How To Be A Successful Zen Teacher (and really rake in the Big Bucks!)

[Jundo]

After I posted my "April Fools" this year about our Sangha's "Jizo 1" rocket program ...

https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/show...ing-into-Space

... one of our members (thanks, Neil!) dug up this old one from 10 years ago, about what a Zen teacher needs to do to really promote him/herself in the west, to get out there and SELL THAT SANGHA! The art of Maha-Marketing!

Frankly, I think it is still as true as true can be. I need a funny hat, a shoji screen, a cute kid and a cat in my videos.

I recommend this to all, let it be a lesson to you.

The only difference from back then is that Tricycle now publishes my foolish musings (look for me to be featured this upcoming May and June! ), and I have a real Zen book out with Wisdom Publications! So, I am now part of the mainstream Zen media literati too!

However, I'm sure not magazine cover material, and I still don't have an actual endorsement from the Dalai Lama.

Nor a tattoo.

Gassho, Jundo

STLah

[Tomás ESP]

I love that humor is part of the Dharma. No need to be so serious about it all

Gassho, Tomás
Sat

[Doshin]

Doshin
St

[Suuko]

Well, I just saw an Ad on FB about enlightened achievement. There's a description of enlightenment and we can enroll in the course.


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[Shokai]

Not to worry, the tattoo we can do

gassho, Shokai
stlah

[Gregor]

Jundo now you just to 5× it all on crypto.

Gassho,
ST

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[houst0n]

Jundo now you just to 5× it all on crypto.

Gassho,
ST

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I recon we could knock together a Jukai NFT...

Gassho,
./sat
Neil