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October 7, 1973, Sunday evening, at Washington Street

115. On Giving People a Chance

Ven. Master Hua

 

When I went to Los Angeles , one person who saw me didn’t bow, but when his little dog saw me, it bowed and bowed. Everyone thought that it was very amusing. I said, “This dog understands the Buddhadharma. But all of you must be understanding toward people who don’t know how to be respectful to the Triple Jewel, since they haven’t seen the Triple Jewel before.” 

Timely Teachings Ch. 1 Part III, page 278, paragraph 2