Namu Amida Butsu!

[SpaceDog]

I seem think that the down-to-earthiness of Jodo Shin reflects a little more of  Dudeism & the gentle fatalism of Fuck It, Let's Go Bowling more than Zen's formal monkiness.

Have a gander at this interview to see what I'm blathering about:

http://www.tricycle.com/ordinary-struggles

[hannahdude]

i totally agree. i've been hit with the zen stick one too many times, and had no sunglasses in which to put on and say 'fuck it'.

[Busmum]

good find spacedog dude 

[mrubs]

i totally agree. i've been hit with the zen stick one too many times, and had no sunglasses in which to put on and say 'fuck it'.

I also agree with that.

[M1k3]

I'm a big fan of pure land buddhism.  It's more geared to the simple folk who really don't feel like sitting around and arguing about sutras.

It pretty much boils down to saying your namu amida buddhas until you've regained your dudeishness.

I think the best translation for namu amida buddha is:

Fuck this shit buddha, you handle it.

[That_Jeff_Dude]

Definitely love the concepts and the mediation aspect of Zen more than the formalities. I have gone to the local Vietnamese Zen Center a few times and they are pretty laid back, but this is definitely worth checking out more.

[SpaceDog]

Here's the late great Robert Anton Wilson summing it up in true style!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ain5WI0Lx8M

[Boston Rockbury]

I like how Osho (Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh) monkied around with Zen. He was a nutter for sure but he was also a real free-spirit experimenter. The idea of dynamic meditation, where one brings movement and therefore the body more into consciousness really resonates for me. I have been doing a lot of Osho influenced tantra recently and my genitals are already a lot more conscious.

[Caesar dude]

my genitals are already a lot more conscious.

Vagina?

[DigitalBuddha]

Vagina?

Hmmmmm, I was thinking the same thing.

[Caesar dude]

Db. I like the way we think!

[Boston Rockbury]

my genitals are already a lot more conscious.

Vagina?

Do you make a habit out of fucking strangers in the ass, or are you just trying it out to see if you like it?

[DigitalBuddha]

Db. I like the way we think!

Fuckin' eh, mang.

[Caesar dude]

Do you make a habit out of fucking strangers in the ass, or are you just trying it out to see if you like it?

Only the pretentious ones mate. 

[Hominid]

my genitals are already a lot more conscious.

Vagina?

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