(And now, in Europe, is this the first time You come, I mean, to give a lecture? Right?) Yes, it is the first time. (It is the first time? I simply wanted to tell You that I am in business. So, my question is the following: When you sell a product, you always have feelings of guilt, because you always feel you’re asking more – the profit margin. Thus, there’s unpleasant feeling that builds up over the years. So, my question: As I’ve been following Your books very, very well, I wondered if we could set up a network to sell Your books?) To sell? If you want, yes. (In other words, to earn a living. It’s not necessary to earn a lot of money to be a vegetarian [vegan]. We can live simply. So, my question is the following: In America, in Asia, do You have people who can sustain themselves only, let’s say, by meditating, by eating a little bit, and selling Your books? Without having any other professional activity?)
(You mean you want to sell Master’s books to earn a living?) (Yes, that’s right.) (Simply to...) (No, not to earn a living, but to do everything. It’s a communion to take all the time...) (Yes.) (…in this case, but no longer have this worry of…) (Is this your idea...) (This is my idea.) (Do you want to do it that way now?) (That’s my question, that’s my point.) (He said that he’s thinking of selling Master’s books to earn his living.) I understand. (Is it OK if he doesn’t do another job?) I understand. But we have never done that before. (She's never done that.)
(Oh, that’s just a question.) Yes, yes, you can ask questions, no problem. But we don’t think about it, about those questions. Besides, all my books, etc., the majority are free. Besides, we don’t sell that much. Especially among friends, and then the small business. It’s not a profession for profit. I believe, I’m afraid that you will not have much profit to live on, if you just sell only our books. That’s all. (I have the impression Your… When I read even the Little Book You gave me...) This is free. (…it’s a spiritual product that is worthwhile, because business is an exchange. If You sell even at a very low price, but which allows to provide for all Your disciples, then it’s worth arguing and pleading. You see, You have an inner satisfaction.) Yes, I understood. (If You are convinced by the idea that You develop in Your books.) Our books are only to help people who seek inner spirituality. But if we sell them in the shops, I don’t know if it will work? I don’t know if the people who read – read ? (“Lire.”) – our books only, can we get the benefits from it or not?
(With Your paintings, Your books, Your tapes, (I think there is opportunity to spread Your Teachings, to meditate and to make people happier. Since You baffle them, there are… in Your sessions, it seems that there are also shopkeepers who feel bad about themselves. One day or another, they want to give it all up. And they say to themselves, “I’m going to do something that gives me inner satisfaction.”) I understand, yes. (But, in Europe, in America, you must have a living wage. So I say to myself, when I saw Your paintings, it’s true that there are people who can appreciate…) Yes, yes… (Your delicacy, this art.) It’s true. (It’s a quest of spirituality.) Yes, it is true. I got it. (And people understand very well that if it’s fair– because business is not negative at all, it just needs to be fair.) I understand. Yes. (And it’s better to plead the spiritual cause than all the consumer goods. Now, we have too much of it.) It’s true. I will… (Let’s face it.) I will consider. (Consider.) Consider. (Very good.) And then, contact you? (Yes, that’s it.)
But we don’t have any business experience… (That’s why I’m suggesting You…) We never thought about these questions. (It’s a suggestion.) Yes… Maybe you have the skill to do that. (Yes.) For us, it’s not about money, because we have never thought too much about how much money we keep to earn… If we have money, you… We spend it. (You spend, yes.) Spending for the public. If we don’t have, we stay quietly at home to meditate. But it’s not a bad idea. (There You go.) I will consider it. (Thank You, Master.) It’s Ok, it’s OK. (You’re very kind, thank You.) You’ll give your address? (Yes, I left everything. I was initiated yesterday.) Ah, OK, I will take a look at your picture. If I can remember, because I always forget. (Take my card.) Ah, that’s better, that’s better.
Yes, here. Ah, yeah, you wait. Yeah, please. (Please, Master, I’ve already been initiated by another meditation master in India.) Is it the same thing? Or not? (And then, I tried to do the Vipassana meditation which is…) Oh, no, it’s not the same thing. (It seems a lot similar, sitting down doing nothing and looking at the third eye.) I know, I know. (So, I have already had this experience for four years and I find that for us, Westerners, it is very difficult, because there are a lot of thoughts and “movies” coming.) Yes, yes. (So, it’s not like the Easterners who have a highly developed culture to do that. You are wrong. (Easterners and Westerners.) You are wrong, yes. Because now, for the Easterners, still, there are a lot of “movies,” of magazines and literature on the market. The same thing, television everywhere, we have everywhere. (Yes, yes. But I apologize. The culture, the culture already…) The background, yes.
(The background of the Chinese, Japanese, Indians, they already have this rooted in themselves. And for us, Westerners, all of this is new. And it’s very difficult to meditate, because without doing anything like that. To sit down without doing anything, are not possible, because there are still a lot of disturbing things – images, thoughts, problems, worries – we can’t... Me, I can’t, and I know, I’ve also spoken with others who have done this, we can’t manage to be... really empty, empty our mind, our mental mind to meditate.) It’s hard to empty the mind. (So, the question is: Do You have any advice or special technique for this? Or is it just reciting the mantra [Five Holy Names]?) The best technique, you’ve already got it. Now, you have to continue. (It’s only a matter of time?) Yes. (A matter of practice.) Because you were initiated only last night. It’s only been a few hours. But afterwards, you’ll become… You’ll get used to this method and you … How do you say “receive”? (Will benefit.) You will benefit a lot. It needs time. It needs time. And then, I’ll leave here to help you in the beginning (Thank You.) of your new career, new job. You can ask him questions.
And then, once a week, you can meditate together. Together, it goes better, the blessings are stronger. That’s why [Lord] Jesus said that when two or more get together, I am going to be with them, with you. Yes, yes, yes, that’s how it is. Because the blessings are stronger. You can see it. You can see it. It’s very easy when we meditate together. (OK.) Now, we’re having trouble finding a place. Because this is my first time here. I don’t know where to search for a house or a place. If you can search, I will send the money for you, and you can pay. And you can do meditations together. Is it OK? Can you help me? (Yes; that’s only for one day a week, or for all the time?) For all the time. (All the time.) If possible, all the time. If not possible, once a week. Because if we have a place for the whole time, we can post the information and invite friends. And sometimes have a party.
(And a question: Can we bring friends in this meditation?) Friends who (Who are not initiated) aren’t initiated, (No, they can’t come in.) it’s better that they stay in the other room, and after meditation… because we’re doing Quan Yin (meditation on the inner Heavenly Sound). (Ah, OK.) The (Holy) Names, (Yes.) the (inner Heavenly) Sound. (The Sound?) The inner (Heavenly) Sound. But friends can come to get the information. (Ah, OK.) Yes. Everyone can come. (Ah, everyone? OK, yes.) Everyone, but when you meditate together… No, not the first time. When you meditate together, you must be quiet and no… (Disturbance?) No disturbance from the other people. Because he doesn’t know how to meditate, how we do meditation. He doesn’t stay still, asks questions. And then, you are doing the (inner Heavenly) Sound [méditation]… (OK.) It’s not good.
Photo Caption: A Kiss from the Heart for Intercolor Friendship
