Have you ever read the Smokey the Bear Sutra?

Question

this sutra "may be reproduced free forever."



Once in the Jurassic, about 150 million years ago,
the Great Sun Buddha in this corner of the infinite
Void gave a great Discourse to all the assembled elements
and energies: to the standing beings, the alking beings,
the flying beings, and the sitting beings
--even grasses, to the number of thirteen billion, each one born from a
seed, assembled there: a Discourse concerning
Enlightenment on the planet Earth.

"In some future time, there will be a continent called
America. It will have great centers of power called such as
Pyramid Lake, Walden Pond, Mt. Rainier, Big Sur,
Everglades, and so forth; and powerful nerves and channels
such as Columbia River, Mississippi River, and Grand Canyon.
The human race in that era will get into troubles all over
its head, and practically wreck everything in spite of its own strong
intelligentBuddha-nature."

"The Twisting strata of the great mountains and the pulsings
of great volcanoes are my love burning deep in the earth.
My obstinate compassion is schist and basalt and
granite, to be mountains, to bring down the rain. In that
future American Era I shall enter a new form: to cure
the world of loveless knowledge that seeks with blind hunger;
and mindless rage eating food that will not fill it."

And he showed himself in his true form of


SMOKEY THE BEAR.



A handsome smokey-colored brown bear standing on hishind legs, showing that he is aroused and watchful.

Bearing in his right paw the Shovel that digs to thetruth beneath appearances; cuts the root of useless attachments,
and flings damp sand on the fires of greed and war;

His left paw in the Mudra of Comradely Display -- indicating thatall creatures
have the full right to live to their limits
and that deer, rabbits, chipmunks, snakes, dandelions,
and lizard all grow in the realm of the Dharma;

Wearing the blue work overalls symbolic of slaves andlaborers, the countless men oppressed by a civilization
that claims to save but only destroys;

Wearing the broad-brimmed hat of the West, symbolic ofthe forces that guard the Wildereness, which is the Natural
State of the Dharma and the True Path of man on earth;
all true paths lead through mountains --

With a halo of smoke and flame behind, the forest firesof the kali-yuga, fires caused by the stupidity of those
who think things can ge gained and lost whereas in truth all is contained
vast andfree in the Blue Sky and Green Earth
of One Mind;

Round-bellied to show his kind nature and that the greatearth has food enough for everyone who loves her and trusts
her;

Trampling underfoot wasteful freeways and needlesssuburbs; smashing the worms of capitalism and totalitarianism;

Indicating the Task: his followers, becoming free of cars,houses, canned food, universities, and shoes, master the
Three Mysteries of their own Body, Speech, and Mind; and
fearlessly chop down the rotten trees and prune out the sick limbs of this
country
America and then burn the leftover
trash.

Wrathful but Calm, Austere but Comic, Smokey the Bear will
Illuminate those who would help him; but for those who would
hinder or slander him,


HE WILL PUT THEM OUT.



Thus his great Mantra:

Namah samanta vajranam chanda maharoshana
Sphataya hum traka ham mam

"I DEDICATE MYSELF TO THE UNIVERSAL DIAMOND
BE THIS RAGING FURY DESTROYED"



And he will protect those who love woods and rivers,
Gods and animals, hobos and madmen, prisoners and sick
people, musicians, playful women, and hopeful children;

And if anyone is threatened by advertising, air pollution,
or the police, they should chant SMOKEY THE BEAR'S WAR SPELL:

DROWN THEIR BUTTS
CRUSH THEIR BUTTS
DROWN THEIR BUTTS
CRUSH THEIR BUTTS



And SMOKEY THE BEAR will surely appear to put the enemy out
with his vajra-shovel.

Now those who recite this Sutra and then try to put it in
practice will accumulate merit as countless as the sands
of Arizona and Nevada,Will help save the planet Earth from total oil slick,
Will enter the age of harmony of man and nature,
Will win the tender love and caresses of men, women, and
beastsWill always have ripe blackberries to eat and a sunny spot
under a pine tree to sit at,
AND IN THE END WILL WIN HIGHEST PERFECT ENLIGHTENMENT.

thus have we heard.

P.S. I didn't write this, so I can't provide an explanation of the "crush their butts" part. The anonymous writer(s?) did, however, explicitly give permission for the Sutra to be posted anywhere and everywhere.

Answer 1

Now, I enjoyed that very much! Thanks for sharing!

The Native American Indians, have passed this on within their oral tradition from teacher to apprentice for thousands of years:

"Watch for the ant-man for he shall set things straight!"
"There shall be a great tree that shall fall from the east to the west, be ever aware, and listen for the sound of the tree when it strikes the soil of the earthly mother where we presently dwell."
"We the Red-man are the custodians of what the White-man calls the North American Continent. We respect her as no one else will, for we first tilled her soil and partook of her fruits, which she gave to us freely!"

May we all be ever Aware,

Answer 2

Awww! Smokey must be Pooh's big brother--you know, from The Tao Of Pooh. There was a third century saint named Ursus, and legend tells us that all three spiritual bears were born to the sacred mother bear goddess. She dwells on the Ursa Major constellation, and sent her sons to earth to help their fallen human brothers. Now it is up to we earth people to heed what the great brown ones have come to teach us. May their claws and teeth be blessed, and respected. Or our butts will be toast.

Answer 3

Heavens to Betsy...!! That was mighty long there, little
chick-a-dee!
My favorite part was "He was aroused and watchful" -- : )
But what was the "crush my butt" part.....?? lol
: )
Are you trying to make us all laugh...?
: )
xoxox
: )

Answer 4

Wow.
Well, if he can co-exist with the FSM, we're all good here!