Maybe one day we’ll be cool. Who knows. (It’s already good…) It’s good like this. Really!? (Yes.) Yeah, but one day maybe better even. Even in this place, in this area, but we want to have more room. And we go slowly. I’m going slowly about it, so maybe we’ll have more room. […] It’s good that we can sit together at least. It doesn’t matter. Even if it’s choppy, choppy. (Yes.) OK, that… Yes?! (The ceiling is high here; maybe we could build two floors.) Yeah, that’s what I was thinking, but the Caucasians, they’re so tall. They’d go bang! (Yes.) Then… (Just add cushions.) Yeah, OK. Then, this is a new rule in “Ching Hai-ism”: When you go into a temple, you have to put a cushion on your head. […]
The Murphy bed is a very good solution. Yeah, we can do that – flap in, flap... At least some people could sit up there, over there, and then some people could sit over there. We talked about that in London already, didn’t we? (Yes.) Yeah. Maybe we can do that. Who knows? But the thing is, can the house bear it? And it will be so boiling in here. Wow. We’ll see how strong this house is the walls and all that. (Strong.) If it’s strong enough, yeah? OK, then we can make some stage, like, column, column, and then put wood on top. And it’s cool, no? We can try that, but nobody sits under. I’m not sure if it’s… I don’t know if anybody dares to sit under. Maybe.
Yeah, we could do some, like half of it here, so you still can see. And then a piece there, at least. So, how many more people can we squeeze in? Maybe 20. (Twenty.) What? (All around, maybe 50.) All around there, OK, then how do the cameramen walk? (Also hang from the ceiling.) Hanging, huh? Yeah. Wow! We have all kinds of solutions. Smart people. Maybe we could do that even. Remember what I told them in England, that Murphy bed style? Yeah, we could do that. But it will be really clumsy around here; banging on the wooden pole everywhere we go. Wow, it will be very crowded, but it doesn’t matter. Maybe we don’t have to do that. We’ll see how it goes.
I also looked in Italy. I looked so long, so many places. And there are some places, also castles and all that, for sale in Italy too. It’s not everywhere suitable. I’m just worried about the neighbors. (There are no neighbors there.) Huh? (There are no neighbors where she’s looking.) That’s the problem. I told you, the place I lived – 40 minutes when you see the next house. (Wow.) The police still came up because, “Why do you live here?” And when you go, so many people up there, they’ll wonder what you’re doing. (Yes.) Why do so many people go together in an isolated place like that?
I think here, right now, I feel very good here. No? (Yes.) Feel OK, huh? You know, there’s a church next door, maybe we can buy it. (Yes.) Empty church! Did you check? (Not yet.) Why? You took so long. (It was already closed this morning.) Huh? (It opens tomorrow.) You don’t have to go there. Is somebody there? Oh! They close what time? (Three [PM] o’clock.) OK. You go in the morning and ask. The church is empty. There’s no sense, is there? (No.) Let us use it, no? (Yes.) We can sit in the bell tower and... Nobody there! So, if anybody sleeps, we just ring the bell. I think we don’t need to tap shoulder, nothing! Yeah, take turns. The hufa (guard) goes up in the bell tower, and we just use a walkie-talkie: “Hey, ring the bell, guy!” And everybody’ll wake up. That’d be very cool.
It looks like a very big church. (Yes.) Maybe 1,000 people can fit in there. (It also has 3rd floor there.) Yeah, many stories. And I saw a residence next door to it. The residence belongs to the church. I saw the cross on the window. Across the street, there is a complex of residence. So, maybe that used to belong to all the parish. So, if we buy that and that together, then we’d be singing. We don’t care about smoke. We don’t care. Well, we’ll die sooner or later anyway. Who cares? As long as you’re happy! Die happy, huh?
Alright, dear. Right, now we meditate. It’s 11 (PM) o’clock. No, almost 12 (AM) o’clock now. Are you awake, OK? (Yes.) It’s good to have a laugh sometimes. Now close your eyes and your mouth. No more laughing. Go to sleep.
Some more (vegan) candy? No, huh? No. What are they laughing at? (You’re cute.) Laughing means yes, or means no? (Yes!) Yes? I can’t believe this! What kind of people love to be “beaten up”? Wow, this is a different (vegan) candy. Cameraman. There! (Whoa!) You have already, no? (No.) There! (Whoa!) Whoa, whoa! Watch it! Tell you, I’m “angry”! There, baby! Come, come. Let’s go. Let’s go “scare” them.
I’m coming! I’m serious! Cameraman. Watch it. Here. Don’t have? There. They love this. “Rain” shower. Yeah, there. There. There. I told you, cameraman. OK? Good? (Thank You.) Wunderbar (Wonderful). Get fat. Happily get fat. OK. Good. Now, we meditate. OK? Meditate. (Whoa!) Never have enough, you guys. (Never.) Never. (Never.) Save it for the whole year. A lot more. It’s all yours. Whenever you have time or you want, you go get it.
You guys like this place or not? (Yes.) You like this place? (Yes!) (Sure.) You do? (Yes.) Don’t care about pollution, nothing? (No.) (We’re inside.) (We’re inside, anyway.) (We’re inside, don’t feel pollution.) No. Yeah, water, everybody shares with each other. Quickly. Quick, quick! So much candy, my God! You guys love (vegan) candies, or just because it is blessed food? (Your blessed food.) (Blessed food.) Normally, you don’t? (At home, we mix it with vegetables and fruits.) Mix candy with vegetables and fruit? (Yes.) (And this is blessed food!) (Food becomes blessed.) Very funny! It’s good to have water after sweets, otherwise, it’s not good for your brain.
OK, enjoy yourselves. (Thank You, Master.) I’ve got to go up, take care of something. My office work. OK? (OK.) (See You.) Meditate. Maybe I’ll come back down. (Thank You, Master.) You enjoy. (Thank You, Master.) (Thank You.) You’re welcome. I like it here also. Less space, and you’re ready. I don’t have to worry about anything. It is good for my heart. I don’t know if it’s polluted or not, but it’s good for my health. I don’t worry about anything. No stress. No stress because it’s peaceful. Everybody can meditate, come in and out, and nobody stops us. So, it’s very healthy. For me, it is healthy. (Oh, that’s true.)
Photo Caption: How Humble Things Are Also Beautiful!
