# Buddha Air — no seats, just cushions

- Teacher: Ajahn Brahm
- Type: Joke
- URL: https://beingmindfulstories.com/stories/brahm-joke-buddha-air-no-seats
- Themes: humour, travel, meditation
- Life situations: needing a laugh, flying

## Synopsis (editorial summary)

Fantasy airline: no seats, sit on cushions, meditate instead of entertainment — twice the passengers, no aisles needed.

## 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

## Teaching point

The most efficient airline might be the one that cancels the movie.

## 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.

## Source

- [How To Be A High Flyer | Ajahn Brahm | 6 Mar 2009](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tOI6z8lcLc) (Buddhist Society of Western Australia) — watch from 18:22 to 18:46: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tOI6z8lcLc&t=1102s