hempfest dharma talk

five minutes to instruct
on what to do

correct situation
what is the correct situation?
and what is the truth?

what is going on today?

Hempfest. 2012
Sunday, August 19th
Blue Sky
(bass sounds)

hi! how are you?

what is the opposite of illegal?
what is the opposite of hot?
crowded?
what is the opposite of pass?

can anyone describe the opposite of what you is hearing right now?
or possibly the opposite of what you are seeing right now?

the truth of what we are seeing and hearing right now is simple and has no opposite
the ocean
the blue sky
all of these wonderful people here
(bass sounds)

if we can perceive the correct situation
and see and hear clearly what is going on around us
we'll often find we are surrounded
all of us
by wonderful people

hi! nice to see you today

we must then try to discern the correct relationship with these people
what is that?
simple!
mother, grandmother, elder, child, friend, partner, fellow smoker
we all know what to do!

hi! how can i help you?

if we can perceive clearly the correct situation
and find ourselves in a crowd of wonderful people
at hempfest 2012 on sunday august 19th in myrtle edwards park
we can then try to attain the correct relationship
and if we find ourselves amongst family and friends
we don't even have to think about how to behave or what to do
we already know!

we can call this correct function
and it flows effortlessly from being able to discern
correct situation and correct relationship

thank you all for coming here today
thank you to ric smith and meril draper for getting me here