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And then another bad effect, if I don’t make myself beautiful, all the women do the same. They wear terrible clothes and don’t comb their hair because they want to look like a saint. And so, the family becomes “hell.” The husband doesn’t love them anymore, goes outside and finds another woman. So, there are a lot of effects. It’s no good. […] But because I’m in a position of influence, I think it is better for me to make a good example in all aspects, of beauty, truth, goodness, morals, anything, anything, anything. […]
And we can’t run away from detachment after we practice for some time. It’s not a precept, it’s not a forced regulation. It is a natural course of development. And we will have detachment from everything in the world. And that is for sure. So, we don’t need to show it. We know it inside, but detachment doesn’t mean not appreciation. That’s right. We are detached from money. That’s for sure. That’s why we can give all our earnings to our family and to the poor people in the world. That’s what I do. That’s what I do. If I am not detached from money, how could I give so much money away?
(I think one question that has always intrigued me is that many religions say that you should not care for the world and for material things and things. And I always think, God has made such beautiful things, and Hes must be offended if I don’t appreciate them. (Right, right.) And I have found that my senses for beauty have sharpened so much since initiation, and for yearning for beauty. And I think this gives us so much joy and happiness. […] And I like it that You say, well, you should not just – with all the detachment and so on – it doesn’t mean that you don’t appreciate good things and enjoy yourself. And I think if you enjoy yourself, other people will also. It’s a good influence on other people […])
