2 posts tagged “dharma”
The new (January 2008) issue of Esquire is the "What I've Learned" issue, wherein famous (and not-so) people share, well, what they've learned. Among them is comedian Garry Shandling, who along with a couple of jokes -- "Smoothies might be fattening. Especially the ones made with frozen yogurt and gin." -- lets a wee bit of his Buddhist side show with one very simple "What I've learned" entry:
"Impermanence. Impermanence. Impermanence."
Short and to the point, that.
...For more on Shandling and his Buddhist practice, check out our feature, "Hey Now! It's Garry Shandling's Meditative Search for The Real Thing."
If you're new to The Worst Horse, you might be wondering what a "Dharma-Burger" is, and why this blog shares the name.
No, it’s not some new fast-food sandwich, but it can be every bit as dubious as a Mc-DLT and a super-sized “New Coke.” A “Dharma-Burger” is, actually, any example of Buddhist ideas or imagery in the marketing or production of (usually non-Buddhist) services and consumables.
See, for example, the bottle to the left. It's for a GNC supplement called "Fully Empowered Zen." That's a Dharma-Burger.
But not all Dharma-Burgers are so lame. Some are cool. The Horse likes to talk about those too.
We've named the blog "Dharma-Burger!" because The Worst Horse seems to always be hearing about and covering these increasingly-present types of items. So it was a natural choice for a name, especially as this blog will allow us to cover 'em more easily. (We'll be covering plenty of other short-item-style things here, too.)
Plus, "Dharma-Burger" is just fun to say.
So watch this blog for more examples, as well as other stuff. And if you want to catch up on the Dharma-Burgers we covered before launching this blog, just check the archives, which feature Burgers a-plenty of all kinds, including many sent in by the Horse's readers:
Dharma-Burger, year one archive
Dharma-Burger archive 2007, part one
Dharma-Burger archive 2007, part two
...and here are some commercials we gathered from before the Horse launched.
Consider yourself "fully empowered."
No, it’s not some new fast-food sandwich, but it can be every bit as dubious as a Mc-DLT and a super-sized “New Coke.” A “Dharma-Burger” is, actually, any example of Buddhist ideas or imagery in the marketing or production of (usually non-Buddhist) services and consumables.
See, for example, the bottle to the left. It's for a GNC supplement called "Fully Empowered Zen." That's a Dharma-Burger.
But not all Dharma-Burgers are so lame. Some are cool. The Horse likes to talk about those too.
We've named the blog "Dharma-Burger!" because The Worst Horse seems to always be hearing about and covering these increasingly-present types of items. So it was a natural choice for a name, especially as this blog will allow us to cover 'em more easily. (We'll be covering plenty of other short-item-style things here, too.)
Plus, "Dharma-Burger" is just fun to say.
So watch this blog for more examples, as well as other stuff. And if you want to catch up on the Dharma-Burgers we covered before launching this blog, just check the archives, which feature Burgers a-plenty of all kinds, including many sent in by the Horse's readers:
Dharma-Burger, year one archive
Dharma-Burger archive 2007, part one
Dharma-Burger archive 2007, part two
...and here are some commercials we gathered from before the Horse launched.
Consider yourself "fully empowered."
