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從前有一位修行人，他來到一座宮殿，然後就躺在國王氣派的床上睡覺。國王回來後，便問道：「你是誰？」修行人回答：「無名小卒！」「無名小卒為何睡在大人物的床上？」修行人說：「這只是一個旅館，我想睡哪就睡哪，想睡多久就睡多久。」國王說：「但是你明明知道這裡是皇宮，不是旅館。」修行人說：「這是你的看法，依我看來，它是個旅館。」國王問：「怎麼說？」修行人說：「你說這是你的床，以前它是誰的床？誰的地方？」國王說：「它是我父王的床，我父王睡在這裡。」修行人說：「好！那在你父王之前，誰睡這張床？誰住在這裡？」「哦！是我的祖父。」「那在你祖父之前，又是誰睡在這裡？」「另一位大人物。」「那在那位大人物之前，是什麼人？」「別的國王。」修行人說：「可見這張床不只屬於一個人，如果不是旅館是什麼？」（師父與大眾笑）

現在我們都為了這個無常的旅館而爭來奪去，這實在很好笑！我們都是裝瘋賣傻的演員，自己卻不知道，尤其是有些人為了他們所謂的一塊地、所謂的國家、疆界，為了所謂的政策、國家理想等等，而爭戰不已，不管是什麼理由，都不會長久。尤其在當前的時代，多數國家都有總統選舉，四、五年後，最多八年，你又是無名小卒一個！

總統辦公室真的就像旅館一樣。再說，人生本來就是旅館，這點我已經告訴你們很多次了，「科學也有證明」。比如這棟房子，在我們來之前，有別人住這裡。我們租下來以後，把它裝潢得跟先前不太一樣，但還是同樣的房子。我們搬走之後，也許別人搬來，又重新裝潢，改成不同的樣子，但還是同一棟房子，所以這也算是旅館，不同種類的旅館。

然而我們卻為了這個短暫無常的旅館而互相打仗、彼此殘殺，這樣真的毫無理智。如果你這樣做，等於是愚弄自己，你們不認為嗎？（大眾：是）整個天界往下看，看這個星球上究竟住了哪一種人！大家一定都在搖頭，所有的天使一定覺得很奇怪，不曉得該怎樣保護我們，因為每個人都在祈求殺掉另一邊的人。天使就站在那裡，兩邊的人都向天使祈禱，其中一方說：「請讓我打贏這場戰爭，讓我打贏他、佔領他的國家、佔領他的油田或鑽石礦等等，我要那些礦產。」另一邊的人也向天使祈禱：「請保護我的油田和鑽石礦。」在這種情況下，天使該怎麼辦？也許他們會回天堂跟上帝說：「上帝，我們放棄了！您的子女簡直瘋了，我們要怎麼保護瘋子呢？」連上帝也不知道該怎麼辦！

有個笑話我以前講過：有個人一直在祈求世界和平，求了好久都沒實現，他就責怪上帝說：「你知道長久以來我一直向你祈求世界和平，為什麼都沒有實現呢？你究竟在做什麼？」上帝說：「很抱歉！我自己也還在祈求世界和平！」（師父與大眾笑）

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There was once a yogi who went into a palace, and then he lay down and slept on the king's royal bed. When the king came back, he said, “Who are you?!” And the yogi said, “I'm nobody.” “Then why does Nobody sleep on somebody's bed?” So the yogi said, “Well, this is a hotel, so I just sleep wherever I want and as long as I want.” The king said, “But you know this a palace, not a hotel.” “Well,” said the yogi, “That is your opinion, but in my opinion, it is a hotel!” The king said, “How so?” And the yogi said, “Before you claimed that this was your bed, whose bed was it? Whose place was this?” The king said, “Well, it belonged to my father. My father slept there.” The yogi said, “OK, then before your father, who was there? Who was in this place?” “Oh, it was my grandfather.” “Then before your grandfather, who was there?” “Well, somebody else.” “And before that somebody else, who was it?” “Some other king.” So the yogi said, “Well, then this bed doesn't belong to just one person. If it's not a hotel, then what is it?” (Master and everyone laugh)

Now, we all fight for this ephemeral hotel, and it's really a funny thing. We are all comedians but we don't know that we are comedians. Especially some of the people who are fighting for their so-called piece of land, their country or their so-called boundaries, their policies or their so-called ideal of a nation, whatever that is. Whatever it is, it never lasts, especially nowadays. Even most countries that have things like presidential elections, after four or five years, or maximum, eight years—you're nobody again.

So it is definitely a hotel, the office of the president. And moreover, this life is a hotel. I have told you many times, and it's "scientifically proven." For example, this house: before we came here, other people were here. And then we rented the place and we decorated; we made it a little different. But it's still the same house. And after us, maybe somebody else will come and redecorate it and make a different one, but it's still the same house. So it's another hotel, just a different kind of hotel.

But because of this ephemeral and transient hotel, we are fighting with each other, we are killing each other, we are shooting each other! This is really out-of intelligence, yes? You will make a fool of yourself if you're doing that, don't you think so? (Audience: Yes) All the heavens are looking down and seeing what kind of people are populating this planet. Everyone must be shaking their heads; all the angels must feel very weird. And they don't know how to protect us anymore, because everyone is praying to kill the other guy. The angels are just standing there and both are praying to the angels: “Please let me be the winner of this war, or win over him, or take his country or possess his oil mines or diamond mines. I want them!” One guy prays to the angels. And the other guy also prays to the angels: “Please protect my oil mines and my diamond mines.” And so the angels, what do they do? They probably go back to Heaven and say to God, “Oh God, we give up! Your children are crazy! How do we protect crazy people?” And God also doesn't know what to do then.

I told you the joke already before: One guy kept praying for world peace, and then for a long time it didn't happen. So he blamed God: “You know I have been praying to You for so long for world peace; why has it never happened? What are You doing?” So God said, “Oh, I'm sorry; I'm also still praying for world peace myself!” (Master and everyone laugh) 

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