A joke that my dad loved to tell...

[Guest Bazooka Jesus]

My father used to be a catholic priest before he married, believe it or not. This was one of his favorite jokes:

A priest is sitting on a bench. He has his eyes closed and his hands folded in silent prayer, and he is puffing away on a cigarette. A man walks by. "What!" exclaims the man, "you smoke while you are praying?!" The priest solemnly openes his eyes and smiles at him. "No, my good sir", he says, "as a matter of fact, I don’t smoke while I am praying... I pray while I am smoking."

Don’t know about you guys, but I feel that there is a great truth about spirituality lurking somewhere in those lines.

Edited March 3, 2020 by Bazooka Jesus

[PlayOnWords]

I heard a good one the other day.

Someone on the spiritual path is driving a car, with an enlightened Buddha in the passenger seat. A car pulls out in front of them, almost clipping the car. The spiritual seeker takes a deep breath and contains their frustration. The Buddha leans over and honks the horn. The seeker asks, "why did you do that?". The Buddha replies, "That's what you do when someone is being an asshole."

[Gnosis]

59 minutes ago, PlayOnWords said:

I heard a good one the other day.

Someone on the spiritual path is driving a car, with an enlightened Buddha in the passenger seat. A car pulls out in front of them, almost clipping the car. The spiritual seeker takes a deep breath and contains their frustration. The Buddha leans over and honks the horn. The seeker asks, "why did you do that?". The Buddha replies, "That's what you do when someone is being an asshole."

Matt Kahn! I remember that one! 

[mandyjw]

@Bazooka Jesus  Love it. 

Funny how in an overworked materialistic society we came up with an expensive cancer-causing addictive excuse for people to get a break and experience the benefits of conscious breathing and meditation. 

[Guest Bazooka Jesus]

@PlayOnWords LOL, good one

[Guest Bazooka Jesus]

@mandyjw Heh, that’s true!

I like the joke because it is at once a hilarious comment on spiritual hypocrisy as well as a great example of how incredibly powerful a simple change of perspective can be.