Buddhist Temple and Observatory Combine for Phaith

One of the most interesting aspects of the Simpsons is the loose affiliation that Carl and Lenny (and later Lisa) have with Buddhism. The characters can meditate, and then spend 8 hours in the bar...which seems a whole lot more like traditional Christianity. But, who am I to point fingers? Certainly "Jeebus" drank wine with his buddies, so why not Carl and Lenny.

I took my Buddhist park to the extreme, with elaborate plantings, a mystical forest, and a shrine behind the temple that implies a monument to the transcendental.

In addition, I purposeful placed the Observatory in the same proximity, as yet one more attempt to bring science (Physics) and Faith together into a broader search for the meaning of our existence...PHAITH.

All heavy stuff for a cartoon town...maybe I'll sit back and have a couple of Duffs while I contemplate the transient nature of life, juxtaposed to the eternal nature of external consciousness.