Has anyone else been bitten (by mosquitoes)? (Yes.) How many? Raise your hands. How many have been bitten? Raise your hand to let me see. OK, OK, then everyone has a share. How many haven’t been bitten yet? Raise your hands. Oh, about the same number. So strange, why don’t they like you? But let me tell you, before you came here, I was badly bitten by them. Usually, there was no problem, but just before you came, suddenly all of them came to bite me. I had many bites on my feet, hands, and face. I had to put on makeup, so you could not see them much, otherwise, I would have looked like I had chickenpox. I’m sorry.
Have you brought mosquito nets with you? (Yes.) The kind you can hang on the tree, and spread it out, do you have it? (Yes.) Some do. The foreigners don’t know about this. What to do? I am afraid you cannot sleep here; the mosquitoes will bite. You can also hang up the mosquito net at night, right? (Yes.) Hang it on top of your head. Will it be better? (Yes.) But it’s uncomfortable, isn’t it? Will it be uncomfortable? (No.) Like wearing gloves. Alright, you can do that if you want, OK?
Whoever wants to sleep here can do so. I mean those who stay far away. People staying nearby do not have to sleep here, OK? (OK.) People who stay on this side and that side do not need to sleep here, right? (Yes.) If you live in the hills at the back, it is a bit far, right? (Yes.) OK. Then do as you like. Those who stay at the back hills, if you find it too tiring or the distance too long, you can find a place to sleep. Any space here? Do we have enough space here? (Enough.)
If you don’t have too many things, you may put them where you are. I also don’t know where you can place them. What if you cannot recognize your belongings later? Like if Mr. Wang takes Mrs. Liu’s clothes, then… Oh, this will be troublesome. Alright, alright, whatever you do it is alright. Your contact persons will tell you what to do. If you can sleep here then sleep, but you should not occupy extra space here. Pack up your things in the morning, understand? I’m worried that people will leave their things everywhere, then people will have no room to sit. I worry about that. It’s not that I am strict. I like to make you most comfortable, but I don’t know how. There are so many people; if you put your things here, that will make a big difference. If you put luggage here, it’ll take up more space. Your neighbor may be too embarrassed to complain. He himself may have one too. I am worried that it may become untidy.
So do you think you can sleep here? (We have already pitched our tents, no problem.) Right, but that’s far away. Is it troublesome? (No.) How many minutes? Five? (Ten minutes.) Five-minute walk? Even with so many people it’s still five minutes? (We didn’t count.) (It’s ten minutes.) Ten minutes. Isn’t it very inconvenient? (No.) Good, good, OK. We will seek solutions later, OK? It might become better later, then it won’t be so far away. Maybe later these girls will move somewhere else, and if the kids above them also move away, then it’ll be fine. You can sleep in the bamboo grove. You can leave your belongings over there. I mean later. I don’t want to bother about it today, alright? (Yes.) Or if you want to move today, it’s OK too. If today… you are leaving tomorrow, right? (Yes.) Those who are leaving tomorrow can move their tents first. Leave them in the bamboo grove and pile them up one by one. Don’t take others’ things by mistake, it’s just karma, nothing good. If you take another person’s sleeping bag, then the karma and smell will be different.
Is this OK with the men? If you like it, I will allow you to sleep and put your belongings in the bamboo grove at night. Let me find a better way next time, OK? (OK.) If we want to do this, will do it all together and it will be more orderly. I will plan it again. (Yes.) Next time, after they move out, we will have more space here. So you may not have to walk a long distance. Is it alright? (OK.) OK. OK, go eat. I don’t have to walk around; you’ve all seen me. You’ve all seen me, so I don’t need to walk around, right? (Need.)
I don’t like to advertise the clothes. This is one of them. Did you see it yesterday. (No.) Did you? (Yes.) (No.) They are taller, they wear it higher. I don’t like to show my legs, so I wear it longer. Looks more elegant this way. Just show a little bit is good enough, OK. But you should behave yourselves, or I will wear rags for you next time. If you don’t behave yourselves, next time I don’t wear any beautiful clothes. I just wear the mop. I could do that. (Yes.) You see, clothing can make people look so different, make people look so beautiful. It’s just clothing, just because of the clothing. Yes. (So beautiful.) Please do not rush to purchase this set later. Those who make the Celestial Clothes won’t have enough time to make so many of the same outfits. Also, the fabric, it’s not easy to purchase. Everything is beautiful; it’ll look beautiful once you put it on. Sometimes, it may not look so beautiful when it is on display, right? So, all the outfits that I have designed, every set is beautiful, whether I wear them or not. Whatever I put on, you always rush to order that one; it’s always like that. They have been reporting this to me all the time.
For example, do you remember last time, when I came back from the airport? I was just wearing something made of cotton fabric. Do you remember? The patchwork one. Is that available here? It’s coffee and white colored. She told me that set has the best response. Is it efficiency? (Sales volume.) Best-selling; it was the best-selling. Everyone wanted that set. I asked why? What was so special about that set? There are other more beautiful designs. She said there’s nothing special; it’s just that when I came back from abroad, I was wearing that outfit. It is that simple. I cannot wear one every day, it would be like a fashion show. I cannot put on every outfit for you to see; it’s just symbolic. And you know that every outfit is gorgeous, and they look even better on you because you have better figures. I am petite, I’m not suitable for fashion modeling in the first place.
Who is that? Do we know each other? Did you come back from France? You look much prettier now; that’s odd. Really, I am telling the truth. You seem to have lost some weight, right? (Yes.) Do people look better when they slim down? No? No. You look comely now. I couldn’t recognize you, that’s why I asked who you are. Spiritual practice really makes people different. Now I look better after spiritual practice.
Have you all seen me? (Yes.) Do not rush to order this outfit. (Master is beautiful.) (So beautiful, so beautiful.) Refresh your eyes on this, refresh your eyes. (Master is so beautiful.) Who are those people? The ones standing there. Come here, I’m not going to walk anymore, it’s tiring. A beauty should not walk too long, it’s bad for the skin. Come here if you want to see me. Don’t push, don’t push. OK, it is enough for me to walk until here. If we walk too much under the sun, our skin will look bad.
OK, done? Have you seen me? (Yes.) OK. (Master is so beautiful.) Good. (So beautiful.) I’m making it worth your bus fare. You have come from so far away, and still can only see me from afar. (Master is so beautiful, so pretty.) Come here. Don’t make me climb mountains and cross rivers. Actually, there’s not much difference. Some people’s outfits are prettier than mine. Look, isn’t her outfit very pretty? Yes. It’s not… I’m not the only one wearing pretty clothes. Everyone is wearing pretty outfits. Don’t know why, somehow it looks a little different. (Master’s hairstyle makes the difference.) Hairstyle? (Yes.) My hair was styled by… It is all locally made. A novice-monk styled it. Because she styled my hair so beautifully, I will ordain her as a monk in a couple of days. But she has been here for almost five years, this is the first time her talent was made useful. You know I used to style my hair myself, I didn’t let her touch me. Now I’m getting used to it a bit more, so I let her do it. Otherwise, I won’t let her. You all know how to do it, so you look beautiful. Just apply some (makeup) colors, then style your hair, and you will look good. When you go for meetings, you always look beautiful. It’s easy.
Oh! Is this the tent area? The area of mosquito nets. OK. Yes, yes. That kind of mosquito net is better. It doesn’t take up so much space. The kind of mosquito net like a tent takes up more space. But it’s more stable and no wind can move it. (So beautiful. So beautiful.) Am I? (Yes. Beautiful.) Really? (Really.) You’re not lying to me? (Not lying.) (So beautiful. Master is so beautiful.) Am I marriageable? (Beautiful. Beautiful.) I tell you. Someone already wants to marry me. If you don’t behave well, I’ll get married. OK. That’s it. So many came from France. Talk about what? Just take a look is enough. No more talking. (Master is so beautiful.) I feel that you are the ones who are beautiful. You all look very nice. Good looking. I’ve walked past this side, right? (You had.) Did I? (Yes.) (This way.) OK.
(Master’s shoes also look nice.) My shoes also look nice. Made in Taiwan (Formosa). The shoes are made in Taiwan (Formosa). I think the shoes in Taiwan (Formosa) look quite nice. And they’re inexpensive. For the price of a pair of shoes from abroad, you can buy three pairs here. How much did this cost? Only NT$500. You see, NT$500. How much is this in US dollars? $100? ($20.) US$25? (Only 20.) Only US$20? Oh my God. Then we can buy five pairs of shoes made in Taiwan (Formosa). The money you use to buy one pair abroad can buy five pairs in Taiwan (Formosa). At least four pairs. See that? How nice it is in Taiwan (Formosa).
Then, what to do? The boys don’t have to look that much. (We also want to look.) You have wives at home already. Hallo. (Master is so beautiful.) It’s cool today, thank God. You sit as much as you can. There are chairs here, both big or small. Ah. It’s you. You are here. I thought you ran away from home already. Not so quickly. Where can you run. Now you go eat, everybody. Go for your meal. Don’t keep looking, it would be troublesome to be “addicted.” Divorce is not allowed here, understand? (Yes.) Don’t expect too much. Bye-bye. See you in the afternoon.
Photo Caption: In the Physical, But Carrying the Given Dress from the Divine
