Milarepa and the nettles!

Wednesday 6:45 p.m.
                                 The first two photies were taken at the bus stop this morning. The photie of Stewart Melville's was taken on my way home on Monday afternoon.
                                  Here's a bit of the Life of Milarepa. Translated by Lobsang P. Lhalungpa.
                                  These hunters show up at his cave and they want to get some food off him. He says he hasn't got anything good for them, so they say they'll eat what he eats.
                                   'Very well, make a fire and cook some nettles.'
                                    When they had made the fire and cooked the nettles, they asked for meat.
                                     I replied, 'If I had some meat, my food would be nourishing. I have not had any for many years. Use more nettles instead.'
                                      'Then we want bones.'
                                      'If I had bones, my food would not be so tasteless. I have done without them for years. Just use more nettles.'
                                      'But we cannot do without salt.'
                                      'Use the nettles as salt.'

                                       It's a dead interesting book!! I found that dialogue really funny, almost Pythonesque. Of course, the Buddha advised against severe asceticism. He probably advised against murdering tens of folk as well!

                                       The weather is now very cold. I have to get to Liberton Hospital tomorrow and, hopefully, Bellshill on Friday, probably Newmains on Sunday. Oh well! God preserve us from the flatheids!!