[Buddha-l] Wherever you go, there you are fixin to be at. Was:Was the Buddha mentally ill?

[kdorje at aol.com]

 Don't you academics ever get out? It's already happened, several years ago, but some time after the book of the same name was published:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRa7sTGgvn8

and here are the lyrics:

http://www.cowboylyrics.com/lyrics/black-clint/wherever-you-go-3789.html

I think it satisfies the criteria, since whiskey and drugs are mentioned, although there is nothing about trains, trucks, prison, dogs, horses, cheating, or Mama.

Best wishes,

Konchog Dorje

 


 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Jamie Hubbard <jhubbard at smith.edu>
To: Buddhist discussion forum <buddha-l at mailman.swcp.com>
Sent: Fri, Jul 30, 2010 6:16 am
Subject: Re: [Buddha-l] Was the Buddha mentally ill?






On 7/30/2010 1:00 AM, Richard Hayes wrote:

> I have long argued that Buddhism will not have found a place in American 

culture until there are Buddhist country and western songs. It's antureal. after 

all, since so many country ditties are of the genre called hurtin' songs. I 

think I may have identified a candidate for the country and western Buddhist 

anthem. It's a song called "Kust call me Cleopatra, 'cause I'm the queen of 

denial." I'm assuming it will at least get Jamie's vote.

>    

Can't vote for this one, Richard-- you'll have to do better. First of 

all (and I hope everybody sees the deep Buddhist content in all of 

this), I have met you in the . . . ah, flesh, and a Queen you ain't, of 

any sort. As they say, some of my best friends are queens so I know. 

Secondly, you can't sing about being in Da Nile, since you ain't-- you 

are in happiness-affirmation. And even a good card-carrying "You just 

*think* you are happy" sort of Buddhist couldn't sing about your denial, 

if she was philosophically astute, since we know (and you reminded us 

recently) that in regards to claims about happiness (and pain) your 

claims, like everybody's, are incorrigible. Of course, you are 

incorrigible in other senses as well, but we'll stick to the 

happiness-denial sort here.



Finally, and most importantly, no American country western song can be 

about Egypt and queens. I don't know much about country western (blues 

and rock are more my thing), still, you need to lose your job, wife, 

pickup, and dog all on the same day. . . then comes the whiskey. . . and 

there is usually no redemption, but we all relate to the story line 

because we see ourselves.



In other words, the American Buddhist country western song is Pure 

Land-- all about inevitable suffering and for the masses. . .now maybe 

if you wanted to sing about being Dolly Parton. . .



Nice try, though.



Obviously too much time on my hands,



Jamie

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