Last night I went for the first time to the new Dublin Buddhist Centre for a talk. The DBC (part of the FWBO) has been in Dublin for more than 15 years (and I've been hanging out with them since they first arrived), but they've always been in rented premises (and moved 3 times): now they've bought this place, so it's a big move. The new place is really handy from where I live, it's in a new building (without a leaky roof -- a problem in the last place), it's in a working-class area which I think can be a very good thing for the Centre, and it's quite nice. It is also still unfinished, but already usable.

Anyway. Of course, as soon as I arrived I did a little tour -- there were no classes or anything going on at the time, so the perfect moment.

Me (pointing at wall of the main shrine room): "And this is the shrine room that doubles as a dungeon?"

Most everybody laughs (whew!). The nearest team member answers, "Well, you know, we need to get more money in -- and also new people, attract the young ones..."

...Well, there is a row of metal rings in the wall. (The ropes are in the walk-in cupboard with the mats and blocks and blankies.)

Now -- I'm about as vanilla as they get, really. But that's the first thing I thought of when I saw the shrine room. I blame all the pervs on my flist!

(Oh -- the rings and ropes are for yoga, really. Or that's what they say, anyway... nudge nudge wink wink...)