In her new diary, Anne Strieber writes: "The Stargate
Conference during the weekend of October 16- 18 was a time
of incredible synchronicity for me, and some of it was downright
funny. It started on Friday afternoon, when I rubbed the belly
of a fat, golden Buddha statue on the grounds. In Buddhism,
rubbing the fat Buddha's belly is supposed to bring good luck,
but then absolutely everything started to go wrong!" Keep
reading for UPDATE.
UPDATE: A reader writes: "Anne's way off, rubbing the
Buddha for good luck a myth, it has nothing to do with
Buddhism. In Buddhism rubbing the Buddha's belly is
considered disprespectful and BAD LUCK, not good. So it's no
wonder that 'absolutely everything started to go wrong' as
Anne says! Take it from someone with a PhD. in Buddhist
Studies: It's not good luck to rub the Buddha's belly. It IS
good luck to offer flowers, incense and saffron-flavored
water, the way they do in Thai Restaurants."
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