May 12, 2016, Special coverage on 'Be with Buddha' series
【Seattle News, Translated by Henry Wolf, Edited by DJ Chang】
Today the skies in Seattle were cloudless and a relaxing azure. With the warm sunshine and a cool breeze blowing gently, everyone could not help being in good mood. This morning, Grandmaster and Shimu specially notified the ''founding temple'' that they would be having their meals together at the ''Grand Lei Tsang Temple Restaurant.'' Upon hearing this news, it goes without saying that everyone was elated. Right at lunchtime Grandmaster and Shimu took an easy and happy stroll over to the ''Grand Lei Tsang Temple Restaurant.''
During lunch, Master Lianwang told Grandmaster that he had followed Grandmaster's wishes by paying respects to H.H. Dagchen Rinpoche's holy body at the Sakya temple in Seattle. Upon hearing Master Lianwang's account, Grandmaster said that in the future he will give a dharma discourse on the Lamdre. This announcement immediately stimulated thunderous cheers. The ''Path With Its Fruit'' will soon be discoursed and widely spread in the world by Living Buddha Lian-sheng!
After lunch, Grandmaster and Shimu had a relaxing and leisurely talk with everyone. Gazing up at the limpid blue sky, Grandmaster said: This kind of clear and translucent blue sky can only be seen in Seattle.
When coming out from the Tantric Quarter at dinner time after an afternoon of good rest, Grandmaster was fully energized. While Grandmaster and Shimu were eating dinner at the Grand Lei Tsang Temple Restaurant, Shimu remarked that today was the most Grandmaster has eaten since he was discharged from the hospital!! After dinner, Grandmaster and Shimu went to the temple to pay their respects to the buddhas. They then walked around with disciples on the courtyard in front of the temple, laughing and talking with everyone.
It was such a wonderful feeling to hear Grandmaster laughing heartily from time to time!
The whole temple will exert their entire effort to closely care for Grandmaster's health and feelings. In coming days we will do our utmost to share Grandmaster and Shimu's interesting daily life activities with the whole world so that all of us can ''be with Buddha'' together.