Yes, I know — my sign’s misspelled. That’s what brings ’em in!
🚌 Bardo Bus Schedule (Version ∞.∞∞)
Stop 0: Pre-Departure Lounge
Location: The moment before the moment.
What to bring: Nothing. It’s already packed.
Notes: The bus is always already boarding. You just didn’t notice.
Stop 1: The Waiting Room
Time: Doesn’t exist.
Features: Ceiling breathes. Carpet hums. Take a number. Forget it.
Receptionist: Juno, part-time Bodhisattva, full-time bureaucrat.
Advisory: Sit down. Stand up. Float.
Stop 2: Dream Residue District
Highlights: Fragments of lives you almost lived. Signs written in your handwriting.
Hazards: Getting stuck wondering, “Was that me?”
Action: Drop identification. Proceed naked (metaphorically, unless otherwise called for).
Stop 3: Karma Intersection
Traffic: Heavy. Delays expected.
Signal lights: Blinking both ways.
Cross only when the universe crosses you first.
Quote: “Your habits will decide the path.”
Stop 4: Echo Station
Description: You hear everything you’ve ever said… but whispered back by the walls.
Reminder: Listen closely. Some of it isn’t yours.
Stop 5: The Emptiness Café
Menu: Void-flavored tea, existential donuts, déjà vu on toast.
Currency: None needed. Pay with awareness.
Special: Half-price on revelations before dawn.
Stop 6: Light Tunnel Overpass
Music: That one note you almost remember from a dream you never had.
Experience: Floating, falling, dissolving, returning.
Direction: Toward. Always toward.
Stop 7: The Crossover Platform
Final instructions may be garbled.
Possible companions: A dog you loved, your third-grade teacher, a being of light wearing a trench coat.
Tagline: “You are here. (Temporarily.)”
Notes from Dispatch
The driver changes, but somehow feels familiar.
You may exit at any point… but you won’t.
Missed your stop? No worries. It’s also your next one.
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Here’s the Bardo bus! Clamber on board while I get the tickets out for the conductor.
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See You At The Top!!!
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