Announcer: And now, a public announcement from the US Postal Service. [Offstage: Piano flourish and intro to I’ve Written a Letter to Daddy.] [Close spot follows the young Baby Jane Hudson holding several white envelopes. She is a very white, blonde little girl, dressed in her signature doll costume. She gracefully dances/floats onto stage as…
It is all emptiness, is it not, Venerable Parasite? (Without waiting for a reply, Simile begins a rap on the Heart Sutra): AvaloTESHkeVAra, ONE day HAD a great HORra! He LOOKED into the SKANties; SAW them black PANTies ALLL deVOYid. DIG? No VOYid! not EVen Pink FLOYid! Then he said “HA, ha,” THAT Bodhi SVAha.…
It is all emptiness, is it not, Venerable Parasite? Our lineages are very different, are they not, Ajahn Simile? I studied at the University of Tokyo originally, where I earned a doctorate in Buddhism. I then turned to Chan and learned all it had to offer before I went to the Kiyomizu-dera monastery in Kyoto,…
It is all emptiness, is it not, Ven. Parasite? The Buddha entered the eight ‘gianas and found — I believe that is jhanas, Ajahn Simile. Well, nevertheless, he was able to penetrate all eight with bootydama (Parasite smirks), and he found that they were devoid of stimulation and feeling. What do you think, Ven. Parasite?…
Aletheia 