The Buddha Walks into a Bar...: A Guide to Life for a New Generation

Occasionally, awakening from sleep you may wonder, “Where on earth am I?” Or, fleetingly, in a more disoriented awakening, the question becomes, “Who am I?” or even, “What am I?” These moments, when you open your eyes in the world as if for the first time, like a newborn, can be delicious. With the uncertainty comes a feeling of freedom.

look deeply at things in order to avoid acting out of greed, anger, passion, or fear.

The Buddha also ate, walked, and went to the toilet. But he did so in freedom, not rushing from one thing to the next.