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| As familiar as Jesus on the cross, ubiquity, though, has voided Siddhartha, aka Buddha Boy of mystery and meaning. |
For stylistic simplicity makes it all too easy to miss the refinements of expression that convey the essence of Buddhist cosmology. no fairy tales of salvation or a paradisiacal afterlife, no cosmic drama, no creation myths. No pomp, just circumstances.
About to step on dry land, and slip not only into the 14th century but also the slip into the zero experience, an awareness of the insignificance of our prosaic wants and passions, as I see first hand the locals recreate "The Human Condition" like some backdrop to a movie set.
