I’ll try my best, sometimes (German) and sometimes English. Then you just translate it. It is better than nothing. Otherwise, we sit here and look at each other. It’s alright, too. Look in the eyes. Love doesn't need any language. The people who are in love always hold hands and look into each other's eyes.
OK. I don’t want to eat alone. Come up here. African! I don’t know how. OK, later. Very nice. Not from Thailand, right? (From Thailand.) Retreat? (Yes.) Oh.
Were you expecting me today? (No.) No? No one told you? They didn’t tell you before? (Tomorrow.) She asked me if I could come today. I said, “I don't know, it’s not enough time. And then… but on Sunday for sure.” Then I came today and tomorrow I'll disappear, so that I can come back tomorrow.
German is so difficult. My God, how did I manage to speak so much German in Germany? So difficult. It’s OK, it's fine. When you live here, you learn it very quickly. English is better. (Much easier.) For you too? For you Germans too? No? (English is easy.) Easier. (But not easier than German.) Not easier? (It's the same as German. But English is very easy.) Yes. (In terms of grammar, it is also easier than German.) In comparison, yes. But otherwise, if you speak German, a little bit, then German is very easy. Don't you think it’s easy? (Yes.)
So, what are we going to do this weekend? Meditate. (Meditate.) And anything else? (Celebrate.) Celebrate. (Meditate.) Tomorrow? Ah, OK, no problem. I'll come too and sit with you, sometimes. When I go to sleep, I want to lie very flat. I don't want to lie flat here and give a bad example to you. So when I go to sleep, I will go upstairs. Yes also, that can also be, symbolic. I am already old. I cannot always sit.
You are all saints here, from so much practicing. You sit so long. You’ve been sitting very long. How long do you sit? How long? For how long? Three, four, five (hours)? (We do have night meditation. I have to change my position sometimes. I can't always sit like this.) Of course, you are not machines. Even the metal machines have to move, no? It’s OK. Not so harsh. It’s OK. You are all already saints. So many halos. Some very black halos, but... (Halo is halo.) Halo is halo – no matter what color.
It’s a pressure for me to speak like this. All day I only speak English and suddenly here I have to think in German and speak in German. That is a little difficult. Besides, the German language is a bit difficult. Isn't it? (Yes.)
OK, I'm going upstairs, then I'll come down again, then I'll go back up and come down again. Freshen up a bit. Thank you. See you later. (See You later. Take care.) See you later. (Yes.) Bye! (Bye!) I like to say it. Sounds like “sweet.” Bye! (Bye!)
Did you eat well? (Yes.) Yes, very nice. Everything looks very nice. We need to meditate a lot. That’s good, that’s good. Somehow it is very small.
So, do we speak German, French, Chinese, Aulacese (Vietnamese) or what? (German.) German? How many Germans are here? How many people speak German? (Here.) That’s all? Only these, (Yes.) and not you? (No.) English? No? (French.) French? Oh, problem. Why have you come here? We are in Germany. We only want to see the Germans. Germans and Aulacese (Vietnamese)-German, Chinese-German, all Germans, African-German. (Poland.) Polish-German.
Maybe close the door. Oh, no need? Better air. Fresh air.
So, what language do we speak now? What do we do? We cannot speak German, French and English all at the same time. We don’t have translation? Too bad. So, do we speak German today, or English? How many Germans understand English? How many? OK. That’s good. The French also understand English, naturally. How many don’t understand English? Those who don't understand English: No Chinese, no Aulacese (Vietnamese). That’s “don’t understand English,” right? Chinese or Aulacese (Vietnamese)? (Aulacese [Vietnamese].) The Aulacese (Vietnamese) don’t understand Aulacese (Vietnamese), right?
Who are you? I don't speak English, only German. No English, only German. And you? (Also German.) Also German. Yes, of course, we have German law here, German justice.
Come here, all together. You can sit a little bit near me. Don’t worry. Come here. It’s too squeezing. Come on. Come, come. Oh, here cannot. Maybe not. Oh, God. What an apartment, it’s so small. It’s always too small. In Thailand, the largest hotel was also too small. Always too small. Hungary was small. Miaoli's now also very small. I am also so small. I am very small, also. No problem, no problem. OK, now let's get started to speak Chinese. (Very good.)
No room? No more room? Come near. Closer. Stretch out. If I go around, then you can make a small road, but if I do not go around, then you just sit comfortably.
Is it necessary to have this? No, then we turn it off. It’s for me? Oh, well. Too bad. Cannot go nearer? Too near, no good? (Yes.) Nearer to me? (Yes.) OK, and then they can sit. Too hot, honey? Is it hot? Is it hot? (It’s a cool light.) It’s a cool light and besides, it’s cold, winter, no problem. OK, good. Thank you anyway, for your concern. You’re very loving, aren’t you?
Come over here a little bit. Now you can stretch your legs a little bit. (Yes.) Yeah, whoever can stretch. Ah, you know what? You can sit and put your legs on top of the next person… the shoulders. You can sit and put your feet on the shoulders of the person in front of you. Oh, sorry about that. It’s always small, honey. It’s always small. Here, come. Push a little bit, so you have a little more room.
I’m sorry, I just speak better English. I don’t know… When I speak German, it takes so long, and the grammatical problem is always there. It doesn't get any better. If I don’t live in Germany, my German will not get any better. (It’s OK in English.) Yes, but… (We will have translation.) OK? (Yes.) Can you do that? (Yes, of course.) Maybe sometimes German, sometimes English. (OK.)
Yes, OK. Of course, I would love to speak German, but my tongue is a little... and the head doesn’t go that fast. Do you know how long I haven’t been in Germany? How long has it been? (Nine years.) Nine years? That's a lifetime. Nine years already. (No, longer.) Longer? (1996.) 1996? No. In 2000, I was not here? (No.) No? I went to all of Europe. 1999. Not in Germany? Oh, I'm so sorry. Because the German language is so difficult. And then you always expect me to speak German because I used to live in Germany. That was a long time ago. Historical.
OK. Never mind. I’ll try my best, sometimes (German) and sometimes English. Then you just translate it. It is better than nothing. Otherwise, we sit here and look at each other. It’s alright, too. Look in the eyes. Love doesn't need any language. The people who are in love always hold hands and look into each other's eyes. They kiss, kiss, kiss, no time to talk. The mouth is so busy kissing, kissing, kissing. We cannot all kiss, but we can always look at each other. We can always look, right? That doesn’t hurt anyone.
No room? Come, come, come! Come here! Yeah, crush (squeeze) in.
I used to be a bit busy and also very lazy. I don't have, how do you say… ambition? (Ambition.) Ambition, yeah. I should have a little more ambition, it’s better for me. I'm a little lazy. But maybe now that I'm a little old, maybe not so lazy. We were very busy in the beginning, lots of work and lots of problems.
What is that? What is that? What is the secret? We want to hear it. What was it? Tell me. (Just talking about…) What? Tell me. (No, please not.) About me? (No, it’s OK.) Because of me? Then you shouldn't say it. There are no secrets here. Ah, then I have to go, because everything is a secret here. You do not know what we are saying here. It's really nice how you've made it.
It's not bad, right? (No, it's not bad – on the contrary.) Then it’s OK. We want to hear something. Tell me something. (No.) No? It’s always the same, that's why you're not comfortable. Always mysterious. If it’s something nice, then say it. (I think so too, but she doesn’t want to... No.) What is it then? (It’s OK.) It’s OK? First of all, you shouldn't have any secrets. Secondly, when I talk, you don't talk. Both are not so good.
Do you have any questions? Or any secrets to tell? Just whisper it in my ear. Share something nice with me. Only in my ears. But no one… Everyone close (your ears)... No, no, she didn't say anything. Just in my ears. I want to hear something nice. Yeah, that's on you? Oh, it's OK. Here! I didn't understand anything, but it's OK. I really didn’t understand. So I can't translate it for you because I didn’t understand anything. What did you say? The main thing is that we are happy (Yes.) and we are very comfortable here. A beautiful place.
