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THE THREE LURKERS OF THUD:
In Discordianism, and in Discordian Buddhism, it is understood that we reside in the Region of Thud, also called the Abyss of Hallucinations. According to _Discordian Metaphysics and the Five Realities_. Thud is where we think we are most of the time, but it may be an elaborate prank, computer simulation, hallucination, dream, trip, or delusion. Discordian Buddhists recognize that Thud is merely chaos playing the role of reality and everything in it, but since reality is defined as "that which doesn't disappear when you decide to quit believing in it," its effects on our frail human psyches can be profound.
Among the marginally-known demons of Thud such as Technocrust, Filibuster, and Uncle Albert, are the somehow even less well-known, yet more pervasive Lurkers. These three lurkers are poison which consume and destroy Chaos Dharma. They are called:
Thalamud the Terrible, Lurker of Stodginess
Edith May Gleeson, Lurker of Conformity
Jeff the Nickel-Licker, Lurker of Consumerism
When Shakyamuni Buddha achieved awakening under the Bodhi Tree, his enlightenment was not yet complete - he was still subject to the whims of ignorance, anger, and greed.
And so it is when your Chaos Buddha awakens: Stodginess, the enemy of humor; Conformity, the enemy of heterodoxy; and Consumerism, the enemy of all humanity still threaten and tempt us. However, one's chaos Buddha nature makes it easier to resist their influence via the steadfast chanting of "Mu." "Mu" is a Chinese word which may be translated as "Nothing". It is believed that it was first uttered (and uddered) by a cow in 521 BCE as the Buddha walked past her, spontaneously achieving Nirvana. For the rest of her life, the cow only spoke the word Mu, as did all of her descendants.
In Discordianism, and in Discordian Buddhism, it is understood that we reside in the Region of Thud, also called the Abyss of Hallucinations. According to _Discordian Metaphysics and the Five Realities_. Thud is where we think we are most of the time, but it may be an elaborate prank, computer simulation, hallucination, dream, trip, or delusion. Discordian Buddhists recognize that Thud is merely chaos playing the role of reality and everything in it, but since reality is defined as "that which doesn't disappear when you decide to quit believing in it," its effects on our frail human psyches can be profound.
Among the marginally-known demons of Thud such as Technocrust, Filibuster, and Uncle Albert, are the somehow even less well-known, yet more pervasive Lurkers. These three lurkers are poison which consume and destroy Chaos Dharma. They are called:
Thalamud the Terrible, Lurker of Stodginess
Edith May Gleeson, Lurker of Conformity
Jeff the Nickel-Licker, Lurker of Consumerism
When Shakyamuni Buddha achieved awakening under the Bodhi Tree, his enlightenment was not yet complete - he was still subject to the whims of ignorance, anger, and greed.
And so it is when your Chaos Buddha awakens: Stodginess, the enemy of humor; Conformity, the enemy of heterodoxy; and Consumerism, the enemy of all humanity still threaten and tempt us. However, one's chaos Buddha nature makes it easier to resist their influence via the steadfast chanting of "Mu." "Mu" is a Chinese word which may be translated as "Nothing". It is believed that it was first uttered (and uddered) by a cow in 521 BCE as the Buddha walked past her, spontaneously achieving Nirvana. For the rest of her life, the cow only spoke the word Mu, as did all of her descendants.