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So, that true practitioner, he renounced all the name and fame, the power of this mundane world, and went to the Himalayas to find the Truth. In the Himalayas, he was very famous, because he often let others know that he practiced asceticism, so he was very famous. […] While the king and the practitioner talked about spiritual stuff, suddenly the king’s palace caught fire. It was burning violently, burning fiercely, burning noisily... […] While the fire was raging noisily like that, the king calmly sat and listened to the Dharma. But that monk, his eyes were darting around. He was nervous and kept looking behind his back. Do you know why? (Because the fire was burning so fiercely.) Because he practiced asceticism, and he had only two blankets. […] Therefore, we cannot tell by the outside that people have really renounced things. Only when the situation is challenging will we know if a person can let go or still wants to hang on to it, understand?
If we bring the karaoke music to play inside the bar, then all the birds(-people) will fly away, but the people will gather there to listen! “If a fish(-person) is in the water, it lives, but if a human is in the water, he dies. Since there and here are different, likes and dislikes are also not the same.” Therefore, dear auntie, “The ancient Saints were not alike in their abilities, so They were not alike in Their professions.” […] That’s why I keep saying, whoever wants to practice spiritually, then let practice. But if they don’t want to, we cannot force them. (Yes.) And there’s no need to force yourself either; that just makes life exhausting. Everyone just goes their own way. […]
