Embracing the Smile That Is This Moment
by
Ian Black
&
I am Blue
Pure
Land Buddhism
Pure
Land Buddhism seeks to merge two contradictory ideals.
The first is to experience reality as it is.
And the second is to realize that since this isn’t possible,
you might as well see things however you want and enjoy the ride.
I’m
saying! Sign me up!
Oddly, I don't actually consider myself a Buddhist.
The
problem with Christianity is Christ.
The problem with Buddhism is the
Buddha.
Be your own savior, and let others
save themselves.
Word to the
wise, I’m guessing this applies to the lunatic fringe as much as anyone.
‘Cause from
my point of view, the entire problem with that whole Hari Krishna thing
is ole Hari, himself.
And perhaps, even more ironically, I feel that any book about Buddhism
misses the point -- that a book (any book), by its very nature, is in
fact an anti-Buddhist enterprise. Want to learn the secrets
of Enlightenment, then learn to:
Embrace
the Smile that is this Moment
As they say in the world of computing, everything else is syntaxical
sugar. And in the end, the title of this tome is the one thing that Ian Black wrote down
that I am Blue never felt the need to contradict. For that
statement encompasses Buddhism in a nutshell -- everything else
is simply escapist fun and one can hardly be heretical when it comes to
that.