I caught the second half of American Public Media's radio program, Speaking of Faith, this morning and thought folks in this community would be interested.
The program is called Burma Buddhism and Power and is described as: "A look inside the spiritual culture of Burma, exploring the meaning of monks taking to the streets there in September, the way in which religion and military rule are intertwined, and how Buddhism remains a force in and beyond the current crisis."
It features an interview with Ingrid Jordt, "an assistant professor of Anthropology at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, former Buddhist nun, and author of Burma's Mass Lay Meditation Movement."
I found her words about the bravery of the Buddhist monks, as well as her take on the need for compassion in confronting oppression, incredibly powerful and moving.
Oh, hey. I was just wondering what the Buddhist opinion was on giant dick-shaped rocks. I saw a bunch of them at Chiricahua National Monument and wanted to know what the Buddhist opinion of them was.
OK, so I've found out that I can't get it at Barnes and Noble or on the Internet... Everyone keeps telling me I'm not a "real Buddhist," and I don't understand, where they got their membership cards, and why I can't get one. What do I have to do to get one? Stop eating meat? Learn another language? Go to a temple? Who do I send a check and a letter to once I've done all these things? I'm sure I'll be that much closer to True Enlightenment!! when I get my card and can say "I'm a real Buddhist now!"
But why do I get the feeling this isn't the point...?
Oh, man, when I'm a boddhisattva, my mustache is going to be way cooler than that one.
How much more suffering do they have to cure when their mustache causes pain?
What kind of mullet do the Pure Land Buddhas have?
Seriously, I was thinking about looking into Pure Land, but now that I see that they worship 14 year old Puerto Rican boys, well, I just can't support that.
If buddhists made a "inspirational daily calendar," what do you think some of them would be?
My favorites would be
"What's the Buddhist view on abortion?"
"Rumi says..."
"LIKE OMGZ, I WAS DOING A THOTH READING LAST NIGHT, AND WHILE I TOOK TIME TO HAIL BEEZLEBUB, AND THE ANCIENT SPIRIT OF GODFUCK, I SAW THIS TOTALLY WICKED TIBETAN SPIRIT FROM YEARS OF LSD USE! MY KARMA IZ PWNED!"
Shhh! Don't tell bodhisattvas -- but in case you didn't spot it...
Yes, the "oddly familiar" deliriousmonk, indeed, turns out to be none other than our old friend, that ubiquitous and impotently obstreperous Twat Of Twats, synthetikmisery.
Those who didn't smell it coming a mile away may now begin kicking themselves vigorously in the backside.
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