Tuesday, January 11, 2005

Cerebus


Cerebus was the three-headed dog who guarded the entrance to Hell. The most famous of the underground dogs, dead souls had to placate Cerebus with gifts of honey and barley cake in order to gain entrance. Cerebus was charmed by Orpheus and his lyre into allowing entrance.

Today, the 8,539th remaining day of my life, I had some very hard decisions to make. My friend Arthur and I had dinner together (Korean barbeque) to discuss my options. Suzuki Roshi summed up all the teachings of Buddhism in three simple words: "Not always so."

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