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the_urban_monk in bodhisattvas

The life of a ghetto monk

Jul 14, 2007 02:13

There's a Buddha statue that's sat outside the front door of each of the different places I've lived in during the last four years. When I got home tonight after being out for an hour or so, it was gone.

My first reaction was to laugh, and then to feel a strange affection for the thief. Who was it? The tweaker neighbor? One of his many friends who ( Read more... )

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dasenergi July 14 2007, 16:41:42 UTC

Gorgeous! Thanks for sharing.

catnash July 14 2007, 21:22:46 UTC

Someone's just been dying for that statue to be stolen so he could use the reference to SSFWS, hasn't he?

And, although Phoenix, for you, is the epitome of the great places to live, just remember that your statue never got stolen in Chattanooga.

the_urban_monk July 14 2007, 21:30:31 UTC

You know me too well!

tyedyedtruth July 15 2007, 05:07:47 UTC

Excellent, thanks.

virtual_anima July 15 2007, 05:35:56 UTC

Maybe someone really needs the Buddhist statue more than you anyways, you seem to be doing find without it.

xamienmooncrow July 16 2007, 00:53:16 UTC

Reminds me fondly of the story I heard about a monk visiting another monastery and was shown their elaborate and beautiful altar setup. He spit on the statue of the Buddha. The abbot was incensed and went into a brief diatribe which I can't recall right now. The visiting monk replied with something to the effect of "Show me where the Buddha is not and I'll spit there."