So Buddha came to teach me in my living room, in my mind, last night. It was tough: about penance.

Penance where you sacrifice something to please and purge bad karmic imprints.

I have done many years of daily penance in my twenties, living a frugal life of vegan style who cannot cook that well.

The penance I was asked to do yesterday was to not smoke cigarettes. I could not do it.

I felt very ill yesterday.