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listenstotrees Knowflake Posts: 1130 From: the 5th dimension Registered: Apr 2009	posted May 01, 2010 07:41 AM The Buddhists say there are eight worldly winds: gain and loss, fame and disrepute, praise and blame, pleasure and pain. ‘There was a well-known scholar who practiced Buddhism and befriended a Chan Master. Thinking that he had made great stride in his cultivation, he wrote a poem and asked his attendant to deliver it to the Master who lived across the river. The Master opened the letter and read the short poem aloud: “Unmoved by the eight worldly winds, Serenely I sit on the purplish gold terrace.” A smile broke up on the lips of the Master. Picking up an ink brush, he scribbled the word “fart” across the letter and asked that it be delivered back to the scholar. The scholar was upset and went across the river right away to reprimand the Master for being rude. The Master laughed as he said, “You said you are no longer moved by the eight worldly winds and yet with just one ‘fart‘, you ran across the river like a rat!” IP: Logged
listenstotrees Knowflake Posts: 1130 From: the 5th dimension Registered: Apr 2009	posted May 01, 2010 07:45 AM Q: How many Zen buddhists does it take to change a light bulb? A: None, they are the light bulb. Q: How many Zen buddhists does it take to change a light bulb? A: Three -- one to change it, one to not-change it and one to both change- and not-change it. Q: Why don't Buddhists vacuum in the corners? A: Because they have no attachments. IP: Logged
starkiss1 Knowflake Posts: 523 From: Registered: Jul 2009	posted May 01, 2010 09:30 AM LTT, Love it. IP: Logged
listenstotrees Knowflake Posts: 1130 From: the 5th dimension Registered: Apr 2009	posted May 01, 2010 09:58 AM A Zen master once said to me, "Do the opposite of whatever I tell you." So I didn't. "I'm astounded by people who want to 'know' the universe when it's hard enough to find your way around chinatown." - Woody Allen. Some people think that Buddhist practice and meditation are about stopping thoughts. As the saying goes, if that were true, a coconut would be enlightened..... Let's remember that upon attaining enlightenment the Buddha smiled. This is very important. He didn't have to smile. He could have grimaced or remained neutral, but he smiled..... After reading Milarepa 25 times I had the insight that Mila was in fact a comedian. - Prof Robert Thurman, talking in Cleveland. Paradise is exactly like where you are right now ... only much, much better. -- Laurie Anderson What is nirvana? "Nothing happens next. This is it." said the old monk to the young one. "Living your life is a task so difficult, it has never been attempted before." "I gained nothing at all from Supreme Enlightenment, and for that very reason it is called Supreme Enlightenment." -- Gautama Buddha ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Hell was OK, until some wise guy went to heaven and came back." -- Buddhadasa Bhikkhu Q: Why don't Buddhists vacuum in the corners? A: Because they have no attachments. I'd like to Offer something To help you But in the Zen School We don't have a single thing! -- Zen Master Ikkyu Buddha's last words: "Decay is inherent in all compounded things. Strive unceasingly." Buddha stated the second law of thermodynamics. His inherent understanding still amazes me. - William A. Russell http://www.ahastories.com/morezenjokes.html IP: Logged

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