Great Class

I went 2 a great class
2night. I didn't learn
anything. Now 4 the
real challenge -- to dive
off the hundred foot pole.

Buddhist Koan, CASE 46.PROCEED BEYOND THE TOP OF THE 100 FOOT HIGH POLE

Master Sekiso said, "You are at the top of the 100 foot high pole. How will you make a step further?" Another Zen Master of Ancient Times said, "One who sits on top of the 100 foot pole has not quite attained true enlightenment. Make another step forward from the top of the pole and throw one's own body into the 100,000 universes."

Mumon's Comments:
Should there be any who is able to step forward from the top of the 100 foot pole and hurl one's whole body into the entire universe, this person may call oneself a Buddha. Nevertheless, how can one step forward from the top of the 100 foot pole? Know thyself!

Should one be content and settle on top of the 100,000 foot pole,
One will harm the third eye,
And will even misread the marks on the scale.
Should one throw oneself and be able to renounce one's life,
Like one blind person leading all other blind persons,
One will be in absolute freedom (unattached from the eyes).

Bodhi Hirsch

R.I.P.

Loving Students

I heard that you don't
have to like or dislike your
students. You just have to
love them.

Face 2 Face

So I asked him if he had any
questions. What is the most
important thing in your life
???

Case of the Missing Hula Hoop

She left a message
wondering if I still
had the hula hoop
she gave me decad-
es ago. No, I cou-
ldn't move it 2 TX.

But           I
kept       it a
long         time.

Piggy Bank Query

So I asked the kid,
"If you take all your
money out of your
pocket is there still
money in your pocket?"

"He said
No!"

I Wanted to Scream

I wanted to scream
but I didn't know w-
hether to scream hap-
py or sad. It work-
ed. . . finally.

Catching a fal-
len thing 'tween
2 tongues

But it took so long!!!!!!

A Piece of Cake

So my sister calls disturbed
by my impermanence. I can
only assure her that
each day is an incredible
experience, some challen-
ging and some a piece of
cake.

Death Row at the Dentists

I'm in death row at the
dentist's office totally not
accepting the idea of wel-
coming, pain as a caring
friend, instead drugged
with valium so I can just
sleep. Am I chicken or wise?
We shall see.

The dentist is ur friend.

Leaf Rustling Down Driveway

Today I got hearing aids
and was chased by a lea-
f rustling down the bla-
ck driveway. And today
dear ones left the earth.
I'm not sure if my ears
waking & others leaving ear-
th is connected. We'll see.

JW

PN

MT

BH

R.I.P.

Another Holey Moley

Another version of the animation done yesterday.

Holey Moley

Sometimes he was told that
he had a hole in his
head. He could not feel
it nor see it in a mi-
rror, so he was skept-
ical.

S*

*S4Skeptical

Holey
Moley

Too Many Ideas

A long day. First I heard
a dharma talk on silence.
I decided not to ever fill
up the page in my draw-
ings. Then he told how
his dog grabbed his hand
through his mail slot, so
I said that would be my
drawing except then we
were talking hummers &
I said they kick ass &
he said that should be
my drawing and now
with so many great art
ideas floating in my th
ick skull I feel absolut-
ely impotent tonight as a
potentially practing artist.

V day

V day is a great day because
it's about love, which, when
we ignore unpleasant junk,
is truly what keeps us
alive.

3 Monkeys

It is much too late to
make art. I just came
from a meeting where peo-
ple talked about people &
now I look over at
the three monkeys & hope
that we followed their e-
dict.

Help Desk

I lost my patience with
a help desk person who
could not understand me.

"Why am I
not
perfect,"
I asked
him.

He
did not
know!

2morrow

    very
The ^ old woman said, "oh,
no automatic door." I
wondered if this was
an enlightened view of
her exit from earth.

(Note: The woman in the doctor's office complained to her daughter that the door wasn't automatic. It first struck me funny how we judge the world based on our own needs. Then I saw how close she was to leaving earth, and how much pain she was it. Old age for some is a difficult journey.)

From the Doctor's Waiting Roo m

"I've just come from having
my hair done. Mom, that's
a hint," she said.

From the
doctor's
waiting
roo m.

Helicopter Money

So now we'll pour a
trillion dollars into the
US & see what happens.
If nothing else, a legen-
dary experiment without
a control group.

Look ma, it's raining.

See Helicopter Money

The Sangha

I discovered 2 night how
great it was in a nice
restaurant that others are
there supporting my exper-
ience.

The Sangha

You'll never find it, . . .

You'll never
find it

But that doesn't stop you
from looking. . .

Young and In Love

She said "You are what you feel, I think, and you can feel young at any age. And love maybe makes you feel young for many reasons..."

Some Moments

It is obvious that some
days beat others as do
some moments.

13

The Bright Side

This is one of those
days. Everything is going
wrong & taking more tim-
e to fix.* I wonder w-
hat it would be like
to have a job and no
time to pay attention
to all that is goofy.

*than expected.

The Bright Side

Muse

I waited 2 minutes 4
inspiration. Then 4 more
minutes. Well, f..k it. I'll
do something any how.

Muse

P.S. I'm now the proud owner of two basketballs.

Now a dilemma. Do I take a basketball or my camera to the park?

New Photos of Rosedale Park, Austin

Shades

Everything he saw was
upside down & dintegra-
ting


it wasn't so bad once
He found a good pair of
                        shades.

Too Good Question

The question was so
good he couldn't
answ- er. Fortunately
he was able to blame
his in eptitude on
the traffic.

U Save

The more you buy the
more you save.

Give me a break!

Still Doomed

He survived every pre-
ventive medical procedure
but was still doomed.

Yoga
Meditation

No Pork

Colonoscophy

Allergy Shots

Vaccines

Caps on Teeth

Blood Tests

Dark Green Veges

etc.

etc.