Mercedes Benz X Zazen

[Risho]

How enlightening

[Rich]

I don't care if it was a professional driver. There is no way I would sit there while a tricked out car raced around me. Reminds me of my teenage years when spinning out in parking lots. Rating is juvenile PG13. 👎



Kind regards. /\

[Dosho]

If that's what it was for then it was probably worth it.

Because if I had to choose enlightenment or no more leaky roof I would choose no more leaky roof every time.

Gassho,
Dosho

Hi,
I'm sure they'll be able to fix the temple roof now.
Gassho
Myozan

[Jundo]

Actually, I had a very similar experience. My wife's dad and brother were amateur race car drivers. Brother took me out in his stock car for a run around the track here in Japan. I "Zazen'd" the curves.

Yes, Zazen straightens out the bends and one finds straightaway stillness at 125 mph (200km/h).

Gassho, J

By the way, that happened to be at the famous race course near our town here in Tsukuba. It looked much like this ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvSEOngUyTk&noredirect=1

[Genshin]

Brings new meaning to running on empty...

Gassho
Matt

[Jundo]

Apparently, this is not the first time that Mercedes has gone for the whole Buddhist thing ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2pQ4npUM84&noredirect=1

[Myozan Kodo]

Hi,
A case of Woody Allen and the vodka ad?
Gassho
Myozan

[Kyonin]

Mercedes has a way of adapting to local cultures and markets. This way people would get emotionally invested on the brand and buy their cars.

I love this ad because of the production. It's flawless and visually beautiful.

But I wonder if the Japanese Buddhists fall for it. I guess they do.

Anyway... I'm still waiting for my Mercedes. Not here yet

Gassho,

Kyonin

[Yugen]

I'm a Volvo man myself.....

Deep bows
Yugen

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/14/jean-claude-van-damme-volvo-split_n_4274397.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular

[Nindo]

So ein Schwachsinn ... what crap.
"The best or nothing" - nothing for me please. I am part of the minority of North American families who don't own a car.

[Shohei]

Well that was interesting

I don't care if it was a professional driver. There is no way I would sit there while a tricked out car raced around me. Reminds me of my teenage years when spinning out in parking lots. Rating is juvenile PG13. ��

Kind regards. /\

I would sit there, provided that was "...the Stig's Japanese cousin!" behind the wheel.

My cars underpinnings are Mercedes E-and C class bits, so I must be getting close... er something, the ad is partly right in my experience as those Merc bits really can't handle the nasty roads here and are often displaying impermanence and require lots of opportunities for "practice". Like my car for what it does, I am a gear head/petrol head but... its just a bleeping car!! lol.

Gassho
Shohei

[Shugen]

Nice! A Top Gear reference.

Gassho


Shugen

[Koshin]

I would sit there, provided that was "...the Stig's Japanese cousin!" behind the wheel.

hahahaha...count me in if so

Gassho

[Tiwala]

I guess the message is that zazen is good for nothing.

Gassho, Ben

[Jundo]

Todays Zazenkai featured the MercedesBuddha on the Altar as our Buddha Statue.



(I explain about why we are bowing down to a hood ornament here. One reason is that I could not find a real Benz and drive it into our little Zendo!)

http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showthread.php?11639-November-15th-16th-2013-Treeleaf-Weekly-Zazenkai&p=115402&viewfull=1#post115402

I hope some more folks will sit this special Benzazenkai with us, with the realtime vid here ...

http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showthread.php?11639-November-15th-16th-2013-Treeleaf-Weekly-Zazenkai&p=115400&viewfull=1#post115400

Gassho, J