We arrived at the airport early and found two people from
the group. We weighed our luggage. My suitcase was 17.x kg and Fong was 15.x
kg. Half of my luggage was Thay TH’s stuff. We saw people coming close to 8 am.
We checked in at 8am.
We transited at KL airport. Thay TC suggested eating noodles.
At first I didn’t feel like it but when
I smelled the noodles I couldn’t resist it, as I am a fan of noodles.
Thay TC taught us the water in a bottle has the form of a
bottle; the water in a cup has the form of a cup; Water is water and it doesn’t
take any form. A bowl of noddle has arrived in a huge bowl. Co Tu Minh asked
for a small bowl to share and it came out with a very small bowl. Thay said:
“Noodle is noodle. It doesn’t matter it’s in a huge bowl or small bowl. It is
still noodle.”
After having a nice bowl of hot and spicy noodles, Thay TC gave
us a talk on the four emotional holy places where
1) Buddha’s
birth place
2) Buddha’s
enlightenment place
3) Buddha
gave his first teaching
4) Buddha
entered nirvana
When we visit these places, we have planted a special seed;
this will grow and help to produce positive energy. Some people who visit these
places would ask a monk/nun to perform a ceremony (3 cut of hairs) to plant a
seed for this life and give future protection to achieve our own vow.
The ceremony involves:
1) Purification
of the three poisons – greed, hatred and ignorance
2) Observe
the three Bodhicitta vows:
I)
Do all virtuous deeds (generosity, moral
discipline, patience, diligence, contemplation, and wisdom);
II)
Refrain from harmful actions
III)
Benefit
all sentient beings (generosity, pleasant speech, leading others to the Dharma,
and remaining on the path oneself).
3) Take
refuge in Triple Gems, repentant.
This ceremony can be performing at Buddha’s birth place, the
Eastern gate of Kapalivatu, Bodhgaya Maha Bodhi temple or Vultures peak. Lay
people need to request this from a monk/nun for this.
We arrived at New Delhi airport at 11 pm (2:52am Adelaide
time), Thay TC and I went out the airport to look for Thay TH. He was waiting
right there for us. We traveled 20 minutes from the airport to our hotel. Our
hotel room was unbelievably clean and beautiful. Thay TH cooked lot of noodles
for us. Thay TH said if we don’t eat his noodles, he is going to faint because
of the trouble he went through to cook us this noodles. Fong and I couldn’t
help to have some of his noodles. Most of the members were too tired to consume
it. Tam Chanh’s family, Chan Hue and Hue Dung came after us. The noodles were
tasty. The chef from the hotel came to try and loved it. He asked me for the
recipe and I sent him to Thay TH. After supper I was too tired and half asleep when
my body touched the bed.
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