[Under the moon shadow] Buddhist Humour

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Frederic Lecut

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Jun 7, 2015, 1:00:01 PM6/7/15
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A monk once gained a vision of devas while meditating. The monk asked them, “Do you know where the end of the physical universe is?”
 
And the devas said, “No, we don’t know, but there is a higher level of devas. Maybe they know.” 


So the monk continued meditating and he got to the next level of devas. He asked them the same question, and he got the same answer: “There’s a higher level. Maybe they know.” This goes on for ten levels or so.
 
Finally, the last level of devas said, “No, we don’t know the end of the physical universe, but there is the Great Brahma. He must know. If you meditate hard enough, you may get to see him.”
 
The monk kept on meditating until the Great Brahma appeared in a flash of light.





He asked his question of the Great Brahma, and the Great Brahma answered: “I, monk, am Brahma, the Great Brahma, the Conqueror, the Unconquered, the All-Seeing, All-Powerful, the Sovereign Lord, the Maker, Creator, Chief, Appointer and Ruler, Father of All That Have Been and Shall Be.”  

And the monk said, “That’s not what I asked you. I asked you where the end of the physical universe is.”
 
Again, the Great Brahma said, “I, monk, am Brahma, the Great Brahma,” etc. Three times. The monk was not amused and kept asking...

Finally, the Great Brahma pulled the monk aside by the arm and says, “Look, I don’t know, but I have all these devas in my entourage who believe that I know everything. They would be very disappointed if they'd learned that I can’t answer your question.”

And Brahma sent the monk back to the Buddha, who answered the question after rephrasing it, pointing to where the physical universe has no footing in the mind. 





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Michael Elliston

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Jun 7, 2015, 7:25:03 PM6/7/15
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very funny... now where is it?

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Frederic Lecut

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Jun 8, 2015, 12:29:18 AM6/8/15
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Now I was afraid You would ask Sensei !




Frederic Lecut

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Jun 8, 2015, 12:32:08 AM6/8/15
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It is just not there, or here, no beginning, no end.
I know it is a poor answer, but that is the best I can do on a keyboard !



Pamela Scott

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Jun 8, 2015, 6:20:04 AM6/8/15
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I like it that Buddhism has a sense of humor!


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From: Frederic Lecut <frederi...@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Under the moon shadow] Buddhist Humour
Date: Sun, 7 Jun 2015 23:32:08 -0500

It is just not there, or here, no beginning, no end.
I know it is a poor answer, but that is the best I can do on a keyboard !

On Sun, Jun 7, 2015 at 11:29 PM, Frederic Lecut <frederi...@gmail.com> wrote:
Now I was afraid You would ask Sensei !



On Sun, Jun 7, 2015 at 6:25 PM, Michael Elliston <taiunme...@gmail.com> wrote:
very funny... now where is it?
On Sun, Jun 7, 2015 at 1:00 PM, Frederic Lecut <frederi...@gmail.com> wrote:
 
A monk once gained a vision of devas while meditating. The monk asked them, “Do you know where the end of the physical universe is?â€
 
And the devas said, “No, we don’t know, but there is a higher level of devas. Maybe they know.† 
 
 
 
 
 
 

So the monk continued meditating and he got to the next level of devas. He asked them the same question, and he got the same answer: “There’s a higher level. Maybe they know.†This goes on for ten levels or so.
 
Finally, the last level of devas said, “No, we don’t know the end of the physical universe, but there is the Great Brahma. He must know. If you meditate hard enough, you may get to see him.â€
 
The monk kept on meditating until the Great Brahma appeared in a flash of light.
 
 
 

 
He asked his question of the Great Brahma, and the Great Brahma answered: “I, monk, am Brahma, the Great Brahma, the Conqueror, the Unconquered, the All-Seeing, All-Powerful, the Sovereign Lord, the Maker, Creator, Chief, Appointer and Ruler, Father of All That Have Been and Shall Be.† 

And the monk said, “That’s not what I asked you. I asked you where the end of the physical universe is.â€
 
Again, the Great Brahma said, “I, monk, am Brahma, the Great Brahma,†etc. Three times. The monk was not amused and kept asking...

Finally, the Great Brahma pulled the monk aside by the arm and says, “Look, I don’t know, but I have all these devas in my entourage who believe that I know everything. They would be very disappointed if they'd learned that I can’t answer your question.â€

And Brahma sent the monk back to the Buddha, who answered the question after rephrasing it, pointing to where the physical universe has no footing in the mind. 
 
 
 


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Michael Elliston

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Jun 9, 2015, 8:37:56 AM6/9/15
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Don't be afraid... it is here, at the beginning...

Frederic Lecut

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Claude

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Jul 5, 2015, 5:51:16 AM7/5/15
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Peux-tu traduire en français la phrase de la fin?

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Frederic Lecut

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Jul 5, 2015, 9:36:04 AM7/5/15
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Brahma renvoya le mine au Boudha, qui rrepondit a  la question en la reformlant, de nanieres a indiquer que l'univers materiel n'a pas de fondation dans l'esprit.

Je ne siud pas sur de cette traduction. Je ne suis pas noj plus tres sur du sens non plus !

Je t'embrasse
Frédéric

Claude

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Jul 5, 2015, 9:44:22 AM7/5/15
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merci d'avoir pris la peine de me répondre
Comme toi, je ne suis pas sûre du sens non plus !
Mais je m'inquiète car je trouve dans ton écriture beaucoup de fautes, d'oubli de lettres ... Es-tu fatigué ou simplement as tu écrit rapidement sans avoir le temps de te relire
Je te souhaite un bel après midi et t'embrasse
Maman

Frederic Lecut

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Jul 5, 2015, 11:35:02 AM7/5/15
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C'est plus simple que ca, je n'ai pas mon ordinateur mais ma tablette qui n'a pas de vrai clavier, et je n'avais pas mes lunettes !
Je suis en train de cuisiner un poulet aux ecrevisses ! La maison de Travis embaume !
Je t'embrasse
Frédéric

Claude

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Jul 5, 2015, 12:06:11 PM7/5/15
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Heum.... Miam, miam !!
Amitiés à Travis

Mathilde Lecut

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Jul 5, 2015, 12:32:02 PM7/5/15
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Je peux avoir cette recette de poulet aux écrevisses ??? ;)

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Claude

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Jul 5, 2015, 12:40:58 PM7/5/15
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et comment se fait-il que je sois destinataire de ce mail ?
Comment vas-tu Mathilde ? Pas de nouvelles, bonnes nouvelles ...
J'ai essayé de commencer une partie de scrabble sur la tablette mais y a quelque chose qui coince ; j'arrive bien sur Mathilde ; je trouve des lettres pour former des mots .. que je forme mais où celà part-il ?
Mystère et boule de gomme et beaucoup de bisous aussi
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