Jewish Buddhism

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single oy.

If you wish to know The Way, don't ask for directions.
Argue.

Let your mind be as a floating cloud. Let your stillness be as
the wooded glen.
And sit up straight.
You'll never meet the Buddha with posture like that.

Breathe in. Breathe out. Breathe in. Breathe out.
Forget this and attaining Enlightenment will be
the least of your problems.

Learn of the pine from the pine. Learn of the bamboo from the
bamboo.

Learn of the kugel from the kugel.

Those who know do not kibitz.
Those who kibitz do not know.

Accept misfortune as a blessing. Do not wish for perfect health
or
a life without problems.
What would you talk about?

The Torah says, "Love thy neighbor as thyself."
The Buddha says there is no "self."
So maybe…
you are off the hook.

Do not kvetch. Be a kvetch.
Become one with your whining.

The Tao has no expectations. The Tao demands nothing of others.
The Tao does not speak. The Tao does not blame. The Tao does not
take sides.
The Tao is not Jewish.

Drink tea and nourish life. With the first sip, joy.
With the second, satisfaction.
With the third, Danish.

Let go of pride, ego, and opinions. Admit your errors and
forgive
those of others. Relinquishment will lead to calm and healing in
your relationships. If that doesn't work,
try small-claims court.

Take only what is given. Own nothing but your robes and an alms
bowl.
Unless, of course, you have the closet space.

Be aware of your body. Be aware of your perceptions.
Keep in mind that not every physical sensation
is a symptom of a terminal illness.

There is no escaping karma. In a previous life, you never
called,
you never wrote, you never visited.
And whose fault was that?

Wherever you go, there you are.
Your luggage is another story.

Be patient and achieve all things. Be impatient
and achieve all things faster.

In nature, there is no good or bad, better or worse. The wind
may blow or not.
The flowering branch grows long or short. Do not judge or
prefer.
Ask only,
"Is it good or bad for the Jews?"

To practice Zen and the art of Jewish motorcycle maintenance,
do the following: get rid of the motorcycle.
What were you thinking?

If there is no self, whose arthritis is this?

Whenever you feel anger, you should say, "May I be free of this
anger!"
This rarely works but talking to yourself in public
will encourage others to leave you alone.

The Buddha taught that one should practice loving-kindness to
all sentient beings.
Still, would it kill you to find a nice sentient being who
happens to be Jewish?

To Find the Buddha, look within. Deep inside you are ten
thousand flowers.
Each flower blossoms ten thousand times. Each blossom has ten
thousand petals..
You might want to see a specialist.

Enter into your inner self and behold the eye of the soul. Gaze
upon your original face before you were even born.
Shocked?
Remember, this was before the nose job.

Be here now. Be someplace else later.
Is that so complicated?

Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then
what do you have?

Bupkes