04 Apr '05 08:32>
Brewdhism 101
The religion of Brewdhism was founded by Siddartha Hoppama Brewdha, long ago.
Siddartha -- "Sid" for short -- was a beer connossieur. But despite years of struggle and endless hours of meditation his final enlightenment eluded him. He then decided, "what the heck", and had a beer. And then, lo and behold! -- he became enlightened while quaffing a cold one under the Bo tree. At the moment of his Awakening he became the Brewdha -- the Fully Brewakened One.
He then set about teaching the Noble Eightfold Path.
1. Right Ale. How to suffer correctly.
2. Right Livelihood. How to drink beer and make money at the same time. Also known as Drink and Just Sit There, the prime essentials of Brewdhist meditation.
3. Right Fermenting. How to sit in meditation for so long that your body smell becomes so overpowering that is causes a shift in your consciousness and an opening to higher dimensions in space and time. A prelude to the first stage of enlightenment.
4. Right Concentration. This one is accomplished by playing chess whilst drinking a six pack. And of course a good Brewdhist doesn't care if he loses. This reckless abandoning of mental focus and attachment to victory results in an attitude known as "Zen balance", or the Essence of both Empty Mind and the ability to walk in a straight line.
5. Right Speech. How to speak like a Brewdhist. You only speak with honorable intention. If compromised by a difficult or stressful situation, a Brewdhist will utter only these words -- "bottoms up" and then proceed to sit in the Lotus posture upside down.
6. Right Knowledge. The details of brewing beer. The alchemy of transformation, the process of turning psychological lead into gold. This is especially useful for the Brewdhist when working with anger, to go from pissed off to just pissing.
7. Right Action. How to behave like a Brewdhist in the world. To be honorable and roll with the punches of life. This is accomplished by developing a good round Brewdha-belly that will expedite your ability to properly roll.
8. Right Meditation. The ultimate aim of all good Brewdhists. How to meditate and free the mind from all useless attachments and delusions. How to become One with your Mug.
It should be noted that our great founder, Sid Brewdha, once met Jesus at a pub in the Other World called Heaven's Lounge, and the two swapped stories about the spirits world. Brewdha tried to get Jesus to try some of his new suffering-free ales, but Jesus was too busy turning all the tap water into vodka.
The religion of Brewdhism was founded by Siddartha Hoppama Brewdha, long ago.
Siddartha -- "Sid" for short -- was a beer connossieur. But despite years of struggle and endless hours of meditation his final enlightenment eluded him. He then decided, "what the heck", and had a beer. And then, lo and behold! -- he became enlightened while quaffing a cold one under the Bo tree. At the moment of his Awakening he became the Brewdha -- the Fully Brewakened One.
He then set about teaching the Noble Eightfold Path.
1. Right Ale. How to suffer correctly.
2. Right Livelihood. How to drink beer and make money at the same time. Also known as Drink and Just Sit There, the prime essentials of Brewdhist meditation.
3. Right Fermenting. How to sit in meditation for so long that your body smell becomes so overpowering that is causes a shift in your consciousness and an opening to higher dimensions in space and time. A prelude to the first stage of enlightenment.
4. Right Concentration. This one is accomplished by playing chess whilst drinking a six pack. And of course a good Brewdhist doesn't care if he loses. This reckless abandoning of mental focus and attachment to victory results in an attitude known as "Zen balance", or the Essence of both Empty Mind and the ability to walk in a straight line.
5. Right Speech. How to speak like a Brewdhist. You only speak with honorable intention. If compromised by a difficult or stressful situation, a Brewdhist will utter only these words -- "bottoms up" and then proceed to sit in the Lotus posture upside down.
6. Right Knowledge. The details of brewing beer. The alchemy of transformation, the process of turning psychological lead into gold. This is especially useful for the Brewdhist when working with anger, to go from pissed off to just pissing.
7. Right Action. How to behave like a Brewdhist in the world. To be honorable and roll with the punches of life. This is accomplished by developing a good round Brewdha-belly that will expedite your ability to properly roll.
8. Right Meditation. The ultimate aim of all good Brewdhists. How to meditate and free the mind from all useless attachments and delusions. How to become One with your Mug.
It should be noted that our great founder, Sid Brewdha, once met Jesus at a pub in the Other World called Heaven's Lounge, and the two swapped stories about the spirits world. Brewdha tried to get Jesus to try some of his new suffering-free ales, but Jesus was too busy turning all the tap water into vodka.