Questions for Robert Thurman
2nd July 2008
What do you think about when you meditate? Usually, some form of trying to excavate any kind of negative thing cycling in the mind and turn it toward the positive. For example, when I am annoyed with Dick Cheney, I meditate on how Dick Cheney was my mother in a previous life and nursed me at his breast.
Let’s see:
- Ivy League Professor? Check.
- Professor of Buddhist Studies? Check.
- American but ordained Tibetan monk? Check.
- Daughter a famous actress? Check.
- Interviewed for the New York Times? Check.
- Deranged opinions about politics? Check.
No doubt about it — a certified White Person.