Wavy Gravy says, "If you don't have a sense of humor, it ain't funny".
This strange book is an expression of The Zen Peacemakers' "OrDeR OF DiSOrDeR." The (dIs)Order took shape in the early oughts as Roshi Bernie Glassman, aka The Great Boobysattva, looked for ways “to make sure Zen students didn’t take themselves too seriously or become sanctimonious, that they really understood the notion of letting go.”
“OD” has devolved into a loose-knit band of clowns, fools, and contrarians, seeking to continue this work in the Zen world, as well as in the world at large. This is really a book of translations. On many spreads you will see contemporary versions of traditional Buddhist language paired with our Order of Disorder translation. The title for example.
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Here is a short film of Moshe Cohen (Wavy Gravy’s student) training Bernie in the way of Clown. It is set in a refugee village in Chiapas, Mexico.