Out sitting in a field somewhere on behalf of a guy

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aka a semi-amusing layered interlude to the Zombie theme arising in the blog...... just for this guy I know

I hate to burst anyone's bubble, but just in case you were confused, in fact I am an upwardly mobile VP in a global consulting firm who owns real estate and is sufficiently liquid to invest in a meditation center. And I have the business cards to prove it *grin.* [That doesn't mean I have any money though, so don't come knocking. I already used it to support aforementioned meditation center.]

So in case you thought I might be hiding in a cave with a wireless internet card, or wandering homeless around India in a large orange diaper, I thought I'd clear that up. I did come really close to completely shaving my head once....

But seriously, if you can't stop thinking about chucking it all and sitting in a field, then you can come hang out with me sometime and I will do my best to show you where to put your ass in the grass and MEDITATE! So, in your mind, can I now stop hanging out in a desolate field bereft of all my things and just be a normal meditator in search of some yoginis?

*LAUGHING*

You see, its definately about balance.........so when you come to visit, my guy friend, we can talk about who is shaving their head (after all, we need something to top the last visit)....... in the meantime, may your anger pass swiftly, entirely destroyed by a thousand petals of pure, sweet compassion.

[You won't find that kind of prayer in an empty field........]

Comments

Anonymous said…
:)

No bubble burst, but thank you for the reality check.

My anger has passed in the bliss of a good night's rest.

I do have one lighthearted question. What exactly is a "normal" meditator?
Fri Aug 24, 01:43:00 PM
Ngawang Pema said…
And my answer: Exactly.
Fri Aug 24, 03:10:00 PM
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