Embracing the Smile That Is This Moment
by
Ian Black
&
I am Blue
Pure
Land - Take Two
According to Buddhism, when one walks in the Pure Land, one is
experiencing the world as it is; one is in the now and is experiencing
the truth of the moment. Unfortunately, this state of affairs is
not actually possible -- so sorry.
However as a sort of consolation prize, the powers
that be have arranged it so that the closer one gets to that mythical
now, the closer one also gets to Nirvana -- another wondrous place that
does not, in fact, exist anywhere outside of the seeker’s own mind.
Still, it’s a nice place to visit, and if you wish
to know the way, this book may serve as a useful guide.
Especially
if you read between the lines and listen to my advice. ‘Cause let
me tell you, this knucklehead is hard to understand. But me, I’ll
give it to you straight. For instance, when he said neither
Nirvana, Pure Land, nor an objective reality didn’t exist, he
wasn’t kidding.