Joke · Ajahn Brahm
Drowned in his own teepee
Content note: dated ethnic terms (Red Indian)
The story — as told by Ajahn Brahm (verbatim captions)
it was this uh American Indian who migrated to Perth you know one of these know red Indians you know the indigenous Americans and he migrated to Perth and the one thing he really liked about the West Was Sri Lankan tea he liked it so much that one day he drank so much tea he drowned in his own teepee
▶ Watch Ajahn Brahm tell it from 28:52 (to 29:31)
A reflection (in the spirit of Ajahn Brahm's talk)
A man loved Sri Lankan tea so much he drank too much and drowned in his own teepee. Monks tell silly jokes, Ajahn Brahm shrugs, just as dogs bark. Accept what you can't change, in others and in yourself. Real spirituality begins with making peace with your own life.
In brief (our summary)
A Native American migrates to Perth and loves Sri Lankan tea so much that one day he drinks too much and drowns in his own tea-pee.
Teaching point
(Silly joke: 'monks tell silly jokes' is just how things are, like dogs barking.)
When this story may help
Themes
Source & credit
Told by Ajahn Brahm in Anger Eating Demons | Ajahn Brahm | 07-10-2011 · 2011-10-13 · ▶ watch from 28:52 to 29:31 · Buddhist Society of Western Australia
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