...to be "Ass Holy"

                                                           I useta* defend being a "Militant Idealist" with 

                                                                 "I put the FIST in Paci-fist".   

                                 Ridiculous I know, BUT .................. 

                                 I wondered if there could be a 'thing' called "RIGHTEOUS Arrogance" .   No Humility, like, AT ALL ........... .     I know THAT too .

                                 I figured there HAD-TA be a REASON that the Divine Infinite chose to "Bring Forth" Zen Sword, "Shim Gum Do" , the "Mind Sword Path", into Buddhism, a Traditionally PACIFIST Order .   Why would Buddhists need to wield Sword ?   Isn't that in DIRECT OPPOSITION to Buddha's Teaching ?   I mean ya-gotta believe "FUCK YEAH"  but IS It ????

                                There this :  when Bodhidharma arrived at what was to become a Shao-Lin Temple He was DISGUSTED at what He saw ;  lazy ass monks unwilling even to tend the gardens, police the grounds, and even Beg door-to-door the ESSENCE of Commitment to the Temple's Villagers .    He saw that the Monks were HIDEOUSLY UNHEALTHY and in order to remedy their condition He initiated  Bowing and then HIS version of Martial Arts that their Strength be increased and their Bodies re-conditioned .   My Order, the South Korean <Chogye< is a DIRECT DECENDENT of Bodhidharma's Teaching .   I can bear little Pride, but the Pride I DO bear finds Foundation in Bodhidharma's Teachings .

                               "Just Sitting" was obviously  NOT ENOUGH to advance Individual Attainment nor that of the Temple "writ large" .   That the monks were lazy and slothful was a manifestation of Buddhism at that time .   We MUST CONCLUDE then, that the Buddhism of OUR Day was similar to that of Bodhidharma's Time and that the Divine Infinite sought "corrective measures" to alter Buddhism's Trajectory .

Miss Direct

                                                         In 10th Grade,  Mr. Lyons, {the SECOND >Mr. Lyons< of my Life}, taught us what "reading into things" was "all about" and subsequently cautioned us  NOT to "read into things" because "What YOU think the author was intending might  NOT  be what the author ACTUALLY intended" .   

                              I "read into" Luke's depiction with the zealous FERVOR of "One Possessed" .   I could now account for the Origin of a string of Lifetimes that experienced the Crusades, the Inquisition, the Templar Annihilation and the Templar  >>>Resurrection<<<  in Portugal .   

                              Some of Us are said to be born "with a silver spoon in our mouths", for me, the Maker Of All Things  saw to it that I was born with a Sword in my hand --- indeed, there is the Concept of "Universal Soldier" , a Caste of Militant Idealists,,  whose Allegiance is to "The Continuum" best described by the Japanese Tengu.    

                             Some of the Pacific among us question the birth of Steel Wielding Monks ---  Why the fuck would the Divine Almighty NEED Armies of Swordsmen ???????  One of THE GREATEST QUESTIONS OF ALL TIME !!!!!!!!!   Why indeed ??????? 

                            

The Centurion

                                                           I have only ONCE confessed the story my Gentle Readers will now be subjected to, it was to one of my co-workers, a Presbyter by Faith .   Upon hearing it he aske me if I considered my own story as TRUTH .   Make no mistake, I did then and I do now .

                                                                   The Centurion

                             St Luke describes an Incident of Miracle :

                                       "There was a Centurion whose cherished Slave was deathly ill .   {I have had to modify St. Luke's Story by changing Slave to Daughter} .  When the Centurion heard of Jesus and His curative Powers he sent a few of his valued Workers to find Jesus and ask that He have Mercy and come to the Centurion's Residence and Heal his Most Cherished ."

                            I was there for that, a soldier under the command of that Centurion .   Luke records that this Centurion had helped build a synagogue for the Locals, and so was highly honored by them .   I, too, was a worker, and did my part as a manual labor guy .

                           I saw Jesus, heard Him speak, saw that He HEALED the Daughter, bringing her away from Death......   I WAS AMAZED AND ASTOUNDED    HOW COULD THIS BE ?????????

                          I do not recall if I surrendered immediately , I tend to doubt I did, the Cult of Mithras had been the Standard to date, and was so among those in Rome's Armies .  But this ?????    This THIS was FUCKING BIZARRE .   I confess ;   I WAS SCARED FUCKING SHIT !!!!   Still, I related the Incident to EVERYBODY I could, including my own "Brothers In  Arms" .

Abraham and Isaac

                                                          There ae two Aspects of Christianity that define my Understanding :  they are ;  From the Crucifixion we are taught that that a son should "follow" his father's Commands, and that "Life After Death" is GUARANTEED >>IFF<<  one is Truly Devoted and has lived a "Purpose Driven Life" a one where Jesus, the Christ is NEVER abandoned in ANY Way, Shape,, or Form REGARDLESS OF CIRCUMSTANCES .   

                             One of the Reasons I LOVE Jesus is that while he was Dying, He asked what ANY ONE OF US WOULD ASK  

                                    >>>>"FATHER, WHY HAVE YOU FORESAKEN ME ???" <<<< .

                              Another Reason is this Teaching of Jesus expressed by my Fav, St. Matthew :

                                             "Do not think I have come to bring peace on earth;  

                                                 I have not come to bring  peace, but a sword ."

                            The First Reason is simple , It is Jesus, the MAN, who wants to know WHY He must be Sacrificed in such a horrific manner, indeed, WHY must He be sacrificed AT ALL ???   If this aint the ULTIMATE >>>>>>>WHAT THE FUCK????? <<<<<< I don't know what is .

                             The Second Reason is clearly OBVIOUS to those that have read me :   The Sword that Jesus brings to this Earth is none-other, than "The Sword of NO Sword" = the MIND SWORD that is wielded to sever those EARTHLY Bonds that impede the Realization and ACTUALIZATION of  Love, Devotion and SURRENDER to the Divine Will of the Cosmic Almighty .   You Quids* know I am a Zen Swordsman......... so, I mean..... there's THAT .

                            One last .... .   Recall the Story of Abraham and his son Isaac, whom Abraham was about to Sacrifice that he may OBEY the Will of the Divine Almighty,  here it was that an Angel INTERVENED in order to save Isaac FOR SURELY NO GOD WOULD DEMAND PROOF OF ONE'S DEVOTION IN THIS MOST HEINOUS FORM .   Isaac was spared .   I mean, what the fuck just happened ????

Reformation

                                                          Stuff I wrote what seems like months ago, Dark Shit written in the Darkness of my Cave,, is now coming under the Light of both BIG and SUPER-BIG Brains .   This Shit is this :  Iran is now at a point of No Return, meaning, the Instinct of Self-Preservation has been activated .   Yes trump has executed Iran's Head, but in its place, a new Head with the SAME Mind has taken its place .    Even IF this new Head is assassinated THERE WILL BE OTHERS OF THE SAME ILK .   In the same way that Hitlerism could NOT be extincted* so it is with Muslim FANATACISM .   Not only will they fight "TO THE DEATH" it MUST-BE Understood that THERE WILL BE NO END .   

                           Unless Islam undergoes a TECTONIC SHIFT the Status Quo will remain in place .   Recall the work HERETIC ---  WHY ISLAM NEEDS A REFORMATION NOW  authored by Ayaan Hirsi Ali , in which she states that Islam HAS NO FUTURE IN MODERN TIMES unless and until  the Nature of the Religion itself undergoes a "Vital Transformation" .    

Heresy

                                                           I have asked and answered :   "Why the fuck would Jesus smoke a bowl with you ?"  Simple really, BECAUSE HE IS HIM , shit,,, who just doesn't LOVE Tautology ??? 

                             I consider myself a Templar, a Christian Warrior Devoted not only to the Living Christ BUT ALSO HIS WIFE MARY MAGDALENE .   I have a fucking OBSESSION to make Their Marriage KNOWN to the Christian World .   Many of my Gentle Readers are keenly aware that I have Devoted at least TEN YEARS to the Study of Ancient Christian Esoteric Doctrines, and the Synoptic Gospels of the New Testament .   I confess :  I was DESPERATE to find Evidence that Jesus was a Zen Buddhist by contact and Training with MANY Tibetan Buddhist Masters :   that not only did He Study but He received "Transmission" the Buddhist Seal of the Attainment of Enlightenment :  that once He returned to the Ancient Lands , He taught Zen to His WIFE, Mary Magdalene, verified in Her Gospel AND that of Saint Thomas .   

                             I WANT Jesus TO BE A MAN, not just, "THE SON OF GOD" .   I wanna make Him in MY Image, that of a low-born Human .   Blaspheme rite ?     Don't care ..... .

Heaven on Earth

                                                           I fantasize that if I do a SUPER-HUMAN "Clean-uP" job on this property, Jesus, will "slide by" ... I will see Him and invite Him to smoke a bowl with me, so We can solve the World's Problems lickety-split* .    I mean I WOULDN'T "press Him" to Miracle a few "munchie" treats, but since He can read Minds,  gotta figure I'm "Good" .   

                          When I am at my Best, the Interior receives an Easter Bleaching, meaning, the floors and windows get 'treatment', the kitchen gets SERIOUSLY "Bleached", and EVERYTHING gets the touch of the Dust Cloth .   One Season I bleached the Refer [fridge] just in case He wanted to get Himself some seltzer or milk .   Sometimes one can't be too sure .   

                         When you grow-up Portuguese-Catholic the words, "Cleanliness is next to GODLINESS"  are weaponized to the extent that they produce a "Cringe" that makes one's ears BLEED.    At this point, {even when I was still a kid} Spring Cleaning becomes some sort of RELIGIOUS RITUAL, the point of which is to Manifest Heaven on Earth, i.e., creating a Clean and Clear Environment so that Heavenly Angels can descend to "Make Way" for a potential Jesus Moment .   I want That .