Below it's written: "He's the only person I know who's ever been kicked out of a fire puja!" So he's probably the only person who's ever been kicked out of a fire puja more than once! In Italy, at Casa Garuda, 10 years ago, Ron was the fire puja chopon for a CKS FO. His flask was constantly refilled not with tequila, but with grappa. Ron had no limits, neither in his devotion to the Vidyadhara nor in his love of pure alcohol, which led him to extreme behavior and which doesn't exactly mesh well with the precision required for a FO chopon. The lopon kicked him out after two days. I ended up taking his place. I persuaded Ron to stay by my side to share all his knowledge. Behind his tough shell, His heart was immense, And so was his intensity. He was totally unmanageable. He was colossal. He was also an incredible kyudo practitioner. At 80 years old—tequila or not—his shooting was dazzling. He must be crossing the bardo with long, confident steps.