Celtic Buddhism?
Skip in Falls Church
>Your post puts me in mind of something my wife ran across on the web a while back. :)
CELTIC BUDDHISM
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single ABU!
If you wish to know The Way, don't ask for directions. Have a pint, we serve Guinness.
Take only what is given. Own nothing but your targe and a dirk. Unless, of course, you're friends with a good black smith.
Let your mind be as a floating cloud. Let your stillness be as the wooded glen. And sit up straight. You'll never impress an adversary with a posture like that.
There is no escaping karma. You think that in a previous life, you were chieftain, or you were a chieftain's mate, or you were a druid. You really believe that shyte? Go take your meds.
Wherever you go, there you are. Your kilt is another story.
To practice Zen and the art of Cattle Rustling, do the following: steal someone's cows. What were you thinking?
Learn of the pine from the pine. Learn of the bamboo from the bamboo. Learn of the cultural tradition from the culture.
Be aware of your body. Be aware of your perceptions. Keep in mind that not every perception is Truth, and don't forget to take your meds.
If there is no self, whose hangover is this?
Breathe in. Breathe out. Breathe in. Breathe out. Forget this and you're screwed regardless of how enlightened you think you are.
The Tao has no expectations. The Tao demands nothing of others. The Tao does not speak. The Tao does not blame. The Tao does not take sides. The Tao is not Gaelic.
Drink tea and nourish life. With the first sip, joy. With the second, satisfaction. With the third, Aberlour.
The Buddha taught that one should practice loving kindness to all sentient beings. Still, if you get in my face I'm going to kick your butt.
Be patient and achieve all things. Be impatient and achieve all things faster.
In nature, there is no good or bad, better or worse. The wind may blow or not. The flowering branch grows long or short. Do not judge or prefer. Ask only, "Is it Gaidhlig? If it ain't Gaidhlig it ain't shyte!"
To Find the Buddha, look within. Deep inside you are ten thousand flowers. Each flower blossoms ten thousand times. Each blossom has ten thousand petals. You might want to see a specialist, your meds don't seem to be working.
Be here now. Be someplace else later. You really shouldn't be here when they figure out what you did.
Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. Nothing plus nothing equals?
Skip
