Here’s some of my favourite quotes from the totally insane but brilliant TV show Monkey. Silly jokes and Buddhist philosophy – you can’t go wrong… “Just because you’re a Dragon it doesn’t make you better than me.” – Monkey “There is one, it is infinite. Yet what is called Buddha fills it. The one takes… Continue reading Favourite Monkey Quotes
To celebrate Chinese New Year and the Year of the Monkey, I thought it would be fun to explore the background to one of my favourite TV shows: Monkey. It’s a cult classic and was on TV during my formative years in the 70s. We would rush home from ballet class (don’t ask) because I… Continue reading Monkey Magic! or How Buddhism came to China
Mystics have a bad reputation in our materialistic, scientific culture. Mysticism is seen as wishy-washy, irrational or infantile. A mystic is out of touch with reality, more interested in their visions and inner truth. For many people, their idea of mysticism is embodied by Maryann the Maenad in HBO’s True Blood season 2. A worshipper of… Continue reading True Blood Mystic
Jessica Davidson 