Huge, HUGE thanks to Horse reader SeanO, who sends this note and link:
NBC.com has a fair to middlin' introduction to Zen, for fans of the show "Life," starring Damien Lewis.
http://www.nbc.com/Life/exclusives/zen_guide/
In the show, Lewis plays Charlie Crews, who found Zen in prison.
Namaste. -- SeanO
Namaste back, Sean!
NBC.com has a fair to middlin' introduction to Zen, for fans of the show "Life," starring Damien Lewis.
http://www.nbc.com/Life/exclusives/zen_guide/
In the show, Lewis plays Charlie Crews, who found Zen in prison.
Namaste. -- SeanO
Namaste back, Sean!
Thanks to reader Ben Hutchison who sent on this pic. He writes:
I found this Buddha statue in the discount section of Target for $2.50 and thought it'd be appropriate.
Yeah it is, Ben.
Yeah. It is.
...Ben also sent another little note, not Target-related, but in a similar spirit:
I thought I'd pass along this little tidbit about my last job. I worked for a company called Karma, Inc. I wasn't even aware that the company was called Karma when I applied, but it turns out that my boss was screwed over by his partner at his last company which resulted in him losing everything. So in a split-second decision he decided to name his company Karma because of the "bad karma" he'd received thus far. He wasn't really interested in any form of buddhism or hinduism or anything like that.
I think he may have regrets about naming the company that now because no one understands the significance.
It was oddly auspicious for me, though!
Thanks for the tidbit, Ben. Stay in touch as the wheel rolls on.
I found this Buddha statue in the discount section of Target for $2.50 and thought it'd be appropriate.
Yeah it is, Ben.
Yeah. It is.
...Ben also sent another little note, not Target-related, but in a similar spirit:
I thought I'd pass along this little tidbit about my last job. I worked for a company called Karma, Inc. I wasn't even aware that the company was called Karma when I applied, but it turns out that my boss was screwed over by his partner at his last company which resulted in him losing everything. So in a split-second decision he decided to name his company Karma because of the "bad karma" he'd received thus far. He wasn't really interested in any form of buddhism or hinduism or anything like that.
I think he may have regrets about naming the company that now because no one understands the significance.
It was oddly auspicious for me, though!
Thanks for the tidbit, Ben. Stay in touch as the wheel rolls on.
Yes, it's true: On "I Love New York 2," Ezra -- nicknamed Buddha -- was summarily dismissed for headbutting another suitor of the show's titular queen.
Said New York in explaining her decision to kick Ezra to the curb:
"Buddha had to leave, because he got violent and very physical."
He will be missed.
(OK. He won't actually be missed. But the show's weird, quotable comments about "Buddha" sure will be.)
Said New York in explaining her decision to kick Ezra to the curb:
"Buddha had to leave, because he got violent and very physical."
He will be missed.
(OK. He won't actually be missed. But the show's weird, quotable comments about "Buddha" sure will be.)
Thanks to friends and readers Kate H. and Vic for not just bringing this to our attention, but also for sending an actual bottle. (Sadly, it was empty. My insides still have yet to achieve Nirvana.)
We showed you this in a recently posted link on the homepage. But it's extra cool to have the bottle.
"Nirvana Natural Spring Water," it says. And the slogan? "It's about time."
Yes, it is. Seriously: what's taking you so long to get yourself some Nirvana?
You really should be drinking 8-10 glasses a day, you know.
Well, I guess their slogan is catchier than it would be if it employed a more accurate description of "nirvana."
Like: "Nirvana Natural Spring Water. It's about the ultimate cessation of suffering."
...actually, I like the ring of that.
Or! How about:
"Nirvana: Extinguish Your Thirst."
We showed you this in a recently posted link on the homepage. But it's extra cool to have the bottle.
"Nirvana Natural Spring Water," it says. And the slogan? "It's about time."
Yes, it is. Seriously: what's taking you so long to get yourself some Nirvana?
You really should be drinking 8-10 glasses a day, you know.
Well, I guess their slogan is catchier than it would be if it employed a more accurate description of "nirvana."
Like: "Nirvana Natural Spring Water. It's about the ultimate cessation of suffering."
...actually, I like the ring of that.
Or! How about:
"Nirvana: Extinguish Your Thirst."
Check out this radio piece from The Onion, in which George Dubya Bush talks about introducing his friend "Mr. Lama" to "the forgiving light of Jesus Christ."
The contributions to the Horse's Burma is Important Project just keep coming. Here's one of the latest, from Jason Pruitt:
Use'm on your site, your MySpace page, whatever. Just GET THE WORD OUT!
Horse reader Shannon sends this, from an online shop called Dharmagrrl. She writes:
Thanks, Shannon!
Gotta say: I like 'em! (And strangely, so do most of the men I know who've seem 'em.)
Hi y'all,
This company (dharmagrrl) was spotlighted in my Naropa alumni magazine. Behold, my favorite item: http://www.dharmagrrl.com/productpage2.html. You guys rock hard. Keep it up.
Thanks, Shannon!
Gotta say: I like 'em! (And strangely, so do most of the men I know who've seem 'em.)
The new season of VH1's "reality" series, "I Love New York 2" is under way.
As before, "New York," the wanna-be socialite skank and star of the show -- and I don't mean to be just totally insulting; I actually think she would consider that description accurate! -- gives each of her suitors a nickname. One asked to be nicknamed "Buddha."
To this New York replied something like, "Why would you want to be named after a little bald fat guy?"
But then she conceded that this dude was so hot that he'd get to be called whatever he wanted.
So, "Buddha" it is.
(Sigh.)
As you can imagine, the fact that this guy is called Buddha makes for lots of good soundbites. For example:
"Buddha's a good guy," said New York. "I can see us takin' it to the next level... way too soon."
And, later:
"I'm sooo into Buddha. There's nothing bad I can say about him."
As before, "New York," the wanna-be socialite skank and star of the show -- and I don't mean to be just totally insulting; I actually think she would consider that description accurate! -- gives each of her suitors a nickname. One asked to be nicknamed "Buddha."
To this New York replied something like, "Why would you want to be named after a little bald fat guy?"
But then she conceded that this dude was so hot that he'd get to be called whatever he wanted.
So, "Buddha" it is.
(Sigh.)
As you can imagine, the fact that this guy is called Buddha makes for lots of good soundbites. For example:
"Buddha's a good guy," said New York. "I can see us takin' it to the next level... way too soon."
And, later:
"I'm sooo into Buddha. There's nothing bad I can say about him."
Frequent contributor Jaime McLeod recently sent this eBay find. As Jaime wrote:
I had to do a double take on this one, but it is real.
Thanks as always, Jaime.
(There are of course zillions of dubious dharma-products on eBay. Click here to see our favorite.)
I had to do a double take on this one, but it is real.
Thanks as always, Jaime.
(There are of course zillions of dubious dharma-products on eBay. Click here to see our favorite.)
