I’m Too Sexy for my Kesa

[Jundo]

Well, there is some effort in Japan to make Buddhism a bit hipper and flashier to attract younger Japanese folks. That's cool usually, with rapping monks and such, but sometimes ... I just have to wonder if some are going a bit too far ...

Cute young monks are apparently gaining in popularity among young women in Japan. Whether the draw is the sage advice or unadorned good looks ... the popularity of “The Illustrated Picture Book of Beautiful Young Monks,” published last month, seems to indicate that some women are focusing on the physical, rather than metaphysical, attractions of the Buddhist religion.... This illustrated book features hunky monks.

http://blog.japantimes.co.jp/japan-puls ... my-sutras/

Gassho, J (anybody want to see me and Taigu in a calendar? ops: )

[Shohei]

Re: I’m Too Sexy for my Kesa

I can say no... no thank you

[Jinyo]

Re: I’m Too Sexy for my Kesa

The smile on this :lol: isn't wide enough to capture the smile on my face.

... not to imply that you and Taigu wouldn't look wonderful on a calender :wink:

Willow

[Nenka]

Re: I’m Too Sexy for my Kesa

Sorry, what? I'm still laughing at the phrase "hunky monks."

I don't know, I can't figure out what's really going on here. And I can't figure out Amazon.co.jp enough to get a sneak peek inside the book. Not that I . . . uh . . . want to . . . ops:

Gassho

Jen

[Myozan Kodo]

Re: I’m Too Sexy for my Kesa

Start with the rapping. After that, we'll take it from there

We're a couple o monks
Hangin wid Treeleaf
We're all tofu
We're not down with beef
We sit zazen
Morn, noon, night;
With bad karma
We're putting things right.
Cause we're a couple o monks
We don't cause no fuss
We just sit our shit
We're down wid emptiness
That's Buddha nature
To you and me
We dont charge for de dharma
We give the jewel away free;
Yeah we're a couple o monks
From the US and France
This sunyata thing
It's a kind o dance
We're devoted to the kesa
It's the robe we wear, yeah?
Symbol of reality
The full Dharmakaya
We're a couple o monks
Life is our temple
We accept life's imperfections
Each wart and pimple
We sit with what is
The way things are
From your own true nature
The distance ain't far ...


ENOUGH!
You got the idea

Gassho
Myozan

[Koshin]

Re: I’m Too Sexy for my Kesa

That is great Myozan...Word

Well, what about Funky Monks?

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[Jinyo]

Re: I’m Too Sexy for my Kesa

Start with the rapping. After that, we'll take it from there

We're a couple o monks
Hangin wid Treeleaf
We're all tofu
We're not down with beef
We sit zazen
Morn, noon, night;
With bad karma
We're putting things right.
Cause we're a couple o monks
We don't cause no fuss
We just sit our shit
We're down wid emptiness
That's Buddha nature
To you and me
We dont charge for de dharma
We give the jewel away free;
Yeah we're a couple o monks
From the US and France
This sunyata thing
It's a kind o dance
We're devoted to the kesa
It's the robe we wear, yeah?
Symbol of reality
The full Dharmakaya
We're a couple o monks
Life is our temple
We accept life's imperfections
Each wart and pimple
We sit with what is
The way things are
From your own true nature
The distance ain't far ...


ENOUGH!
You got the idea

Gassho
Myozan

.... from Haiku to rapping - I love it here :P

[Dokan]

Re: Re: I’m Too Sexy for my Kesa

Start with the rapping. After that, we'll take it from there

We're a couple o monks
Hangin wid Treeleaf
We're all tofu
We're not down with beef
We sit zazen
Morn, noon, night;
With bad karma
We're putting things right.
Cause we're a couple o monks
We don't cause no fuss
We just sit our shit
We're down wid emptiness
That's Buddha nature
To you and me
We dont charge for de dharma
We give the jewel away free;
Yeah we're a couple o monks
From the US and France
This sunyata thing
It's a kind o dance
We're devoted to the kesa
It's the robe we wear, yeah?
Symbol of reality
The full Dharmakaya
We're a couple o monks
Life is our temple
We accept life's imperfections
Each wart and pimple
We sit with what is
The way things are
From your own true nature
The distance ain't far ...


ENOUGH!
You got the idea

Gassho
Myozan

To quote my wife...you've found your calling...that was the shiznit!

Gassho

Dokan

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[Graceleejenkins]

Re: I’m Too Sexy for my Kesa

Where else but here at Treeleaf?

[andyZ]

Re: I’m Too Sexy for my Kesa

Myozan, that is the way to express the teachings of the ancients!

[Ekai]

Re: I’m Too Sexy for my Kesa

Start with the rapping. After that, we'll take it from there

We're a couple o monks
Hangin wid Treeleaf
We're all tofu
We're not down with beef
We sit zazen
Morn, noon, night;
With bad karma
We're putting things right.
Cause we're a couple o monks
We don't cause no fuss
We just sit our shit
We're down wid emptiness
That's Buddha nature
To you and me
We dont charge for de dharma
We give the jewel away free;
Yeah we're a couple o monks
From the US and France
This sunyata thing
It's a kind o dance
We're devoted to the kesa
It's the robe we wear, yeah?
Symbol of reality
The full Dharmakaya
We're a couple o monks
Life is our temple
We accept life's imperfections
Each wart and pimple
We sit with what is
The way things are
From your own true nature
The distance ain't far ...


ENOUGH!
You got the idea

Gassho
Myozan

That's great!

Gassho,
Ekai

[Seishin the Elder]

Re: I’m Too Sexy for my Kesa

Ah....I think not, :| unless you first poke out my eyes!!! It is more than enought that I occasionally see this old monk in the bathroom mirror (who is that man???), I do not need to see other "out-sized" , but also beautiful (I am sure) :shock: monks.

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Seishin Kyrill

[Jundo]

Re: I’m Too Sexy for my Kesa

Ah....I think not, :| unless you first poke out my eyes!!! It is more than enought that I occasionally see this old monk in the bathroom mirror (who is that man???), I do not need to see other "out-sized" , but also beautiful (I am sure) :shock: monks.

_/_

Seishin Kyrill

You can join us ... Mr. May. 8)

[Risho]

Re: I’m Too Sexy for my Kesa

So can I officially change my dharma name to RightSaidRisho? hahahahaah

[Shohei]

Re: I’m Too Sexy for my Kesa

Myozan -

that was awesome!

Deep bows and some hammer pants!

Gassho
Shohei