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If only everyone in Âu Lạc (Vietnam) practiced, then there would be no suffering at all. In any situation, we would still be happy, and accepting it. […] Fear nothing. (Yes.) Not seeking anything. (Yes.) Not avoiding anything either. The sad thing is that in this world, almost no one practices; very few people do. You can see it clearly yourself: once you practice, everything changes. (Yes.) It’s fun here, isn’t it? (Yes.) Out here in the middle of nowhere. Come and laugh joyfully. (Yes.) Eating vegan food, sleeping on the ground, enduring hardship, right? (Yes.) Practicing in such hardships, yet you’re still happy and joyful. Nothing to complain about, nothing to grieve over. […]
In this world, if people don’t practice spiritually, their way of thinking is very different. In the past, before we practiced spirituality, our way of thinking was also very different, wasn’t it? (Yes.) Right. You had to be rich, with a big house and grand doors, to be considered prestigious. And you needed a new car to look impressive. (Yes.) A large garden and grand gates were considered the proper human life. It’s not like that anymore now. […]
Here, it’s just a tent; it feels like lying in a coffin. Right? (Yes.) That’s about the same size. A single-person tent is just like that. It’s about a meter high. Right? (Yes.) You have to bend down to get inside. Truly an exercise in humility. And yet, people are happy and laughing like this. Back then, when the government asked you to go to the new economic zones to reclaim land with a house and land provided, you wouldn’t accept it, and cried loudly. After practicing, it’s different, right? (Yes.) Ah, that’s why they say, “Buddha is in your heart.” (Yes.) “When the heart is pure, the land is pure,” that’s what it means. When your mind is calm and pure, everywhere you go is a Buddha land. […]
