Finished up sesshin yesterday and now I am writing this blog post from a car driving around the northern most portion of the Baltic Sea from Sweden to Finland. Amazing this technology!!! WiFi and Smart phones may have their isolating aspects, but this ability to instantaneously communicate with anyone on the globe at any time, (I just finished a quick chat with my daughter who lives in the USA near Atlanta Georgia), is just mind blowingly marvelous!
I have been in a quirky mood ever since I saw my first hedgehog in the wild yesterday. This little bundle of cuteness just appeared in my flashlight beam early in the morning as I was walking from my cabin to the zendo. He was totally engrossed with what he was doing and where he was going and just waddled past me on the path as if I were not there. I think I smiled through the whole day - my students must have thought I was truly zen bonkers!
Anyway, being in a light mood (and wanting to hang out here a bit longer), I decided to read a book that has been on my "To Read" list for several years now, Christopher Moore's book, Lamb
The birth of Jesus has been well chronicled, as have his glorious teachings, acts, and divine sacrifice after his thirtieth birthday. But no one knows about the early life of the Son of God, the missing years — except Biff, the Messiahs best bud, who has been resurrected to tell the story in the divinely hilarious yet heartfelt work “reminiscent of Vonnegut and Douglas Adams” (Philadelphia Inquirer).
Verily, the story Biff has to tell is a miraculous one, filled with remarkable journeys, magic, healings, kung fu, corpse reanimations, demons, and hot babes. Even the considerable wiles and devotion of the Saviors pal may not be enough to divert Joshua from his tragic destiny. But theres no one who loves Josh more — except maybe “Maggie,” Mary of Magdala — and Biff isnt about to let his extraordinary pal suffer and ascend without a fight.
OMG! I haven't had so much fun in a loooong time. This book is hilarious! And I am noticing, it is also working in some strange way to "demystify", "normalize" God, Jesus, Christianity, etc. for me in a very good way. Anyway, just thought I would pass on the fun.
- Oh - and the Lamb Chops and Charley Horse title, --- anyone out there besides me remember those puppets and Sheri Lewis?
https://youtu.be/NV4THp-bXo0
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