Zen Koans and Reality Television

You know, a lot of time was spent under the Bo-tree meditating. Anybody who has tried anything along these lines knows that the focus on enlightenment tends to be a transitory state. The mind tends to wander to some pretty strange areas.

I’m pretty sure that Siddhartha spent at least some time early on thinking about interior design. So, when I heard somebody on one of those home renovation television shows talking about wanting a “Zen” feel to their family/exercise room, all I could think was “why the hell not!”

In his Bodhisattva years, I don’t suppose that the Buddha talked a lot about enlightened interior design. But, I’m sure if and when any of his pupils asked about it, he had a pretty coherent answer at the ready.

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