This story is about Shakyamuni Buddha in the old times. His [previous lives] stories are so many, we can tell them no end. He practiced spiritually for a very long time. So you should try to find this kind of book to read. […] Any book that has morality, spirituality, then you can buy it to read. Number one, it expands our knowledge horizon. Number two, it helps the writers, the journalists, the printing shops here to have jobs to do. […]
So, for example, if you can’t make it to Hong Kong, maybe just show some support for the Aulacese (Vietnamese) [refugees] while you’re here. (Yes.) Do the best you can. (Yes.) The journalists show their support by writing about the news. And us, we support them by... (Meditate.) quietly meditating. […] At an important place, your sit-in meditation would be more visible and effective. But you have to sit quietly, do not say anything. […]
Your banner, which you can use, can’t be written in an insulting way, understand? Just state your request. […] For example, if we want to criticize anyone or say anything, we must have some manner in doing so. It is different when we are joking around or talking normally and happily. But when we criticize someone by using low language, then it is similar to “Curses are like young chickens, they always come home to roost”. […]
Recently, I also heard that some newspapers wrote about me untrue information. And they wrote with not a high-level language as much. […] But we are afraid that they would blacken the Âu Lạc (Vietnamese) community, somewhat, and a bit downgrading, which is not good. I don’t worry about anything. Because what they said is untrue, then we return those words to them. […] It’s just like a gift which is not for us, then we don’t accept and return it to them. All the bad and ugly things which they wanted to give to us, will be returned completely to them. […] I didn’t do anything [bad], right? (Yes.) Yeah. Wherever I go, there are always a bunch of you following me. If there are not a hundred people, then there are at least five people. So I didn’t do what you didn’t know. […]
