It’s GREAT to be an ASS!

Has the Cosmic Donkey been hiding in plain sight?

Colorful painting of a Hindu goddess riding a cow, holding a trident and a sword, wearing a crown adorned with skulls and a red necklace.
Artistic depiction of Jesus Christ riding a donkey, surrounded by people dressed in traditional biblical clothing, in a biblical scene.
A stylized painting depicting a biblical scene of Moses leading the Israelites, with Moses on a white horse, holding a staff, and wearing a crown and a flowing cloak. An angelic figure with wings and a striped tunic flies nearby, and several shadowed figures follow behind.
A surreal painting depicting a horned creature with a goat-like face and branches growing from its head, surrounded by eight humans in various poses, set against a night sky with stars and moon.
A vibrant, surreal painting featuring a woman with white hair and a person with a golden headdress riding on a pink flamingo. The background is filled with swirling blue, yellow, and dark colors, creating a dreamlike scene.
A gilded sculpture of a robed figure riding a horse, with a face on the horse's forehead and a hat on the figure's head.
Ancient Greek-style painting of a woman riding a horse, holding a staff.

What do Jesus, Muhammed, Jyestha, and Hephastus have in common? The Cosmic Donkey! The Cosmic Donkey represents the source of all religious or spiritual traditions, similar to the Tao. It's the universe, where all Gods, humans, creatures, elements, and quarks exist. The great ass is inherently non-dual (everything is one), so we can all celebrate that we are each and together the Cosmic Donkey!

Close-up of a donkey with pointed ears peeking over a stone wall, with green trees and cloudy sky in the background.

Tao Te Ching - Verse 29

True perfection seems imperfect,
yet it is perfectly itself.
True fullness seems empty,
yet it is fully present.

True straightness seems crooked.
True wisdom seems foolish.
True art seems artless.

The Master allows things to happen.
She shapes events as they come.
She steps out of the way
and lets the Tao speak for itself.

(translation by Stephen Mitchell, 1995)

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