Joke · Ajahn Brahm
Buddha Air — no seats, just cushions
The story — as told by Ajahn Brahm (verbatim captions)
Buddha air where we don't have any seats everybody sits on the ground with little cushion Z underneath they will save a lot of money and get more people in and you don't need inflight entertainment because you just meditate while you're sort of going there so even a small plane you get twice as many people in you don't need the only reason why you have to have these aisles
▶ Watch Ajahn Brahm tell it from 18:22 (to 18:46)
A reflection (in the spirit of Ajahn Brahm's talk)
Ajahn Brahm imagines a Buddhist airline: no seats, just meditation cushions, no aisles or trolleys, no films, twice the passengers. Everyone sits in deep meditation and arrives refreshed. It's a joke, but true: when you're present and peaceful, there's no problem, even on a long flight. Try meditating on your next journey.
In brief (our summary)
Fantasy airline: no seats, sit on cushions, meditate instead of entertainment — twice the passengers, no aisles needed.
Teaching point
The most efficient airline might be the one that cancels the movie.
When this story may help
- needing a laugh
- flying
Themes
Source & credit
Told by Ajahn Brahm in How To Be A High Flyer | Ajahn Brahm | 6 Mar 2009 · 2009-03-22 · ▶ watch from 18:22 to 18:46 · Buddhist Society of Western Australia
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