Once in the Jurassic, about 150 million years ago, the Great Sun 
Buddha in this corner of the Infinite Void gave a great 
Discourse to all the assembled elements and energies: to the 
standing beings, the walking beings, the flying beings, and 
the sitting beings--even the grasses, to the number of thir-
teen billion, each one born from a seed--assembled there: a 
Discourse concerning Enlightenment on the planet Earth.
    "In some future time, there will be a continent called 
America. It will have great centers of power such as Pyramid 
Lake, Walden Pond, Mt. Rainier, Big Sur, the Ever-
glades, and so forth; and powerful nerves and channels such 
as the Columbia River, Mississippi River, and Grand Can-
yon. The human race in that era will get into troubles all over 
its head and practically wreck everything in spite of its own 
strong intelligent Buddha-nature.
    "The twisting strata of the great mountains and the puls-
ings of great volcanoes are my love burning deep in the 
earth. My obstinate compassion is schist and basalt and gran-
ite, to be mountains, to bring down the rain. In that future 
American Era I shall enter a new form, to cure the world of 
loveless knowledge that seeks with blind hunger, and mind
less rage eating food that will not fill it."
    And he showed himself in his true form of

                        SMOKEY THE BEAR 

    A handsome smokey-colored brown bear standing on his 
hind legs, showing that he is aroused and watchful.
    Bearing in his right paw the Shovel that digs to the truth 
beneath appearances; cuts the roots of useless attachments, 
and flings damp sand on the fires of greed and war;
    His left paw in the mudra of Comradely Display--indi
cating that all creatures have the full right to live to their lim
its and that deer, rabbits, chipmunks, snakes, dandelions, 
and lizards all grow in the realm of the Dharma;
    Wearing the blue work overalls symbolic of slaves and la
borers, the countless people oppressed by a civilization that 
claims to save but only destroys;
    Wearing the broad-brimmed hat of the west, symbolic of 
the forces that guard the wilderness, which is the Natural 
State of the Dharma and the true path of beings on Earth--
all true paths lead through mountains--
  With a halo of smoke and flame behind, the forest fires of 
the kali-yuga, fires caused by the stupidity of those who 
think things can be gained and lost whereas in truth all is 
contained vast and free in the Blue Sky and Green Earth of 
One Mind;
    Round-bellied to show his kind nature and that the great 
Earth has food enough for everyone who loves her and trusts 
her;
    Trampling underfoot wasteful freeways and needless sub
urbs; smashing the worms of capitalism and totalitarianism;
    Indicating the task: his followers, becoming free of cars, 
houses, canned foods, universities, and shoes, master the 
Three Mysteries of their own Body, Speech, and Mind; and 
fearlessly chop down the rotten trees and prune out the sick 
limbs of this country America and then burn the leftover 
trash.
    Wrathful but calm. Austere but Comic. Smokey the Bear 
will Illuminate those who would help him; but for those who 
would hinder or slander him...

    HE WILL PUT THEM OUT.

Thus his great Mantra:

    "Namah samanta vajranam chanda maharoshana 
    Sphataya hum traka ham mam

    "I DEDICATE MYSELF TO THE UNIVERSAL DIAMOND --
    BE THIS RAGING FURY DESTROYED"

And he will protect those who love woods and rivers, Gods 
and animals, hobos and madmen, prisoners and sick 
people, musicians, playful women, and hopeful children:
    And if anyone is threatened by advertising, air pollution, 
or the police, they should chant SMOKEY THE BEAR'S WAR 
SPELL:

    DROWN THEIR BUTTS

    CRUSH THEIR BUTTS

    DROWN THEIR BUTTS

    CRUSH THEIR BUTTS

And SMOKEY THE BEAR will surely appear to put the enemy 
out with his vajra-shovel.

    Now those who recite this Sutra and then try to put it 
        in practice will accumulate merit as countless as the 
        sands of Arizona and Nevada.
    Will help save the planet Earth from total oil slick.
    Will enter the age of harmony of humans and nature.
    Will win the tender love and caresses of men, women, 
        and beasts.
    Will always have ripe blackberries to eat and a sunny 
        spot under a pine tree to sit at.

    AND IN THE END WILL WIN HIGHEST PERFECT 
        ENLIGHTENMENT

    Thus we have heard...

                                          
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