[Noisebridge-discuss] ATTENTION EVERYBODY: GET A LIFE!

[Molly Clare Wilson]

Why can't Buddha vacuum in the corner?

The Buddha doesn't have any attachments.

On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 3:17 PM, Christina Olson <daravinne at gmail.com>wrote:

> A Buddhist monk walks up to a hot dog vendor and says, Make me one with
> everything.
>
> The monk hands the vendor a $20.  The vendor gives him the hot dog, but
> nothing else. The monk says, where's my change?  Vendor says, Change comes
> from within.
>
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 3:10 PM, Albert Sweigart <asweigart at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> ...the Master replied, "I started selling a series of self-help books
>> and personal finance seminars."
>>
>> On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 2:48 PM, Christina Olson <daravinne at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > The student came before the Zen master, and asked, "What did you do,
>> before
>> > you were enlightened?" The Master replied, "Chop wood, and carry water."
>> >  But the student was hoping to find something to help him on his own
>> path to
>> > enlightenment, and asked another question, "Master, what did you do
>> after
>> > you became enlightened?"
>> > The Master replied, "Chop wood, and carry water."
>> >
>> >
>> > On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 2:41 PM, Will Sargent <will.sargent at gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 1:59 PM, Christina Olson <daravinne at gmail.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> From what I've read, the statement is actually nuanced like this:  "Do
>> >>> what you wish: be your own master, make your own decisions and moral
>> code,
>> >>> do not bow to an outside authority for the sake of it.  Recognize,
>> >>> understand, and accept the consequences of your actions.  Choose and
>> act
>> >>> with awareness. Be at once prepared to receive the benefits and
>> punishments
>> >>> of your decisions, and if you find an outcome is unpleasant to you,
>> you have
>> >>> only the power over yourself to change that."
>> >>> It has a very Buddhist feel to it, but without the drive towards
>> >>> "enlightenment" as a goal.
>> >>
>> >> At least to some Buddhists, the above statement is itself
>> Enlightenment,
>> >> and "enlightenment" is for people who can't face reality. :-)
>> >> Will.
>> >
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