Listening to a conversation about American politics—ironically, in a nondual discussion group—suddenly it seemed so clear: the cartoon version of the American president was/is the same buffoon running the show in our own minds. The David Bohm rendition of “…’my’ thought is part of the system. It has the same fault as the fault I’m trying to look at.” The figure out there, idolized or despised, is nothing more than the inner buffoon—the one who insists it’s right, who pretends to rule, who I mistake myself for–the fake-tan, blustering caricature within.

This is always the case. Projection, as a shield against the truth of our own inauthenticity.

“Send in the clowns” is a theatric term, used when the play has collapsed: distract the crowd, cover the disaster with laughter. The clowns arrive because the show is already broken.

So—who’s your daddy?

“Thought creates the world and then says, ‘I didn’t do it.’” ~ David Bohm

“You’re on earth. There’s no cure for that.” ~ Samuel Beckett

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