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Monday March 9th, 2009. Posted by Alex:

The real me?

After serious discussion, as befits a Buddhist forum, on the Kagyu list at yahoo, concerning such matters as kangaroos, possums, drinking beer in singlets while talking about footie and wearing thongs (in the Australian sense of the term), not to mention the Australian meaning of Durex, Jamie (whom I suspect to be a whisky-swilling Scotsman) offered me this impression of myself, reproduced below. It is definitely not totally correct – my mala, for instance, is not red. Do my dear readers think it might be accurate?

I am considering blasting back with a picture of myself in full magnificence, but I’ll have to think about that a bit. Is such a picture possible? Can I manifest magnificence?

Tags: , | Categories: Dharma, Diary | 3 comments

3 comments to The real me?

  • Madeline McKeever
    09/03/2009 at 6:35 pm

    I could rush up to Trawlebawn and take a picture of you, in bronze, playing the flute. that would br kinda magnificent

  • Anonymous
    09/03/2009 at 8:24 pm

    Greetings Alex,
    my spies got it wrong. They said the beads were red. LoL
    In Dharma
    Jamie

  • edith
    10/03/2009 at 9:44 am

    a few pointers :
    the beer can does not wear the XXXX label
    shoes should be black
    socks should be going to the knees
    and following the “slip slap slop” rules
    there should be some white stripes on the nose
    and chin AND the guy should wear dark black glasses
    ROTFL MDR -:)))

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