If you tell the master, “Master, my legs hurt.” Then you have to repeat, “hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt” until you’re fed up. You don't want to complain anymore, or you’re too tired, you’re just gone into samadhi, and you’ll feel no more hurt. If you say you are tired, he’ll tell you to repeat, “tired, tired, tired, tired,” until you’re fed up. Or tired from being tired. So, I thought maybe these Taiwanese (Formosan) monks and nuns and devotees were hungry, and they wanted to eat tofu. So, the master told them just to repeat, “tofu, tofu, tofu, tofu,” to counter their desire. So, I was thinking, my God, poor monks, just give them the tofu.
I don't know why you like sweets so much. (Because they’re from You.) Only because… here. Normally you don’t eat? (No.) Oh, OK, OK. That’s a very wise style. And after, you should drink water or clean your teeth. Once in a while, it’s OK. Actually, you shouldn’t eat sweets every day. In our country, sweets, they only serve a lot when it’s New Year or some special thing like that.
