Note for Hotel Maid 

Note for Hotel Maid 

Date of Advice:
August 2014
Date Posted:
September 2014

Rinpoche stayed overnight in a hotel on his way to Mongolia. The first thing Rinpoche does when entering a hotel is turn all the lights on and begin extensive offering practice. In the morning before leaving for the airport, Rinpoche left a $5 tip for the cleaning lady and this small note, written on the hotel’s guest comment card.

I had so much worldly pleasure here, so much sleep. What I did is I blessed all the light offerings in the room and I offered them to Guru, Buddha, Dharma, Sangha, and I rejoiced in all the merits of the buddhas and bodhisattvas and all beings, and I did three prostrations. I did two full-length and one I did half-length, on the bed, because I had a stroke a few years ago. So this is what I did to make useful the money spent staying here. Thank you.

I dedicated for you to have a long life and to be healthy and for all your wishes to succeed according to the Dharma, to have an ethical mind and pure mind.

With much love and prayers...

 

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