the monks on the playa

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Millicent
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the monks on the playa

Post by Millicent » Sat Sep 17, 2005 2:21 pm

Did anyone visit the monks and write out a wish on a wooden slat? Who were those guys, anyway? I want to thank them and find out more about them....
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spectabillis
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Post by spectabillis » Sat Sep 17, 2005 7:50 pm

oh no, were they wearing orange robes and handing out little books?
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gyre
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I Met some Monks near the Temple.

Post by gyre » Tue Sep 20, 2005 2:58 am

They were preparing to burn items a hundred feet out from the temple in a small area. The one I spoke to did not speak much english. I speak less Japanese. He told me my bike was about to be immolated where I'd parked it. I moved it. We bowed and I went back to the temple. I believe they were Shinto priests. Just another remarkable meeting.
"Everything is more wonderful when you do it with a car, don't you think?"
-girl by the fire, watching a tree moved by car bumper in the bonfire

It would be a shame if I had to resort to self-deception to preserve my faith in objective reality.
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