For mental refreshment, when work feels heavy, or dukkha irritation is getting in the way of diligent practice, or when equanimity seems lost, I enjoy cat memes. Mods, if inappropriate please delete.
Especially in the year of the Dog
For mental refreshment, when work feels heavy, or dukkha irritation is getting in the way of diligent practice, or when equanimity seems lost, I enjoy cat memes. Mods, if inappropriate please delete.
Especially in the year of the Dog
edit : taking done because i am not sure about copyright. Will repost if I can.
some possible captuons:
Dogged Equanimity?
ā¦ when being chewed on the jowl by a kitten, he knows he is being chewed on the jowl by a kittenā¦
Which is the teacher? which is the student?
Hermitage? Sounds interesting, tell me moreā¦
āā¦ 1st Preceptā¦ 1st Preceptā¦ā
" would this happen to be your first retreat? "
http://buddhisthumor.org/pblaw_fictions.html#alice1
Reading these retreads of english classics, i wonder if the jataka stories were the result of similar recasting of classic (persistent) local stories. A way of making relaxation itself into congruent with mental concentration on practice.
My favorite bit from the link above so far:
As they walked along, a little Wondering Hum started coming to Pooh. After humming it to himself first, to make sure all the words had found their proper places, he hummed it aloud to Piglet in a wondering sort of way:
If a Wakāning gradually came upon a Pooh,
Would it say Hallo or holler Boo?
Or ask a tricky question
As would curdle his digestion,
Such as āAre there Whatās?ā or maybe āWhatās a Who?ā
If a Wakāning rudely ran into a Bear,
Would it pat his fur or pull his hair?
Or offer him some honey
And tell him something funny,
Such as āNow is Here, but Nothingās Anywhereā?
If a sudden Wakāning dropped down from the sky
Would it land on Piglet or nearby?
Or quiz him with a quiz
About what isnāt and what is
And why his āMeā is really not his āIā?
If a Spotted Wakāning perched up in a tree,
Would it pounce on you or bounce on me?
Or say itās all the same,
That weāre all of us to blame,
āCos He is You are I am They are We?
Pooh was about to hum the first verse again, to make a Round sort of Hum, when he realized that perhaps this was not the best Hum to be humming to Piglet at this hour of the morning. After all, sometimes a Hum might seem very hummish when itās inside you, but when itās outside for other people to listen to, you realize it wasnāt so very hummish after all.
Piglet seemed to be thinking the same sort of thoughts, for he said to Pooh, āYou know, Pooh, I donāt think a Wondering Hum is the Hum we need just now. I would rather you thought of a Comforting Hum or an Encouraging Hum or a How-Brave-You-Are-Piglet-hup-hup kind of Hum. And besides, now that I think of it, even though Gradual Wakeningās might be fond of Piglets, there are two kinds of Fond, you know. Thereās the how-nice-to-see-you-wonāt-you-have-some-of-my-haycorns kind of Fond. And then thereās the my-my-how-tasty-you-look kind of Fond. And how will we know which kind of Fond it is until itās already too late and Iāve just remembered I have something very urgent to do at my house just about nowā¦.ā
āDonāt worry,ā said Pooh. āWeāre both in a wondering sort of way because Owl has got us all confused. But Iām sure that when we see Eeyore he will end our confusion, and then a Very Encouraging Hum will come to me.ā So Piglet decided that the urgent thing wasnāt so very urgent after all, and they continued on their way
Ajahn Brahm frequently cites teachings from, who he refers to as, āAjahn Pooh.ā
May all be happy, peaceful, have a pleasant seat, and ultimately free of all suffering.