BECOMING A BUDDHA is not so difficult. A buddha is someone who is enlightened, capable of loving, and forgiving. You know that at times you're like that. So enjoy being a buddha. When you sit, allow the Buddha in you to sit. When you walk, allow the Buddha in you to walk. Enjoy your practice. If you don't become a buddha, who will?
-- Thich Nhat Hanh
Enjoy your practice. If you don't become a buddha, who will?
These words struck a chord with me since I read it some weeks ago. It also connected with thoughts and feelings I had after my retreat in Hong Kong some months ago.
On the bus trip to the airport, I met a Filipino lady who had also attended the retreat and so we sat together for the long ride. Much of what we talked about had faded but I was left with a curious interest about the Order of Interbeing (OI).
In looking into the topic of sangha building some days ago with the community present, I chanced on a casual conversation about how aspirants join the OI, and listened. The topics seemed to 'click' for me: sangha building and OI.
While sending the monastics home, there was no specific theme in the conversations and yet another monastic spoke of his hopes to see aspirants from Singapore so that by next year these aspirants could attend the retreat and become OI members.
These events somehow spoke to me. The contributing factors occurred much earlier in life. One might call it a divine culmination of factors, some might call it a calling.
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