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Dear Sensei:Want to hear a joke?What do Japanese cannibals eat? (answer: ramen)J.K. (OR) (10 years old)Dear Sensei: Glorious IronyFertilize ... then cut its growthVitamize ... then exercise to slenderizeEducate ... then yield to forgetfulnessTravel ... then discover your homeAccumulate ... then leave empty handedG.D.I. (IL)Dear Kubose Gyomay Sensei:I just finished reading your book, “The CenterWithin” and was deeply moved. I resonated withyour words like grass in the wind. I would like toconcludes:) Once again, I am grateful for your birthand long life.J.S.G. (PA)An open invitation is extended to Onenessnewsletter readers to join in our annual NewYear’s Eve gathering on December 31. Onehighlight is a hot sake toast at midnight led bythe Ven. Gyomay Kubose. Another highlightis everyone takes turns striking a bell for atotal of 108 times. This New Year’s Eve activ-ity is a traditional Japanese Buddhist ritual thatsymbolizes getting rid of the 108 “bonno” orhuman “poisons” such as anger, greed, igno-rance, envy, hatred, arrogance, etc.Festivities begin from 8:30 p.m. at Rev. Koyoand Adrienne Kubose’s home: 8334 Harding,Skokie, Illinois. Harding Ave. is one block eastof Crawford, and 8334 is 1/2 Block south ofMain St. In addition to street parking, there’s aparking lot on the NW corner of Harding &Main.Please RSVP by December 28, 1998. Call(847) 677-8211 and let us know what kind ofpot-luck dish you’ll be bringing.ATTENTION: If you wish to attend, we askthat you bring the following two written “admis-sion tickets:”(1) A written “Dharma Glimpse” that de-scribes one of your learning experiences dur-ing 1998 (see the “Dharma Glimpse” articleon p. 5 as an example). Write about a teach-ing you received in 1998. Everyone’s Dharmaglimpses will be collected and made availablefor others to read during the evening. Use acode name if you wish to remain anonymous.(2) On a separate sheet of paper from yourDharma Glimpse, write down one of yourbonno’s that you want to get rid of for 1999.This could be a bad habit, attitude, grudge,etc. You don’t have to make this public if youdon’t want to. We will have a “Bonno Burning”where you throw your bonno paper into thefireplace as a statement of your wish to get ridof that bonno.Reader RepliesSeasoningssayings to add a little flavor to lifeWorry pulls tomorrow’s cloudover today’s sunshine.What appears to be the end,may really be a new beginning.There is no such thing as darkness;only a failure to see.

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What kind of pants do Japanese wear?

(answer: nihonjin’s)

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