If a Buddhist is going 5mph and a Christian is going 7mph ... (quote)

[Miss Hepburn]

Who will get to Heaven first?

Originally Posted by Miss Hepburn

Who will get to Heaven first?

Ah grasshopper! Neither! The one who gets to heaven first is the one who goes 0 mph. Bliss cometh when thy soul is at rest.

Thus sayeth the Key Master.

[LuminousTruth]

Originally Posted by Miss Hepburn

Who will get to Heaven first?

is this supposed to be a joke on the numbers?

[RockJock1729]

Originally Posted by Miss Hepburn

Who will get to Heaven first?

At the same time, if they're the same person. You can be both Buddhist and Christian.

[Miss Hepburn]

Originally Posted by LuminousTruth

is this supposed to be a joke on the numbers?

No, darlin'...you're not Buddhist are ya?

[Miss Hepburn]

Shiloh and Rockjock I am not worthy.

[LuminousTruth]

Originally Posted by LuminousTruth

is this supposed to be a joke on the numbers?

Originally Posted by Miss Hepburn

No, darlin'...you're not Buddhist are ya?

I'm a man of great Enlightenment my dear,

not that I am not humbled by the great work of ancient and modern Buddhists but:

Buddhism today [not unlike Abrahamics and other religions] is a false congregation of various belief-systems that rest greatly on an ancient Prince's ridiculous opinion and a modern-slough of magical-thinking.

... I was originally not going to ask what the joke's nuances meant, and instead say something snappy like "Neither, they're both headed away from Good; one faster than the other."

That was pretty much exactly what I was going to say,

Then I decided I'd rather know if there was any esoteric meaning behind the numbers in the joke rather than smear this thread with radical honesty... clearly I've changed my mind.

With all that, I still respect the good things in religion.

Now, do me a favor and explain the joke to me.

[Miss Hepburn]

Originally Posted by LuminousTruth

I'm a man of great Enlightenment my dear

Now, do me a favor and explain the joke to me.

I luv ur first sentence.
This isn't a joke and the numbers were arbitrary.
To have to explain this defeats the essence
of a Koan.

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"What is the sound of one hand clapping?"

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Or the teacher asked 2 students a ques....one would be the new teacher.
"Why is the gate door closed?"
The one that placed his sandals on his head and walked away became the new teacher.
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It's a Zen mind thing. That's all. AND when ya get it...it's transformative and magical.
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Guys? How'd I do with my ans to Luminous? Anything to add?