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Golf is one of those games you either love, or hate. Many people who play it religiously still manage to hate it, because of the difficulty of playing it as well as it is meant to be played.
Zen Buddhism is a little understood offshoot of Buddhism. Many of us think we understand Zen concepts but
that is likely wishful thinking, because of the difficulty of practising it as well as it is meant to be practised.
It strikes me that there is a fair measure of similarity between the two.
Zen Golf monks, and nuns, could become devoted students of a new theism, studying golf and making it a fine art. They would be consulted, spiritually, by millions worldwide, all seeking enlightenment and a lower handicap. Monasteries are to be located in formerly sumptuous golf resorts which are no longer in vogue, as newer, more challenging resort courses are opened.
Of course, there need to be a few obscure and bizarre rituals to be observed, so others will know you are now a devotee of the 8Fair Way.
Zen Golf
http://www.zen-golf.com/
Seems that everyone has thought of the connection, but nothing like making it a religion. [UnaBubba, Apr 19 2005]
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"Just be the ball, be the ball, be the ball. You're not being the ball Danny."
+ the kung fu of golf does seem more fitting than the kung fu of martial arts. |
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This one has been rattling around in my head for ages. |
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+, and not just because I've been contemplating darts as a martial arts practice for years. |
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Three-fold crossing bridges to some of the greens. Zen gardens in the bunkers. |
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I have to bone this because a model for an austere, cold, wind-swept, remote golf monastery, with spartan accomodation and meagre, poor quality food rations already exists. How Mrs AWOL survived four years at St Andrews, I'll never know. |
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I guess it is a religion for many. Attending the exclusive society every Sunday, etc. |
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Nobody pays $25,000 for a set of shiny prayerbooks. |
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Beautifully raked sand, perfect rock placement and shrines, in every bunker. |
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I have always loved this idea. |
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//This one has been rattling around in my head for ages// I expect it got very lonely and frightened in the dark there and so made its bid for freedom. |
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According to the little kid with the bent spoon. "There is no ball". |
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Nothing's lonely, in my head. I suspect that a lot of things in there are frightened, though. It's a kindness to you that I don't let you get inside my head, [coprocephalous] :) |
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May the Course be with you! |
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Is our dear Roland going to be a student of this? |
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Nah, he's too sleazy. They won't let him in. |
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