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1. Posts Are Planned Monthly
I plan to post messages once a month. Every now and then I may send more than that. We'll see. I'm not fond of sites, newsletters, blogs or email blasts that send me messages every day, every two days, or even every week, so I'm not going to do that to you. Beside that, I only think Buddhisticalishly about once a month.
2. Think Buddhisticalishly
I am not a Buddhist. I am not kinda Buddhist. I am kinda sorta Buddhist, or Buddhisticalish. I sometimes look through a worldview lens that can be called Buddhist, but I am most interested in the common threads of various religions that call us to be our greatest selves. Read "Buddhisticalish: A Little Bit On The Journey" and "Buddhisticalish: A Little Bit Of A Definition" to fully understand what is offered here. For the sake of conversation, suspend your religious fundamentalism or atheism long enough to have a Buddhisticalish conversation with me—especially if you are a real Buddhist. Long live spiders! Death to ants!
3. Join the Conversation
I'm here for conversation with you, so use the comment option at the end of each post. Otherwise, I would have set up a newsletter. Let me hear from you, and I will respond regularly. I do have three sons, so don't sit there tapping your fingers because I didn't reply in eight minutes. Let's talk, but don't be an idiot just because you can be anonymous. Be critical yet courteous, be comical yet commonsensical, be courageous yet concise. Above all, be compassionate. To claim your Buddhisticalish nature and join this blog, send an email to Buddhisticalish@gmail.com with the words "I Am Buddhisticalish" in the subject line.
4. Expand the Conversation
You and I are not the only Buddhisticalish people out there, so tell your friends. If you are reading this, you are likely Buddhisticalish, and birds of a feather squawk together. Think of 7 other people who are Buddhisticalish, then send an email to 8 people. Send a message asking, "Are you Buddhisticalish?" and the web address www.buddhisticalish.blogspot.com. You can also send an email directly from here by clicking the letter icon at the bottom of the page.
5. Sacred Cows Are Tasty
"If you meet the Buddha along the road to enlightenment," as the saying goes, "kill him." Why? Because you are not enlightened, but deluded. This is a Buddhist way of saying, "Get rid of any sacred cows in your life. They are roadblocks on the path to enlightenment." If the destination is the journey, this is good advice. But I say, why leave a perfectly good dead cow to the buzzards when you can eat it? Any sacred cow probably tastes better than regular cow because you took real good care of it. I prefer hangar steak and am partial to ribeye, but most any beef tastes best with barbecue rub. I'm diverse in my religious culinary tastes and open to eating your other holy animals. Lamb chops are tasty when marinated with Italian dressing and seared on a grill. Bacon cooked with maple syrup is divine. And what would I do without a burger and a milkshake on either side of my fries? Your sacred snakes, monkeys, wolves and the like might even make the menu here—barbecue sauce can make anything taste good. I'll enjoy it all with my gold plate, whale-bone knife, ivory fork and diamond spoon. However, I will never, never, never eat a hot dog. Especially if it is made from tofu.
6. Namaste to All
A handful of friends serve as preliminary readers to help me explore my ideas before I post them. Thanks to them all. Each post begins and ends with me, so all wit and slips are mine. Most importantly, thanks to you for the conversation.
7. Give Buddhisticalish Dana
Everything costs something. Although the blog is free, getting the work done is not. Retreats, interviews, the email list that you can join, the illustrations, all cost something. So in the time honored tradition of dana (in my native Christian tongue, a "love offering"), think about what you feel comfortable offering for each post, then give $1 more. Click the "Donate" button below to offer dana now.
8. Read the Small Print
A) If you sign up to get an email, I won't sell my email list unless someone promises to make me rich. So, I certainly won't give it away for free. B) If you don't give dana, I'll start put up more advertising on this site. If you do give dana, I'll put up more advertising. If you are one those of people who have conniptions when they see advertising on a web site, send me a large check. After it clears, I'll let you know if it was enough to sponsors the entire site. C) Buddhisticalish perspectives can be contagious. D) If you haven't gotten the message yet, I am not Buddhist. Therefore, I'm not a Buddhist teacher, so expect no Dharma teachings. And although I like to discuss various religions, I'm not a preacher, priest, rabbi, or imam. Come here for questions only. Think at your own risk.
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Yay, John!
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