This is a Buddhist greeting. I have nothing against Buddhism or Zen. I have in fact done Zen meditation. That's how I know what's going on.
Yeah, John. Make sure to take that class act Margaret Cho along with you.
I guess that's why he's been doing those Buddah hand gestures all the time. I just thought it was a little hand game he played with Ta-RAY-zah.
This is a Buddhist greeting. I have nothing against Buddhism or Zen. I have in fact done Zen meditation. That's how I know what's going on.
He and Al Gore are going to go to raise campaign money.
I don't think there's anything nutty or new age about Buddhism. It's one of the world's great religions. Just because it's not practiced widely in American doesn't make it nutty.
And of course it's Bush who is the "religious zealot."
We prefer our Nuts to be Old Time Religion Nuts.
Buddhism is a religion of peace.
(It sounds true when it is true.)
I studied Shim Gum Do with Kim Chang-sik at his temple in Brighton, MA, and got my 1st Star Black Belt in Zen Sword there in 1991.
John Heinz Jr was a student there at the time. He amd I used to talk to each other a lot. One time I was talking about entrepreneurship, and John called me "the last true America."
We referred to Chang as "Sabonim," and I thought he was a pretty interesting character. One time he was showing me a new form, and I was having trouble with it. I kept trying it over and over, and finally asked him: "Am I getting better?" I'll never forget his answer: "Better? You expect get WORSE?"
I saw a video of Sabonim doing a blind-folded watermelon cut on a student's stomach. He did a cartwheel with a sword in his hand, came out of it and sliced the watermelon in half while it was on the student's stomach. Very impressive.
Sorry to hear that Sabonim turned out to be a Kerry fan.
Now isn't that precious ----or is it nuanced?
Didn't war hero, war criminal, war protester, secret agent man Kerry get enough exposure to Buddhist temples in the 'nam while participating in free fire zones, village burning, trips to Cambodia via swift boat, and killing fleeing cong.
What, no home movies?
It's an excuse to get a 90,000 mile check up on his chip implant.
(someone had to say it)
You're in your 60's, have faced and recovered from cancer, you have unlimited money and a no-show job, and you want me to believe that you are serious about wanting to visit someplace that you haven't yet found time for?
First of all, I am sick-to-death that all shrines are "the holiest site" except for the Christian churches.... everytime you hear about one of the cities in Iraq, on television, radio and the newspapers, they call them "the holiest site". Second of all, Kerry is a CINO. (Catholic In Name Only)
Kerry will do anything for votes. Now he's trying to corner the Korean Buddist monk vote.
Good. Maybe now he'll stay out of Ohio.