Master Tells Jokes

 

Now I See

Spoken By Supreme Master Ching Hai, Laiyi Center, Pingtong, Formosa November 26, 1995
(Originally In Chinese)

Once there was a husband who had been out of a job for a long time. One day he rushed home and told his wife exultantly, "Good news, good news! I've just found a very good job working eight hours a day, five days a week, with a whole month of vacation each year, a very good salary and the boss is so nice!"

His wife was so happy for him. She hugged him, kissed him, and asked, "When will you start work?"

The husband replied, "No, the job is for you."¡¹

An Excellent Use Of Books

Spoken By Supreme Master Ching Hai, Yang Min Mountain, Taipei, Formosa October 31, 1992 (Originally In Chinese)

Once there was an egghead with his servant. One day, he told his servant to bring some books. The servant took two or three books that he considered to be the most famous, but the master said, "Not enough." The servant got one more book, but the master still said, "Not enough! Go get three more." After the servant did this, he said, "Now that's it." The servant asked, "How can you read so many books in such a short time? You kept saying 'not enough,' 'not enough.'"

The egghead replied, "I'm not reading them. I'm using them as a pillow."¡¹

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The Reason For Not Getting Divorced

Spoken By Supreme Master Ching Hai,
Laiyi Center, Pingtong, Formosa
November 26, 1995 (Originally In Chinese)

A couple told their friends, "Ah, we've decided not to get divorced." The friends were glad, saying, "Oh, really? That's great! Congratulations! But why did you change your mind? Didn't you tell me last week that you two had a deadly feud to settle?"

The wife replied, "Yeah, it was originally like that, but now we've decided to stay together just for the sake of the children."

Her friends were very touched and responded, "That's right. That's the way it should be. But why didn't you think about the children earlier?"

The couple said, "Oh, it was different before. Only after we were getting divorced did we discover that neither of us wanted to raise the children alone." E¡¹

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Cherishing Words As Gold

Spoken By Supreme Master Ching Hai,
Group Meditation, Kaohsiung, Formosa
April 14, 1989. (Originally In Chinese)

Once there was a child who had lived to be seven without ever having spoken one word. His parents thought he was dumb. They took him to a doctor, but were unable to find out the reason why he wouldn't speak. No matter what they tried, he did not say anything.

One day, as the child was eating soup, in the middle of the meal he suddenly exclaimed, "Ayah! Too much salt!" (Master and everyone laugh.)

Everyone was startled, "Ah! Aren't you dumb?"

"What!" he replied. "Who is dumb? I think you're dumb!"

His family wondered and asked, "Why didn't you say anything for the past seven years, and now all of a sudden you begin to talk?"

He replied, "There had never been anything to complain about! But whoever cooked the food today, put so much salt in it. How can anyone swallow something like this!?"