because of my advice, you do it, and then later you will do it automatically. Training, training, all right? First it starts somewhere. Start somewhere with the points. “I might get rewards.” That, the brain loves that, the mind loves that. OK, start with that.