Just don’t get insufferable.

by JH—Aug 28, 11:32 AM

You mean more insufferable than I already am, of course.

by greg—Aug 28, 11:48 AM

Anyway, it’s not as if he’s the Dalai Lama.

by greg—Aug 28, 11:56 AM

G actually linked to the wrong monk. Our monk will be a “western” one.

by kl—Aug 28, 11:58 AM

The “western” monk isn’t on the site; in fact, the only story I could find about him was in the Billings Gazette.

by greg—Aug 28, 12:00 PM

I was so wrong: here he is (on the bottom)!

by greg—Aug 28, 02:16 PM

Dude never showed! The class was led by a novice instead. My expectations: shattered!

by greg—Aug 28, 09:43 PM

at least in the cop shows, they’re all about stringing people along, especially the western ones. eventually, they murder someone because they’ve been caught in a love heptagon and been seen eating at a MacDonald’s

by Balthasar Gracián—Aug 29, 04:50 AM

A love heptagon?

by greg—Aug 29, 05:56 AM

well, from what the cop shows portray, buddhist monks, especially of caucasian birth, are highly promiscuous, love-triangle simply wouldn’t‘ve captured the reality of how fully they embrace life…

by Jeremy—Aug 29, 09:47 AM

It’s not that, really, but more the logistics of the thing. I would think that if one had five regular partners, it would be very difficult if not impossible to keep the partnering secret. As I see it anywhere greater than 4 partners probably is the border of open relationship territory, moreso than the closed figure suggested by geometry. Not to say the heptagon isn’t impossible, but just really difficult…

by greg—Aug 29, 09:58 AM

I’m glad you’ve thought this through.

by kl—Aug 29, 10:39 AM

Baby, you’re my inspiration!

by greg—Aug 29, 10:46 AM

that’s why they are enlightened… so they can do the really difficult stuff, with apparent ease. until, of course, one of the mentees, or whatever they call them, finds out, gets jealous, and kills the master, or is killed by the master…

by Jeremy—Aug 29, 11:32 AM