Buddhism: Zenguins of Madagascar II .. visual haiku

The essence of buddhism as expounded by the penguins from Madagascar II. With a haiku. Have a laugh and learn.

The penguins from Madagascar II are my favorites.  But I hadn't realised the profound zen they reveal in one scene in particular.

Before I show you, though, you need to understand where I'm coming from here.  So you "get" it !! :)

Firstly, the ego evolved as a warning system.  A light flashing in our minds.  It analysed the past and predicted the future: "ALERT ALERT: there was a tiger there yesterday, don't go in or you'll get eaten".  So it lets us know if anything out of the ordinary is going to happen.

Secondly, the ego also evolved into thinking it was 'me'.  "Me me me", it thinks, and hypnotises us into the illusion that its true.  This is the cause of much of the suffering of life

Thirdly, the teaching of buddhism are like a manual for life and psychology.  They explain about emptiness, impermanence, oneness and ego.

Now for the visual, where the penguins teach us how to use the manual of life that is buddhism to deal with the flashing light of ego ...

http://www.youtube.com/v/uSlXHkReTD0?start=0&end=21&version=3&autoplay=1

And finally, the Haiku, as promised:

Warning lamp flashes,

Pretty, somewhat hypnotic.

SMASH! Problemo solved.

Reviews

[Brittany Zedalis]

Hahahahahaha, I really enjoyed reading this! xD