Coughing children? I’m sure it worked for overactive kids as well. “Mabel, why are your kids so chill?” “Why I give them Heroin! Calms em’ right down and they eat less too..”
This is a highly misleading way of saying something about Buddha.
Yes, Buddha didn’t eat properly for an extended period of time and it is likely that he only fed on one or two left-over grains…
In fact, only after Buddha stopped fasting did he realize his “mahabodhi”, or great awakening.
By fasting, over time he is said to have got so thin that he could touch his spine by pressing on his stomach. He no longer had the strength to meditate. He realized that he would die before he understood his mind; further, that desire does not end by force.
So by quitting fasting, and eating in moderation, he realized the central tenet of Buddhist practice, moderation.
Heroin and Buddha in the same panel…reminds me of a longish story: After major surgery, some folks are given a morphine pump with a button they can activate for a dose themselves. Of course it was preset so it would only dispense are certain intervals but made a pleasing “bong” sound when the patient pressed the button. It was found that MOST people actually used less morphine than prescribed- moderation as Buddha described.
The name “Heroin” comes from the German word for “heroic” because that was the effect it had on the user. The name was trademarked by Bayer, and marketed by Bayer from 1898 to 1913, the year before it became government regulated. http://www.substance.com/ten-startling-facts-about-the-history-of-heroin/9292/
The most misleading part about the Fat Buddha (or as he’s also known, the Laughing Buddha) is the suggestion that he’s supposed to be a depiction of Gautama Buddha. He’s not.
The fellow so depicted is a Chinese monk called Hotei, Pu-Tai, or Budai, who may have been an incarnation of Maitreya Buddha, the Future Buddha.
A particular Thai monk is depicted in a similar fashion; I guess the two corpulent figures could easily be conflated.
Templo S.U.D. about 7 years ago
not much nutritional value in eating only six rice grains
Space_cat about 7 years ago
Coughing children? I’m sure it worked for overactive kids as well. “Mabel, why are your kids so chill?” “Why I give them Heroin! Calms em’ right down and they eat less too..”
Gent about 7 years ago
This is a highly misleading way of saying something about Buddha.
Yes, Buddha didn’t eat properly for an extended period of time and it is likely that he only fed on one or two left-over grains…
In fact, only after Buddha stopped fasting did he realize his “mahabodhi”, or great awakening.
By fasting, over time he is said to have got so thin that he could touch his spine by pressing on his stomach. He no longer had the strength to meditate. He realized that he would die before he understood his mind; further, that desire does not end by force.
So by quitting fasting, and eating in moderation, he realized the central tenet of Buddhist practice, moderation.
J Short about 7 years ago
One grain…two grains…three…oops I spilled a half cup in my bowl. Oh what the heck, no one is paying attention.
billsarar about 7 years ago
Heroin and Buddha in the same panel…reminds me of a longish story: After major surgery, some folks are given a morphine pump with a button they can activate for a dose themselves. Of course it was preset so it would only dispense are certain intervals but made a pleasing “bong” sound when the patient pressed the button. It was found that MOST people actually used less morphine than prescribed- moderation as Buddha described.
Charlie Fogwhistle about 7 years ago
The name “Heroin” comes from the German word for “heroic” because that was the effect it had on the user. The name was trademarked by Bayer, and marketed by Bayer from 1898 to 1913, the year before it became government regulated. http://www.substance.com/ten-startling-facts-about-the-history-of-heroin/9292/
Nicole ♫ ⊱✿ ◕‿◕✿⊰♫ Premium Member about 7 years ago
I bet that Dolly Parton cd was really for the zookeeper.
tuslog1964 about 7 years ago
It works! They don’t cough when dead!!
Sidhekin about 7 years ago
The most misleading part about the Fat Buddha (or as he’s also known, the Laughing Buddha) is the suggestion that he’s supposed to be a depiction of Gautama Buddha. He’s not.
The fellow so depicted is a Chinese monk called Hotei, Pu-Tai, or Budai, who may have been an incarnation of Maitreya Buddha, the Future Buddha.
A particular Thai monk is depicted in a similar fashion; I guess the two corpulent figures could easily be conflated.
But Gautama they’re not.