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This Day Is More Important Than You Think
After a fruitful editorial meeting this afternoon, contributing art editor Frank Olinsky came across this message written in chalk on his walk to the Spring Street subway station. Seemed somehow appropriate and worth sharing. More » -
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I can't believe it's not Buddha: the Buddha Butter Dish
Image: Photo taken at the Beacon's Closet in Williamsburg, Brooklyn More » -
Is Sitting a Lethal Activity?
We've all heard the meditation instruction "just sit," but what if just sitting leads to an early grave? A recent piece at The New York Times explores an emerging field that some call inactivity studies: More » -
Fake Monks and Buddha Thievery
Has anybody read the Bangkok Post lately? Seems like the paper is absolutely determined to expose all Buddhist fraud and thievery these days. First, in "Bogus Monks exploit Buddhism," we learn of foreign monks immigrating to Thailand in order to illegally ordain as monks and beg residents for alms. The Post reports: More » -
Russell Simmons's Buddhas
The Financial Times recently ran a profile of hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons' New York City apartment. Inside they found a whole lot of Buddha statues. Mark Wellwood writes: More » -
Zen and the art of misusing the word Zen
In “Alan Arkin Explains the Zen of Martin Scorsese,” a recent post on Speakeasy (a Wall Street Journal blog) one commenter took umbrage with the post’s title, writing: “Would you please stop abusing the word Zen?” More »
