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RECLUSION: SALVATION BY FATE I have said that reclusion is a change in lifestyle. For example, I am scheduled to conduct the Great Rainbow Light Accomplishment teaching at four o'clock for a TV program. And I have made it almost a ritual to do so. I changed that. My teaching is now more flexible. I teach whenever I wish to. If I wish to do something else, I will do so. It is the same for Saturdays or the Seattle group cultivation. I do not have a fixed schedule to do anything. I can go deep into the forest or to the seaside. I can shut myself in a cave for years. I can live freely. In the past, my daily life was fixed by a certain schedule. In reclusion, I am like the wind, I fly to where the wind blows. I will save those who have affinity with me; my salvage is not limited to the people in Seattle. I don't mean that I will stop teaching or stop doing things when I go into reclusion. I have no intention to live on others. When I meet those whom I am fated to meet and teach the way of the Buddha, I will do so, just that I no longer have a fixed schedule. I will keep on writing and drawing, I will keep on teaching and cultivating wherever I go, just like the wind. It's just that I will not conduct teachings in large ceremonies. I will leave those to be organised and conducted by venerable masters. If I am there by chance, then I will attend. I do not have to sit in the center. I have said that the Master of the Ceremony will be seated in the center; I will sit at the side as a honourable master. I hope that in the future, the venerable masters will better lead the "True Buddha Foundation" to new heights. I hope that they will be able to spread the teachings world wide, to more people and let them see and understand the truth of the universe. I did not go into reclusion to avoid problems. We have always used the Chinese phrase "the waves of the Yangtze river pushes ever forward, a new generation replaces the old". No Sage can lead the world forever. There will always be other leaders and they will serve their time. There is also no leader who is irreplaceable and indispensable to the group. In fact, the world will not stop spinning when we cease to exist. The days will still pass, cultivation will carry on, and the sun will continue to rise every day. The powers of a man are limited. The strength from the unity of the group is stronger. So the chapters should focus on its group spirit and not so much on the individual. I would like to advise everyone not to assume that as a leader you are indispensable. Please do not think like that. The more competent one is, the more work one should take on. Perform to the best of one's abilities. Do not be jealous or envious of others. When we have an election, we should elect the wise and capable. I will still carry on teaching and cultivating, only that I have changed the routine. It is not absolute reclusion that I have stopped all activities. I will carry on, just by different means. Reverends and students have written to me or expressed their regrets verbally. I have been talking about reclusion for a long while. I believe that the time has come and I have to pass the baton on to others, not to avoid problems or trouble. It is not that I have resigned suddenly, that I am no longer teaching. It is not so. It just that I believe that I must let the younger ones step up. I will stand by their sides and will assist them in their work. I will stop today's lecture here. Om Mani Padme Hum
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