India vs. LSD
I latched on to that comparison immediately......Both are full
of vibrant colors, in both trips everything seems intensely
significant, and then there's the bugs crawling on
ya.......sorry....a little off topic, but unfortunate nonetheless.
Seriously while I don't know that the author of the Gita
intended for it to pave the way for the caste system, so many great
ideas, so much inspiration and beauty have come from the subcontinent
that I'd thoroughly dig a visit there. Any culture that could produce
Buddha is cool by me.....Has anyone else made the connection of
Buddha being to Hinduism what Jesus was to Judaism? Or am I just non
retardedly challenged? Not entirely the same.....but they were both
well versed in their culture's religious traditions but both kinda
said......"this might be simpler than all this superfluous ceremonial
stuff yer doin." And in both cases their followers created their own
superfluous ceremonial mummery and far out religious groups and
organizations that are often hard to connect with the life and actual
teachings of these two people. Don't get me wrong.....I LOVE what
Japan has done with Buddhism......Like the Nichiren Sect that teaches
it's adherents to chant "Nam Myoho Renge Kyo" because these syllables
are so sacred that merely uttering them brings you into alignment
with the deeper underlying energy of the universe....
.....I KNOW! I'm like, what a coincidence! WHere have I heard that
kinda thing?........
By the way, I would never advocate the use of ANY drugs.....I've
NEVER done any of them so I'm SURE they have NOTHING to
offer..... :) "I've 'heard' that LSD makes everything colorful and
significant.........and makes you think you've got bugs crawling on
ya.........Just remember......If drugs were Flinstone Vitamins, LSD
would be the 'Great Gazoo'.....NEVER mix yer Gazoos with yer
Dinos..............just....jus' DON'T.......
Now, if religions were Flinstone Vitamins........yeah, this is
stoopit.....good night y'all.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Kirk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> I just love India. I have had pujas done at a huge assortment of
temples via
> online services. Just the idea of being able to worship pretty much
> anything. I had the five elemental temples fully abhishekaed last
year. What
> a boost to the imagination. I just would love to feel all of those
vibes
> first hand and find out if it was all in my mind or what?! Buddhist
lamas
> want me to go to Nepal and Tibet and Dharamsala and Sikkim and
Bhutan, but
> Buddhist that I am I am just so much more into simple goodness of
worship of
> things. It just seems so pretty. I think of India like being a
really sexy
> sweetheart, while those other places are like good hearted
brothers. I can't
> wait to go someday. First I will go to Vizag, Calcutta, and Assam,
and visit
> Devipuram, Khalighat, and Kamakhya. And also probably Babadham and
the very
> powerful Tarapeeth.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 3:13 PM
> Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: FW: eye-witness at the cremation
>
>
> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Kirk" <kirk_bernhardt@>
wrote:
> >>
> >> I would have loved to go. I have never been to India, never
having
> > had two
> >> dimes to rub together.
> >
> > I believe you! I love India too, its like an LSD trip (well I
don't
> > know how that is, but I think its like being in India) There were
two
> > American girls who came last year and they said there is nothing
which
> > can prepare you for that experience. Probably from the outside it
is
> > comparable to Mexico, but then the people are different, the
religion,
> > the sounds, the colors, its all a unique blend. And then its
saints...
> >
> >
> >
> > To subscribe, send a message to:
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > Or go to:
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/
> > and click 'Join This Group!'
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
>
