Over three hundred teachers were invited, and one hundred eighty participated in the five-day gathering. As one of the Conference organizers, Lama Surya Das remarked upon the uniqueness of this event, in that teachers from almost all of the Buddhist traditions came together to further the transmission of the Dharma in the West. They put down their pizza and stare at me. Actually, they're looking at my hair. And we don't close our eyes to meditate.
Milk comes squirting out of their noses.
They're laughing with delight, waiting for more. On their faces I see expectation, some confusion, a little understanding. Eager, skeptical, expectant faces, waiting for his words of wisdom. This is my moment, my time to spread the Dharma to my children. So I teach them the sacred camel fart.