He loves you and shakes hands with you. He doesn’t do that with everyone. (Ah, is that so?) Oh! (Be careful, everyone.) Yes, he knows. (It’s too much for me. I feel bad.) Sometimes when he sees a bad person, he’ll hold him down. (Oh!) Even disciples who don’t practice well, he’ll hold them down too. (You all have to practice hard.) It’s just a warning. No big deal.
Hi Love. Good boy, stay. Stay, Good Love. Good boy! Good boy! Here stay. There you go. Look at this, huh? Good boy you are! We arrived. Welcome to the group meditation. Thank you. Thank you. Yeah, wow. Thank you, everybody. Thank you all. Is it OK? (It’s OK, let me hold it.) Thank you. Hold this for me, somebody. I’m going to wave to them, so I can’t hold on to you. Hey, hallo everyone. Wow! Getting more comfortable. This is not meal time, right? (No, we ate.) Already ate. That’s great. Is there anyone who hasn’t eaten yet? Have you all eaten? (Yes.) Good. Be good. We have a guest coming. Not sure when she will be here. I came down early. I could not change the schedule in time. I just found out this morning that we will have a guest, so I could not change our schedule in time.
Hallo. My dog-person, Loru. It means love. Loru means love. It’s OK. It’s OK. He is strong. He is good, if he wants to be. If he sees something he should deal with, he will run toward it. So, the… petite girl can do nothing about it. I can’t. When I first adopted him and took him home; as soon as he got out of the car and saw the dog-people in the house, oh, he just ran to them. Then my knees would… turn red. Now you know. However, he is better now. Even so, when he wants to rush, only strong men like this one and that one can keep hold of him. I cannot. No one can. There is a nun who cares for him. He likes her better. So, he eats more. He doesn’t eat if it’s someone else. He also likes some of the men. He eats when he likes them. He goes on a strike if he doesn’t. Understand? OK. It’s alright. We’ve found someone good.
How are you guys? (Good.) Happy, happy? Yeah? (Yes.) Has your life changed for better? (Yes.) Really? (Really.) Things are going well, right? (Yes.) Aiya, same with me. Sometimes it’s karma. Your karma. Not just yours but the whole nation’s. Ah, no… the whole world’s.
Aiya! You are early? Aiyo! (I came quickly.) The head of our township. The township leader. I thought you’d come at 2:30. I could not change the schedule in time. It’s alright. (Thank You. I rushed over.) Come any time. Any time. Ah! They prepared a beautiful chair for you. Its color is prettier than mine. Aiya, I am jealous. (Really?) Yes, take a look. Mine is light color, very ordinary. (Then I will go…) Come. Please sit. Please sit. Wow! (Alright then, sorry.) It’s OK.
Would you like to speak? If you do, please go up on stage. If not, then sit here. Is there anything you’d like to report? (Yes, I have one thing.) To report? (Yes.) OK, then please go up and speak. I’ll sit here and listen. (Oh, no, I can’t do that. I’d like to speak from here.) It’s alright. (Can I? Master, can I speak from here?) It’s also fine. (It’s also fine.) As you wish. You are the host here. (No, no, You are.) Speak. (I am a guest. It is like this. Our Supreme Master has been in Hsihu for 20 to 30 years. You all have been visiting Hsihu for many years. We’ve been promoting the vegan diet and love for the Earth. In the past, our Supreme Master Ching Hai helped change Hsihu into an environmental township. She adopted County Route 28, which is 7 kilometers long. Over time, our Hsihu has won nationwide recognition as an environmental township. Our Supreme Master Ching Hai and every initiated brother and sister deserve credit for it. Then I think, in my heart, since 1998, when I was 13th-term mayor, I’ve always regarded you all as members of our Hsihu township. Thank you. Oh, sorry.)
Mayor, our township leader. Please sit. Shake hands. (Shake hands.) Sit. (Did he arrive today?) A few days ago… (A few days. Master misses you so much, do you know?) Sit down! (She misses him more than misses me.) Shake hands. Give him your hand. (Shake hands.) The other hand. (This hand, come.) Shake hands. (Shake hands.) Good boy. Come. Did he do it? (He did.) Oh! He usually uses this hand. But he gave you his right hand. (He did this.) Wow, what an honor! (Yes, it’s my honor. Thank you.) He usually uses his left hand. But, he just gave you his right hand? (Yes.) Wow! (He does whatever You say.) Wow, do you prefer her? He prefers you. He knows that you are… (He is a little partial.) He prefers you. He knows you are great. (No, no, no.) Even to me, he gives his left hand. (Oh, is that so?)
OK. What is this? (Master seems to be jealous. That is my… on November 19... Because last year…) Did you have it printed? (Yes, last year. Can you open it? It can be opened. Because last year… The previous mayor, Mayor Gu...) Go on. (who was also my husband. For making Hsihu township, he… Our rice yield in the second harvest is lower, so the government encourages so-called plant landscaping. Therefore, he used 50 hectares to plant flowers. Didn’t I say I’d take you on a tour? Sorry, I haven’t taken You yet.) No worries. (Then, last year we held our first national marathon which…) Give it to her. (Sorry, I forgot to bring it. And then… Yes, I did promise to take Master on a tour of Hsihu township, to see… She said that in the ocean of flowers, She will have no idea where She is. She said that you won’t let Her go out. So, I want to introduce Her to Hsihu, so She will know Hsihu. Then, because this activity last year put too much strain on my husband that he… left me. [passed on]. Yes, yes. But I am happy. Because you are here, I’m not the least afraid.) He went up to Heaven. (Thank You. I think… Then this year, it is our second marathon. I regard you as members of our community, so I offer… I wish to invite 500 initiates to take part in this event since this is also a healthy event. It will be held on November 19, Sunday morning at 6 a.m. We will meet under the freeway at Wulong Bridge. We will warm up, announce the traffic guidelines, and at around 7 a.m., we will begin a 5-kilometer walk. We can walk or stroll. And, when we come back… Master, are You interested?) Something has come up. I cannot make any promises. If I can... (You can’t find the time.) I’ll have to reschedule, yeah. (OK.) So, I can’t make promises for that day.
(Yes. I want to say that, because our Supreme Master TV always airs programs about Master’s Love for the Earth, and call for a vegan diet, and good health to all, so I think this event is in line with it. Therefore, by this chance, I want to invite you all to the event. We will sponsor it, so the registration fee is not required for the 500 participants. We will give out this shirt to each one as a token of friendship.) I am not sure if we can make 500. I will just let you arrange it. (Can I?) You can arrange it. They will take part. (OK. Thank You for today’s...) Can foreigners take part if they are here? (They are all Hsihu citizens.) No. (Everyone here is a Hsihu citizen.) OK, OK. (Foreigners, foreigners.) So, foreigners can take part too? (Yes, all of you can.) OK, good. (You are all Hsihu citizens.) Whoever is available can participate. Whoever wants to go can go, OK? (OK, thank you. Again, I extend an invitation to you. Thank you!) OK, thank you.
Is that all? Nothing else? (No. I just want to thank Master.) OK. You’re welcome. (We did a good job this time for the friendly cross-strait collaboration. So… Thank You.) Move this way. Stand here. (Oh, like this. Oh, this is like this.) Otherwise, you can come here (Oh, I see.) or go up. (Yes, because… Then this time…) This way everyone can see you. You’d better go up. If you go on stage, everyone can see you clearly. (Oh, I see.) If you go there… (I always forget to put make-up when I visit.) Next time. Next time you come a bit earlier and I’ll do your make-up. No. You are naturally beautiful and healthy. (No. That dog will be jealous and bite me.) No. Come here. Up! Good Love. Sit down. You want microphone? Talk something? (Does he want to talk? Do you?) He likes you, just playing with you. I didn’t see that before. When you two first met, he shook hands with you, even using his right hand! Oh! He respects you. You’re amazing! He knows who is good and who is bad. (Oh, I see.) He’s like that.
(This time, I am also very grateful. Because our Hsihu township and Yichang city in Hubei are sister cities.) Wow! Hubei? (Yes, Yichang in Hubei.) Oh! In mainland China? (Yes.) Wow! Why would mainland Chinese visit us? Except our initiates. (Yes.) I’ve never heard the Chinese government… Are they officials? (No, they are not visiting Hsihu.) Right, right. (I meant Yichang and Hsihu are sister cities. Therefore, on Moon Festival this year, they sent a national-level entertainment group here to perform. It was widely welcomed by our citizens. So, this time, many people from both sides… They should be from China because they admire our Master. Ten years ago, they’ve also seen Master when they went to Thailand. Master, are You used to having them come to see You?) I’m used to it. (But I am not used to it. I’m afraid.) Afraid of whom? Of me? (I am afraid of everyone… No. I see the look in their eyes, because… it is because…) They fear me? Or you do? (No. I mean the way they look at You and the way they look at me looking at them. It seems to be too much for me. This is a special honor for Master. Thank You, thank You.) I don’t know what you mean. (I am no comparison to You.) Thank you, thank you. (Thank You. Thanks.) Thanks.
(Then I can go down to sit.) Would you like to sit a while? You can also sit here. (No. No, no, no.) You can. (Please take Your royal seat. Master, I will sit down there. Please start.) Last time I invited a few people to sit here. Sometimes I call my disciples randomly to sit here. Some elders. (You must have missed him for a long time.) No, no. He’s been here a long time. (I won’t take up too much of Your time.) He is not a newcomer. He’s been here… For how long? How long already has he been here? One month? (Two months maybe.) Two months? Really? My God! (Oh, he’s been here for so long.) Ah! He said it’s been two months. I lost track of time. (Then the time for me to see You… His is longer.) He’s been here. (It’s about a month for me, right?) Yes, never mind. (I am jealous. Just kidding.)
No. He loves people. He just showed respect for you. (Good, good. Thank you.) He loves you and shakes hands with you. He doesn’t do that with everyone. (Ah, is that so?) Oh! (Be careful, everyone.) Yes, he knows. (It’s too much for me. I feel bad.) Sometimes when he sees a bad person, he’ll hold him down. (Oh!) Even disciples who don’t practice well, he’ll hold them down too. (You all have to practice hard.) It’s just a warning. No big deal. (Aiyo, thank you.) It’s just a warning. He holds him down and then, “rrr, rrr, rrr” toward him. When he first came, we had to follow Taiwan’s (Formosan’s) rules. Initially it was six months. (Yes.) We had to wait. And when he arrived, the government kept him for a week for observation. (He had to be inspected.) He had to be… We already had him inspected, but Taiwan (Formosa) had to inspect him again. (Yes.) And, when he came, there were two vets. He shook hands with one but ignored the other one despite my order. (Really?) I was so embarrassed. (Then I am very honored. Thank you.) I was embarrassed.
