If you are a Jewish person, enjoy. If you know a Jewish person, you might enjoy even more. If you dont know a Jewish person, how long have you had this problem? JEWISH HAIKU -- some are new, some are funny, some are haiku, some are not. To contemplate in a quiet moment... On Passover we Opened the door for Elijah. Now our dog is gone. Jewish Buddhism: If there is no self, Whose arthritis is this? Beyond Valium, Peace is knowing ones child Is an internist. After the warm rain The sweet smell of camellias. Did you wipe your feet? Her lips near my ear, Aunt Sadie whispers the name Of her friends disease. Today I am a man Tomorrow I will return To the seventh grade. Testing the warm milk On her wrist, she sighs softly But her son is forty. The sparkling blue sea Reminds me to wait an hour After my sandwich. Jews on safari -- Map, compass, elephant gun, Hard sucking candies. The same kimono The top geishas are wearing: I got it at Loehmanns. Mom, please! There is no Need to put that dinner roll In your pocketbook. Sorry Im not home To take your call. At the tone, Please state your bad news. Is one Nobel Prize So much to ask from a child After all Ive done? Yenta. Shmeer. Gevalt. Shlemiel. Shlimazl. Meshuganah Oy! To be so fluent! Quietly murmured At Saturday Synagogue services, Phillies 5, Red Sox 3. A lovely nose ring, Excuse me while I put my Head in the oven. Hard to tell under the lights. White Yarmulke or Male-pattern baldness. Be here now. Be someplace else later. Is that so complicated? Drink tea and nourish life; With the first sip, joy; With the second sip, satisfaction; With the third sip, peace; With the fourth, a Danish. Wherever you go, there you are. Your luggage is another story. Accept misfortune as a blessing. Do not wish for perfect health, or a life without problems. What would you talk about? The journey of a thousand miles Begins with a single Oy. Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis. The Tao has no expectations. The Tao demands nothing of others The Tao is not Jewish. Breathe in, Breathe out. Forget this and attaining Enlightenment will Be the least of your problems. Deep inside you are ten thousand flowers. Each flower blossoms ten thousand times. Each blossom has ten thousand petals. You might want to see a specialist Be aware of your body. Be aware of your perceptions. Keep in mind that not every physical Sensation is a symptom of a terminal illness. The Torah says love your neighbor as yourself. The Buddha says there is no self. So, maybe were off the hook.
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