Had dinner with my old friend C in Chinatown Sunday night, and then poked around some of the emporia looking for nothing in particular. But then we found, or were found by, a most unusual Buddha figure. It's one of six "pocket Buddhas" keyed to not-particularly-Buddhist things: not wisdom - detachment - compassion - enlightenment, but peace - love - harmony - happiness - prayer... aaand praise. Praise?! Hallelujah!! Buddha's found religion at last, glory be! This could happen only, I dare say, in America. If he's still anything like the Buddhas in the old country, though, it will do you a world of good to watch the little video we made, and bask in Buddhapraise (I added to the background noise).
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Buddhapraise
Had dinner with my old friend C in Chinatown Sunday night, and then poked around some of the emporia looking for nothing in particular. But then we found, or were found by, a most unusual Buddha figure. It's one of six "pocket Buddhas" keyed to not-particularly-Buddhist things: not wisdom - detachment - compassion - enlightenment, but peace - love - harmony - happiness - prayer... aaand praise. Praise?! Hallelujah!! Buddha's found religion at last, glory be! This could happen only, I dare say, in America. If he's still anything like the Buddhas in the old country, though, it will do you a world of good to watch the little video we made, and bask in Buddhapraise (I added to the background noise).
