Chapter 9
returning to
the Book store
with the Buddhist
manuscripts.
Jack
namaste
dick, rebekam adarśaḥ vā ?
Hi Dick,
have you seen
Rebecca ?
dṛś ao.
Dick sā iha śīghram asati
She shall be here
shortly. subj.
tava samīcīnam prayāṇam
āsīt iti śrunomi
I hear
you had a
good trip .
J
ām, prayāṇam samīcīnam āsīt eva.
Yes, it
was a good
trip.
vayam Lhasanagaram na agacchāma
We didn’t
make it to
Lhasa,
ataḥ citrāṇi na agṛhnan.
So, pictures
were not taken .
D samasyā
nāsti eva. saṃbhāvyam anyasmin kāle.
No problem.
Maybe some other time.
aham kācana
sūcanā āpnavam tava nepali-kanyā-viṣaye
I
got some info.
on your Nepalese
babe.
sā samyak
bhavati.
She actually
turns out to be OK.
tasyāḥ
varas tu asamīcīnaḥ asti.
Her fiancé
is not clean though.
patrikā-mudrānām
kapaṭalekanam kṛnoti saḥ.
Document forging,
passports and stuff
like that.
saḥ ca dur-janebhyaḥ etat dravyam
kṛnoti.
And he
does this stuff
for bad people.
kintu kevalam ekam vastum eva
But
the only one
thing
tasyāḥ viṣaye vilakṣaṇam bhavati
about
her is strange
sā
māstiṣka-yantrasya krīḍāyām prayuktā bhavati.
is that
she appears to
be hooked on
a computer game.
J māstiṣka-yantrasya krīḍā ?
A computer
game ?
D bahukrīdālu-bhūt kācana krīḍā.
Some kind
of Multiplayer Online thing.
māyā-manaḥ
iti ucyate, iti
manye.
It’s called
Maya Manas I think.
J ām, yatra avataraḥ kartavyaḥ,
Oh yes,
this is where
you create an
Avatar,
kṛtrimabhuvane
paribhrantavyam caiva.
and wander
around a virtual
world.
D kadācit tādṛśīḥ krīdāḥ krīḍitāḥ tvayā ?
Have you ever
played one of
these games ?
J naiva, kintu
aham
niścitam māyāmanaḥ krīditum
icchāmi.
No. but
I’m definitely going
to play Maya Manas.
D pra
apnomi tat.
I get
it.
J kimcit
sūcanām tvam mām
labheḥ ?
Can you
get me some
more information ?
D dhanena
iva śakyate.
For a
price.
J niścitam. mayi viśvastavyam.
Of course.
You can count
on me.
tava māstiṣka-yantra-puruṣaḥ
asti vā?
Do you
have a computer
tech guy ?
D ām, tasya nāma dīpakaḥ asti .
Yes, his
name is Dipaka.
J mama
balavān māstiṣka-yantram āvaśyakam yasya bṛhad-prayogaḥ asti.
I will need
a strong computer
and a broadband
connection.
saḥ sahāyam me krīḍitum samarthaḥ syāt,
I will
need him to
get her Avatar
name,
tasyāḥ
avatarasya nāma api āvaśyakam.
and give
me some help
with the game.
D cintā
māstu.
No problem.
sutaram api kartum samartho’ham iti
manye.
And I
think that I
can do you
one better.
matpuruṣāḥ tasyāḥ
mātus gṛhe
I
can have one
of my guys
get into her
mother’s house,
rahasyāni
sarvāṇi prāptum
śaknuvanti.
and find
out all of her secrets.
yathā
tasyāḥ lekhanam sva-smṛti-pattrikāyām
citrayitum,
Like photograph
her diary
anyat ca yad
āvaśyakam.
and what
not .
etat tubhyam samyak
śrūyate vā ?
Does this
sound good to
you ?
J ām, niścitam. ni-yojaya
sammelanam dīpakena.
Oh yea.
Set up a
meeting with Dipaka.
yuj caus.
imper.
D kṛnavāni adhunaiva.
I’ll do
that now.
atra rebekā
āgatā asti.
Here’s Rebecca.
tasyai
mā vada yad
āvām kartum arhāvaḥ.
Don’t tell
her what we’re
up to .
J cintā māstu.
No problem.
namaste rebeke.
Hi Rebecca.
R śuprabhātam
jack, dick.
Good Morning
Jack , Dick.
tava prayāṇena asmākam prabhūtaḥ santoṣaḥ bhavati,
jack.
We are very
pleased with your
journey Jack.
tvam
api
santoṣatas
bhavāsi asmaddānena.
And you
will be pleased
with your bonus.
ppp pleased
J uttamam. mama pramodaḥ āsīt.
That’s good
news. It was
fun.
R pañca-dinānantaram lhasa-prayāṇam punaḥ kṛnavāma.
In 5
days we will
re-do the Lhasa
trip.
J suṣṭhu,
sajjībhavāmi .
OK, I’ll
be ready.
kimcid bhūyaḥ dhanam āvaśyakam.
I need
some extra money .
yataḥ adhunaiva katipaye
janāḥ kāryam
kṛnavan madarthe.
I have
several people working
for me now .
R niścitam, lekhanakāryam eva samāpnuhi .
Sure, just
fill-out the paper
work.
J nāmāni
teṣām lekhitum
na icchāmi,
I don’t
want to write
down names,
avagacchasi cet yat aham manye.
if you
know what I
mean.
R likha prathamam pattre
tadanantaram carcām kṛnavāva .
Write on
the paper and
then we’ll go
over it.
dhanam tava kapātikāyām sthāpayāni.
I’ll put
the money in
your locker.
mayā adhunā gantavyam.
I’ve got
to go now .
dūravāṇīm kṛnavāni dinadvayāt paścāt.
I’ll give
you a call
in a couple
of days.
sādhu
kāryam akṛnoḥ, jack.
You did
nice work Jack.
mama
kāryakarāḥ bahu santuṣṭāḥ bhavanti.
My employers
are very excited .
dhanyavādaḥ
Thank you.
J milāvaḥ.
See you.
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D dīpakaḥ tava gṛhe madhyandine tvām
milāti.
Dipaka will
meet you at
you apartment at
noon.
etad
samyak vā ?
Is that
good ?
J ām, aham tatraiva
bhavāni.
Yea. I’ll
be there.
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gṛhe
at the
apartment
J namaste, bīne,
kuśalam vā ?
Hi Bina,
how have you
been.
B kuśalam, nīrasam api.
I’ve been
good but bored.
na
kimcid
kartavyam atra.
There is
nothing to do.
J etat śīghram
pari-vartāte.
That is
about to change.
vṛt
c1 subj.
aham kanyām, durgā nāma, anucarāmi.
I’m pursuing
a girl named
Durgā.
tadviṣaye
prativārttām prāptum tvām
niyojayāmi.
I’d like
for you to
gather info. on
her,
tām
anucaritum api MMO māstiṣkayantra-krīdāyām.
and also
follow her around
in a MMO computer game.
B aho bata ! etat nīrasam
na dṛśyate eva.
Wow. this
should not be
boring.
J māstiṣkayantra-puruṣaḥ, dīpakaḥ,
A computer
guy , Dipaka ,
atraiva
madhyandine āgacchāti,
will be
here at noon,
antar-jālikām
(internet) sthāpayitum.
to set
up an internet
system.
MMO-krīḍām prārabhāte .
I’m going
to start playing
a MMO game.
kadācit MMO akrīḍaḥ vā ?
Have you
ever played a MMO.
B naiva, kintu
ekṣiṣam yathā mama putrī
akrīḍat.
No , but
I’ve watched my
daughter do it.
īkṣ
s ao.
etad bahumūlyam asti.
It is much too
expensive.
J sarvam parivṛttam adhunā asmākam ca dhanam
asti.
Things have
changed and we now have
money .
B tvam mām
MMO krīḍitum icchasi ?
You want
me to play
a MMO game ?
J ām, tvam tasyāḥ guptacaraḥ bhavāsi.
Yes, I
want you to
spy on Durga.
tena tvam samyak
asi vā ?
You OK
with that.
B samyak, kintu
krīḍitum aham
asamarthā asmi .
Sure, but
I am unable to
play the game.
J yadi
aham tava
putryai vetanam dadāni
What if
I will give
wages to your
daughter
sā sahāyatām dadāti
vā ?
she will-give
help ?
B aham tām havāni .
I will
call her.
J pañca-śatam prati-māsam.
500 rupees
a month.
B niścitam tat kartum
śakyate.
I am
sure that that will work.
J uttamam. rahasyena
etad
bhavitum arhati.
Great. I
will need secrecy
bhaktijñatā api yuvayoḥ dvayoḥ āvaśyakī.
and loyalty
from both of
you.
B cintā māstu, etat kartum śakyate.
of course
we can do
that.
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dvāre
prahāraḥ śrūyate
knock-knock
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Binā namaste, dīpakaḥ vā ?
Hello, are
you Dipaka ?
Dipaka
ām.
Yes.
B praviśa, tatra jack bhavati.
Come in.
There is Jack.
D tvam māstiṣkayantram antarjālikām ca
icchasi kim
?
So, you
need a computer
and internet connection ?
J ām, aham māyāmanaḥ krīḍitum icchāmi.
Yes, I
want to start
playing Maya Manas.
D
avagatam,
nepalikanyām prāptum.
Oh yes ,
to stalk a
Nepalese girl.
J
tathaiva vaditum
mayā na śakyate.
I wouldn’t
put it that
way.
D
gṛhasya chāde
upari
gacchāva .
Let’s go
on the roof.
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chāde
on roof
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Dīpaka tantuḥ
āvaśyakaḥ sampradāna-udarka-paryantam,
We need
a line-of-site to a transmitting
tower.
draṣṭum śaknomi
yat
katipaye santi eva.
and I
see that there
are several.
subhāgyam naḥ
bhavati.
So we
are in good
luck.
suprabhāte āgacchāni etat kartum.
I will
be here in
the morning to
set things up.
Jack suṣṭhu
śrūyate. krīḍāyāṃ sahāyatā me
āvaśyakī.
That sounds good.
I’ll need help
with the game.
D kimcit sahāyyam
datum te śakyate
mayā.
I can
give you a
little help.
adya Gamestop gantum arha
,
You will
need to go
to GameStop today,
tatraiva
krīḍām kretum, tathā hi kapāla-śirastraṃ, goggle ca.
and buy
the game , a skull
cap , headphones and goggles.
J kimcid anyad āvaśyakam jñānīya vā ?
OK, is
there anything I
should know. jñā c9
op. mid.
D kapāla-śirastrāṇām
bahumūlyam asti,
Skull caps
are expensive.
kintu ekam sutamam
prāpnuhi !
but get
the best one. āp c5
imper.
J bīnā tasyāḥ duhitā
ca krīdāsi api.
Bina and
her daughter will
be playing also.
krī
subj.
bhūyaḥ kapāla-śirastraṃ āvaśyakam vā ?
Will they
need additional caps ?
D ām,
balavattaram māstiṣkayantram ānetum
arhāmi iti arthaḥ.
Yes , that
means I will need
to bring a
stronger computer.
kanyām
sammelitum laghutaraḥ mārgaḥ asti
eva.
There are
easier ways to meet
a girl.
J asti vā ?
There is ?
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dvāre
prahāraḥ śrūyate
knock-knock
B ābhe, praviśa,
come in
Abha.
Jack, eṣā mama duhitā ābhā iti nāma.
Jack , this is
my daughter Abha.
J mahān santoṣaḥ.
Nice to
meet you.
A
samanā
bhavati.
Like-wise.
mama mātā avadat
yad
tvam
niyojayitum mām
aicchas
My mother
said that you
wanted to hire
me,
māyāmanaḥ krīḍitum.
to play
Maya Manas.
J durgām anucaritum
iti pradhānaḥ abhiprāyaḥ bhavati.
The main
reason is to
spy on a
girl named Durga.
A tat laghu
eva
bhaveti.
That should
be easy.
kimartham durgām ?
What’s up
with this Durga
girl ?
J aham tayā samgantum
icchāmi.
I’m hoping
to hook up
with her.
A tām
āgamya tvam vacānaḥ eva ārabheḥ .
You could
just , walk up to her
and start talking.
J etat kimcid kaṣṭam asti
It’s complicated.
A tvam nārīḥ na avagacchesi .
You may
not understand women.
J tasyai aham na roce,
sambhāvyam.
She doesn’t
seem to like
me ,
kintu sā alikhat
sva-smṛti-pattrikāyām
yat aham rucikaraḥ asmi iti.
But she
did say that
I was interesting
in her diary .
A tvam tasyāḥ
svasmṛtipattrikām apaṭhat !
You read
her diary !
J ahh bata,
etad
avadam aham vā ?
ahh , did
I say that ?
A tvam yabhan
varāhaḥ asi.
You are
a pig.
J
virūpayasi
mām iti
manye.
I
think that that
is a misrepresentation .
etat muktvā
mama anyat kāryam
api
asti: MMO-viṣaye.
Anyway, the
other business is
with MMOs.
janāh buddhimantam
yantram racayitum prayantam
kṛṇvanti.
People are
trying to build
intelligent machines .
tat kimcid sambādham bhavitum
śakyate.
there could
be some danger.
ataḥ
tarjayāmi tvām.
So
be warned.
dhanikaḥ sarvatra
Billionaires around
the world ,
mahataḥ mainframes nirmānti.
are building
large mainframes.
aṣṭanavati teṣām
bhavanti yāni hubs iti ucyante.
There are 98
of them called
Hubs.
sarve: aham prathamaḥ, aham prathamaḥ iti
i am first
kṛtrimam buddhim
nirmātum icchanti.
Each wants
to build the
first A.I.
ete manyantu
yat
etat
sārthakatamam vastu adhunā.
They must
think that this
is the next
big thing.
sarvaḥ
hub MMO
yāpayati.
Each Hub
runs a MMO.
krīḍālūn ete prayuñjantaḥ iti manye .
I believe
that they’re using online
gamers,
etāni
yantrāni pāṭhayitum
to teach
these machines
yathā te buddhimantaḥ bhavitum
śaknuvanti.
how to
become conscious.
rahasyatayā paridraṣṭum tvām niyojayāmi,
I want
you two to
discreetly look around,
tathā
hi yat kimapi
vicitram syāt tat me
śrāvayitum.
and tell
me if anything
weird is going
on.
A kim tvam
manyase vicitram iti.
What do
you mean, weird ?
J na jāne ,
paśya yadi hubs kimcid icchanti.
I don’t
know. Notice if the Hubs are up
to something.
adhunaiva etat
kevalam durgām anucaritum.
For now,
it’s mainly to
spy on Durga.
kintu etat kāryam kṛtrimabuddhim mahān
asti.
But this
A.I. business is
big.
kimcid cet
vayam
anuvindāmaḥ.
If we
find something.
dhanikāḥ bhavitum
śaknumaḥ, athavā mṛtāḥ api.
We might
wind up rich
or maybe even dead.
he Kanye, avām kartum
icchaḥ vā ?
You girls
in ?
A ām
Yes
D ām
Yes
J etat
kāryam pūrṇakālam.
This is
a full time
job.
āgacchatam, prakoṣṭhe
yantrāṇi paśyatam ca.
Come into
this room and
check out the
equipment.
A wow,
etat
māstiṣkayantram
sutamam dṛśyate.
Wow , this
is a nice
computer.
J sarveṣām kṛte
śirastram , karṇaśravaṇam goggle ca
prāpnavam .
I got
each of us
a cap , headphones
and goggles.
śirastrāṇi
tādṛśāni santi yatra
keśān kartitum nāvaśyakam
The caps
are the kind
that you don’t
have to shave
your head.
A devaḥ
śasyatām tadartham !
Thank god
for that.
J mama
dhana-pattrikā
prayoktavyā asmābhiḥ.
We’ll use
my credit card.
durgāyāḥ avatarasya
nāma penelopi iti
Durga’s Avatar
name is Penelopi.
rahasyatayā kutra
tasyāḥ gṛham asti
iti anuvindatam.
Discreetly find
out where her
apartment is,
anyat naḥ krīṇītam tasyāḥ
na tu bahu
samīpam.
and buy
one for us,
not too near.
A kati
rūpyakāni gṛhasya kṛte
vyayīkartum śaknumaḥ
How much
money can we
spend on our
apartment ?
J na
tu atyuccaiḥ kintu
paryāptam.
Nothing crazy
but nice.
smarta-dūravāṇīm sarveṣām kṛte
prāpnutam.
And get
us each a
smart phone.
A kadā
ārambhāvahe ?
When do
you want us
to start.
J śvaḥ
ārambhāmahe, adya
kevalam praveśam kṛṇmaḥ.
Let’s sign-up
now and start
tomorrow .
smaratam rahasyatayā iti.
Remember, be
discreet .
A avatarān kartum
arhāmaḥ.
We
need Avatars.
kidṛśam bhavitum
tvam
icchasi ?
What do
you want to look
like ?
J yuvām
durgāyāḥ sva-smṛti-pattrikām paṭhatam,
you2
read Durga’s diary,
tathaiva ca mām
racayatam.
and design
me to her
tastes.
A etat
vairasam asti.
That is
disgusting.
B ābhe, kimartham
etad
vadasi ?
Oh come
on Abha.
etat rucikaram
bhavāti.
This will
be fun.
J bīne, mahyam annam pacasi
vā ?
Bina, would
you cook me
up some food.
B niścitam jī.
Sure boss.
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A
śrīman,
māyāmanaḥ praviśāmi adhunā.
Hey boss.
I’m joining Maya
Manas now.
dhanapattrikām sajjīkarotu bhavān.
Get out you
credit card.
kim avatarasya
nāma icchase
?
What Avatar
name would you
like.
J Agniḥ iti icchāmi. katham dṛśye’ham ?
I like
Agni, What do
I look like ?
A yathā kalākaraḥ, dīrgakeśaīḥ saha.
Like a
laid-back artist , goatee
and long hair.
na
tu kurūpaḥ, cāra iva iti
veda.
Not creepy ,
like a stalker
I know .
J dhanyavādaḥ tadartham,
ābhe.
Thank you
for that Abha .
tava avatarasya
nāma kim ?
What’s your
Avatar name ?
A oki, bīnāyāḥ ca yazmin
iti.
Oki, and
Bina’s is Yazmin.
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ekahorānantaram.
one hour
later
bing
!
J kim tad
āsīt ?
what was
that ?
A etat tava
māstiṣkayantram
sūcayitum arhati.
It must
be your computer.
paśyatu, eṣā sucanā
māyāyāḥ asti
Look it’s
a message from
Maya .
MM
namaste agne
Hello Agni.
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vāyuvarīvartābhyām pṛṣṭhataḥ
beyond
the wind turbines
prāyaśaḥ viṃśatiḥ mahākāśavāṇīdūradarśanāni santi.
were about
20 very large radio
telescopes .
sarve bhinnadikṣu paśyanti iva.
they all
seemed to be aimed
in different directions .
aho, kīdṛśam vikṛtam citram asti !
What a
bizarre sight .
mahāntaḥ vāyuvarīvartāḥ, mahāntaḥ, radio telescopes,
Giant wind turbines , giant
radio telescopes ,
purātanagurukūlasamīpam tiṣṭhanti.
standing next
to this ancient
monastery .
te manyantām
They must
be thinking that
yatra yatra
manas
pravardhate tatra tatra yantrāṇi api pravardhante.
where ever the
mind develops, technology
develops.
praudyogikī kṛtrimām buddhim
praṇayati eva.
And technology
leads to A.I.
ete anyāni prasāraṇāni anucaritum
prayatnam kṛṇvanti.
So they
must be looking
for broadcasts from
other A.I.s .
yantrāṇi anyāni yantrāṇi pāṭhayanti
Machines teaching
other machines
yathā buddhimantaḥ bhavitum
śaknuvanti.
how to
become conscious .
śuddhajyotiḥ siliconyuktāni manāṃsi praveśayitum śaknoti.
The ‘ Pure Light ‘ may
be accessible to
silicon based minds ,
yathā carbonyuktāni manāṃsi asmākam.
much as it
is to
our carbon based
minds .
ete hubs
na tu
janebhyaḥ paṭhanti MMO
, madhye
These Hubs
are not just
learning from people
in MMOs ,
kintu sarvasmin jagati anuvettum kṛtrimām buddhim prayatnam kurvanti.
but
are trying to
find other A.I.s
throughout the galaxy .
tad dinam yadā māstiṣkayantrāṇi
The day when
computers Wake up ,
prabodhante samunnaya
iti jñāyate.
is referred
to as the
Advent .