Bonus Episode Intermediate Worlds Part II

Tales of the Fat Monk

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Zhuangzi tells the story of Tian Gen who meets the Man without a Name, one who wanders amongst and between the worlds, in a subtle realm with no borders.
But how do we know when we have slipped into a subtle realm? There are a few indications: TIME feels different, flexible and shifting; PLACE is no longer so fixed and determinate; PERSONS manifest a light--or a darkness--depending upon the state they are inhabiting at the moment; and our STATE carries a feeling as if we are dreaming and yet alert and awake at one and the same time.
This bonus episode continues to introduce material that will be important for understanding Chapters 23 and 24 of the Fat Monk when they appear. The subject matter is a bit more difficult and dense, but well worth the effort (IMHO) of taking slowly and considering over an extended period of time.
Here is a link for those who would like to access the whole of which this episode is merely the final half of a précis.
http://tinyurl.com/publicsenseofnonsense
Errata:
a) The word "Frodo" is missing when the Nazgul and Weathertop and Frodo's temptation to slip the ring onto his finger is mentioned.
b) The poem that concludes the episode was written by JRR Tolkein.

SHOW NOTES:
Xiaoyao Xingzhe, the self-styled carefree pilgrim, has lived and worked all over the world, having crossed the Gobi in a decrepit jeep, lived with a solitary monk in the mountains of Korea, dined with the family of the last emperor of China, and helped police with their enquiries in Amarillo, Texas.
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