Ordination Ceremony

[vidar]

So we're having a get together to celebrate all things Dude soon and I wanted to hold an "Ordination Ceremony" for those that are not yet Priests of the Dude.  Has anyone done this before and if so, is there a good guideline/script to go with or just say "fuck it, let's go bowling?"

[DigitalBuddha]

So we're having a get together to celebrate all things Dude soon and I wanted to hold an "Ordination Ceremony" for those that are not yet Priests of the Dude.  Has anyone done this before and if so, is there a good guideline/script to go with or just say "fuck it, let's go bowling?"

Sounds like something you should do in a Temple of Dudeism, also known as a bowling alley, dude. Great concept, and a great thing to do; an "Ordination Ceremony" with perhaps some rolling after, some beer (and more beer), some In N' Out Burgers (those are good burgers), and you're troubles are over, dude.

[vidar]

So true, so true.  Won't be in a bowling alley but we will all be hoisting a White Russian and will likely each have a rug to stand on (to tie the place together).  We have a guarantee that it is a Marmot free zone as well.

Working on some ideas for it...initial thought was :

Dude Priest : "Do you agree to abide"
Ordinators : "Yep"
Dude Priest : "fuck it, let's go bowling"...

I'm into the whole brevity thing....

[meekon5]

So true, so true.  Won't be in a bowling alley but we will all be hoisting a White Russian and will likely each have a rug to stand on (to tie the place together).  We have a guarantee that it is a Marmot free zone as well.

Working on some ideas for it...initial thought was :

Dude Priest : "Do you agree to abide"
Ordinators : "Yep"
Dude Priest : "fuck it, let's go bowling"...

I'm into the whole brevity thing....

See I'm still all for the response to any ceremony to be "Shut the fuck up Donny!" in a serious religious tone (a bit like Gregorian chants)

So your little ceremony becomes:

Dude Priest : "Do you agree to abide"
Ordinators : "Shut The Fuck Up Donny"
Dude Priest : "fuck it, let's go bowling"...

[Rev. Gary (revgms)]

It's a game, have fun.

When these discussions come up I often think of something Ekhart Tolle said, we are playing two different games here, the big game, the real one. The big game would be the whole idea of abiding and Dude-nature. It would be the Tao as it were. Once you realize and understand the big game, then you can play any little game you want and still abide. Say like have a ceremony, that is little game stuff. It is not the truth, but it is fun so have at it.

The problem in our world is everyone is hung up on the little games, religion, politics, beliefs of all kinds, but they have no concept of the big game going on. The little games are all of our hyper-realities, such as money is a little game, it is space bucks, it only has value because we all agreed to play the same little game.

[Reverend Al]

See I'm still all for the response to any ceremony to be "Shut the fuck up Donny!" in a serious religious tone (a bit like Gregorian chants)

So your little ceremony becomes:

Dude Priest : "Do you agree to abide"
Ordinators : "Shut The Fuck Up Donny"
Dude Priest : "fuck it, let's go bowling"...

This, good Sir, is elegant and brilliant.  I dig your style, man!

[DigitalBuddha]

So true, so true.  Won't be in a bowling alley but we will all be hoisting a White Russian and will likely each have a rug to stand on (to tie the place together).  We have a guarantee that it is a Marmot free zone as well.

Working on some ideas for it...initial thought was :

Dude Priest : "Do you agree to abide"
Ordinators : "Yep"
Dude Priest : "fuck it, let's go bowling"...

I'm into the whole brevity thing....

See I'm still all for the response to any ceremony to be "Shut the fuck up Donny!" in a serious religious tone (a bit like Gregorian chants)

So your little ceremony becomes:

Dude Priest : "Do you agree to abide"
Ordinators : "Shut The Fuck Up Donny"
Dude Priest : "fuck it, let's go bowling"...