"I have a disciple in Vietnam who wants to build a stupa for my ashes when I die. He and others want to put a plaque with the words, 'Here lies my beloved teacher.' I told them not to waste the temple land...I suggested that, if they still insist on building a stupa, they have the plaque say, 'I am not in here.' But in case people don’t get it, they could add a second plaque, 'I am not out there either.' If still people don’t understand, then you can write on the third and last plaque, 'I may be found in your way of breathing and walking.'"
