It was my first discussion of any length with Xhing Ru. We had previously greeted one another with 'O mi to fo' and hello many times. A cheery and wise woman, trained in Pureland Zen.
At the end she related a marvelous parable. (speaking in her charming Taiwanese Mandarine dialect)
"I come here and go into a room. Ah, the room is nice, big, lots and lots of space! I like it! I stay here. Then everyday I go and bring one thing. In one month I have 30 things in the room.
Now the room is small! I want a new room.
I take a shower. Then I need a towel. So I get a towel. Then I want something to keep the towel in. In one year I have 365 things!
This is the creation of desire." she said. "We only need few things."
The more we have, the more desire grows for more, and more is required to maintain those things which came previously. In a minimalist phase of life, I have unloaded a lot of things that take time and energy to maintain. My focal priorities have shifted away from what I once thought I 'needed'. Now I value life experiences and people.
How much do we really need?
Xhing Ru's teachings are profoundly wise in their simplicity. Looking for complex teaching, one may miss the lesson altogether.
Master Xhing Ru is the spiritual leader of Yitung Temple in Kelowna BC at 1370 Lawrence Ave. For more information on Yitung Temple click here
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