Admiral John Perks Memorial Purnachandra Regatta— Penobscot Bay, Maine

Admiral John Perks' Memorial Purnachandra Regatta Penobscott Bay, Maine 

 Name   PURNACHANDRA....

The Code.

Thusness is clear,

So this is our view,

We do not transgress this,

So this is our samaya,

We do not take it up or reject it,

So this is our practice.

Our self-evidence is indivisible.

This is our mandala.

We attain self-empowerment.

This is empowerment.

It is spontaneously realized,

So it is our good work.

We are not distracted,

So this is our samadhi.

July 9,2020

The pirate code was stolen by two pirates - Sri Singha and Vairochana - who broke into the palace by night where they broke the seals and stole the books. These particular books were put under lock and key by the King, because of some disturbance involving a prostitute and a nun. The translation of the books into English, by another pirate with the initials C.W., were on my desk and I was thinking about the pirates’ code for some time, and there it was written on the back of the book. So I stole it.

The Commodore.

Some time ago Rinpoche was invited to the Disney World in Anaheim California. We went with a small group. Rinpoche went on one or two rides -The Haunted House and the Jungle Boat ride. But he insisted on going on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride over and over again, drinking sake from a large coke-a-cola bottle, and singing:

Yo Ho,  Yo Ho,

A Pirates life for me,

We pillage, we plunder, we rifle and loot,

Drink up me 'earties,

Yo Ho.

We were all encouraged to sing along,

Some- time after, Rinpoche said, "Major, we should have a navy".  I said, “yes”, thinking more of Hornblower. "I will be the head. What is that called?" asked Rinpoche. "Admiral" I replied. "And you can be the second in command. What is that rank?" "Commodore" I said. 

And so it was.

"You are invited to join us for the 5th annual Regatta and Fleet Rendezvous for the New England Purnachandra.  The fleet will assemble in Rockland Harbor where we will engage in the usual pirate activity which will include both practices involving form and practices without form. 

From Rockland Harbor the mandala will set sail on adventures to Vinylhaven and North Haven Islands where we will come in contact with different civilizations and unexplored bays--looting and pillaging our personal experience in these strange lands." 

Commodore Armstrong 

 H.M.S. Veritas