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Nickel and Dime Baba video…
Irwin Luck of Myrtle Beach, SC is now offering a Nickel-and-Dime video streaming service of Baba video! Evidently, one can rent Baba video on a 24 hour or monthly basis, for nickels and dimes! My problem is that my … Continue reading
World Wide Baba Alert For Dr. Vomit Ghoul-Gaur
All sincere lovers of God are advised to avoid, at all cost, the Prince of Vomit, Dr. Ghoul-Gaur. This Indian national, residing in Shivpuri, travels widely both within India and abroad. He is notorious for hypnotizing the gullible with his … Continue reading
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All my love all my hate
All my love all my hate cries out to expiate for my indifference: the Master is my fate.
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The well of remembrance draws not from memory
The well of remembrance draws not from memory, but from the fount of Silence that is creativity. Do you remember, do you forget, the stillness of rose unfolding? Such is how the longing spirit boldly grows. Bolbol, singing from the … Continue reading
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Wikidpedia: an encyclopedia of Babadumb. Jai Ho Internet Chat Club
With Chairman Bao‘s passing and the unceremonious end of the Kool-Chewy Dynasty, the Jai Ho Internet Chat Club made a valiant effort to continue the Chairman’s legacy of media exposure through Chat events. However, the same depths of self serving … Continue reading
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Wikidpedia: an encyclopedia of Babadumb. The Maitreya Buddha Three Rings Lineage.
The Three Rings Lineage, deriving from Mahasiddhi Chairman Bao as the first Patriarch of a transmission originating with the Maitreya Buddha, is based in Hawaii on a pineapple fruitcake farm. Little is known about this esoteric lineage other than the … Continue reading
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Wikidpedia: an encyclopedia of Babadumb. The Queens.
The Queens represented the plenipotentiary powers of Chairman Bao. They were roving ambassadors of grace and aplomb. Their role was more public than the Mothers, but perhaps not as consequential. The political dynamic between the Mothers and the Queens is a fascinating … Continue reading
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Wikidpedia: an encyclopedia of Babadumb. The Mothers
The Mothers were elect members of the Jai Ho Club. They were those most responsible for the welfare of Chairman Bao. They attended to his more private needs. The exact number of Mothers involved in ministering to the Chairman is veiled … Continue reading
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Wikidpedia: an encyclopedia of Babadumb. Yad Rakh
Perhaps the most enigmatic statements of Chairman Bao are his remarks on Yad Rakh. This phrase, which means “remember this”, was attributed to the Silent Master as the phrase with which he broke his long standing silence, which Chairman Bao alone was … Continue reading
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Wikidpedia: an encyclopedia of Babadumb. Jai Ho
Jai Ho is the seed syllable mantra of the Jai Ho Club. The full version, which few can master, is Jai Ho Ko Ko Her Her Ho Ko Her Her Ko Ko Her Ho Ho Ho. The etiology of Jai … Continue reading
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