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gailellen

Joined: 17 Jun 2006
Posts: 36
Location: Portland OR |
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You Rock Chris!
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Love it, you paint a funky picture of that funky town. I want to move back home. Life is better in San Fran. The food is better, it's colder, there is no where to park, crazy people try to get into your cab, you have to pay to get into the city, it's a bitch to drive a manual trans, and I would give my left nut (checking- ok, don't have one of those, how about my left boob, will that work?) my left boob to move back. Thanks for bringing us a taste of that delicious city.
Oh, btw. From Fluke: "The wind was warm and sweet, the water the heartbreak blue of a newborn's eyes."
You are an amazing writer. (I know I know, you've heard it all before, but I REALLY mean it. It is rare anymore to find sentences that stop you and take your breath away- thank you.) _________________ Imagination is more important than knowledge...
Albert Einstein
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chris
Site Admin

Joined: 02 Mar 2004
Posts: 3833
Location: People Republic of Northern California |
| Beta Male Mike wrote: |
I'm happy to be a newbie to this forum.
My favorite part of the Gay Pride Parade 2006 was the picture with this line " Then the dream changes, and I'm walkin' through a feild of multicolored penises"
Just finished LAMB, it was amazing.
Chirs- I saw you on "A Dirty Job" book tour in Dayton, Ohio. Someone asked what your religion was, and you said you considered yourself a "Chistmas Easter Buddhist". I told I really liked the description and I considered my self a "Christmas Easter Buddhist also".
That being said, in Buddhism you always here teachings on "Beyond thought" and "Calm the mind so thoughts settle" yada yada yada.
I was wondering as a writer (and a great one at that) who comes up with so many creative thoughts, how do you relate to such teachings about "Beyond thought" in Buddhism? |
Well, Mike, I'm glad you asked that. You see, for writing, the whole "beyond thought" and "no mind" thing can be, as the Buddha said, a motherfucker. If there's a way to get beyond dualistic thought while writing fiction, I haven't found it yet, but that doesn't mean that the belief isn't valid. I really sort of think you only get moments of enlightenment -- like mere instants where everything is illuminated, like when a camera flash goes off in dark room. The rest of the time you sort of stumble around in the dark looking at the yellow spot on your retinas, trying to figure out who had the camera and how best to slap the shit out of them. But that's just me. Be spiritual. Your mileage may vary.
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Lisa M

Joined: 08 Jul 2004
Posts: 1844
Location: Rhode Island |
Well, Mike, I'm glad you asked that. You see, for writing, the whole "beyond thought" and "no mind" thing can be, as the Buddha said, a motherfucker. I knw I liked him. If there's a way to get beyond dualistic thought while writing fiction, I haven't found it yet, but that doesn't mean that the belief isn't valid. I really sort of think you only get moments of enlightenment -- like mear instants where everything is illuminated, like when a camera flash goes off in dark room. The rest of the time you sort of stumble around in the dark looking at the yellow spot on your retinas, trying to figure out who had the camera and how best to slap the shit out of them. Shit. My life exactly. But that's just me be spiritual. Your mileage may vary.
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