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== Synopsis ==

Joe talks about how large the universe is, then about animals that eat

other animals, particularly gruesomely, including the hatchetfish,

with its luminescent anus<ref>marine hatchetfish,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sternoptychidae</ref> , and the violin

spider<ref>recluse spider?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recluse_spider</ref> - examples of God's

grace.<ref name=Karma6>re-used in [[Karma Part 6]] </ref>

4:30: Jack Kornfield tells of explaining a passing satellite to an old

monk, who didn't even know the Earth was round. Kornfield points out

that this fellow was venerated for his wisdom, how wisdom is different

from knowledge.<ref name=Karma6 />

8:50: 'I hate this nature stuff…' - [[Zak Block]] kicks off

an argument with Larry, who likes nature. This devolves into a

father-son argument about how his parents don't understand him

(including the jackhammer story), that Larry drinks too

much…<ref>They're in Seattle, where Larry has a

role.</ref><ref>re-used in [[Karma Part 4]] </ref>

15:20: Larry buys some booze, starts drinking before the show,

something he says he never does, understands he has become an

alcoholic.<ref>re-used in [[Karma Part 3]] </ref>

19:40: Kristine McKenna is distraught, crying; she talks to her

sister. They both agree that their father was terrible; Kristine

thinks her sister has gotten over it but she hasn't.<ref name=redux>re-used in [[Karma redux]] </ref>

21:20: Larry says that no quality of acting would have impressed the

director at his audition, talks about taking control of his fate by

failing deliberately, succeeding by achieving failure.<ref name=redux />

24:50: 'Mind is the forerunner of all things&hellip' - Kornfield

quotes the <i>Dhammapada</i> , that our actions follow our

thoughts.<ref>In different words Kornfield returns to this idea in

[[Karma Part 1]] and [[Angina Dialogues, The]] .</ref>

27:10: Mike Meloan tells story of meeting an Indian palm reader. When

Meloan won't pay the fee he wants, he says, 'Don't deny me!'<ref name=deny>re-used in [[Karma Don't Deny Me]] </ref> .

32:40: Jack Kornfield talks about dealing with difficult

situations by imagining that Jesus/Buddha/Mary shows up to take

over.<ref name=deny />

38:30: Kristine is in the hospital. An old man in an adjacent room

screams frightfully; she finds out he's 84, hasn't recovered well from

a surgery.<ref name=Karma7>re-used in [[Karma Part 7]] </ref>

41:40: Joe tells of going to a birthday Party. Someone tells the

story of the antics of Norman Wexler: buying everything in a bakery,

taking a dump at LAX.<ref name=Karma7 /><ref>According to his IMDB

page, 'Andy Kaufman's character of "Tony Clifton" was Partially based

on Norman Wexler' and 'Wexler was the mysterious "Mr. X" referred to

in Bob Zmuda's biography of Andy Kaufman, "Andy Kaufman Revealed".

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0923319/</ref>

46: Kornfield tells us how large the universe is.<ref name=Karma7 />

48:30: Larry describes drinking tequila with lemon and salt,

chasing it with beer, a fake margarita, then the terrible food he eats.<ref name=Karma2>re-used in [[Karma Part 2]] </ref>

51: Joe tells Larry about making french toast himself because his

Chinese house boy is out, the special maple syrup. Then they talk

about drinking, anti-depressants, hip psychiatrists.<ref name=Karma7 />

54:50: Larry talks about what he would do instead of

committing suicide, how he counts shotgun blasts to the head to fall

asleep.<ref name=redux>re-used in [[Karma Redux]]</ref> .

56: Kornfield tells about the psychology class in which

students were tested by giving them oranges. The student described

the nature of his/her orange, put it back on the table, then had to

find which was his/hers. He quotes Gide and Camus to illustrate the

value of perceiving joy. <ref name=Karma2 />

<div style="font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;">Legacy Synopsis</div>

*The big bang is absurd. Deep sea creatures. Various Animals and god's plan.

*[[Jack Kornfield]]: talking about the universe and wisdom and knowledge ("what is a satellite?").

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*Larry talks about drinking and then eating junk, antidepressants, suicide.

*Kornfield: a class describes an orange - an exercise in observation.

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