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Kicking Up Your Spiritual Heels
"FAIRYTALE: Embellish yourself for the millennium. Jewels included!"
---Shoe advertisement from the
October 1999 issue of TEEN PEOPLE magazine.
Karmic Contraband
"[IN THAILAND] IT'S ILLEGAL to take [Buddhist] statues of the jolly, rotund deity out of Thailand, with two exceptions: You're starting a Buddhist temple of your very own, or you're wearing a Buddha necklace or charm for religious reasons. Saying you're Richard Gere might work, too."
---From an article in the April 2000
DETAILS magazine about illegal contraband
restrictions in various countries.
Bewitching Director
"WITCHES IN THE UNITED STATES have embraced a new movie which they claim has 'the most truthful, positive portrayal of a Witch ever seen on film!' The movie "Drawing Down the Moon," just released on home video, is being swept into the spotlight by fan support from Pagans and Witches across the U.S.... Steven Patterson is the producer/writer/director of the independent feature film from Chaos Entertainment... Steve considers himself to be 'Zen multi-spiritual...'"
---From a Summer 2000 press release
from Chaos Entertainment
Crosses to Bear
"TO THE PERSON complaining about all the crosses placed across America. Don't you know this country was founded upon Christianity and not Buddhism or anything else. Christians are having to tolerate the unbelievable these days...."
---From an anonymous caller
to the Charleston (W.Va.) Gazette
reader "Vent Line," June 20, 2000
Reincarnated Riffs
ILLUSTRATION DEPICTING the ReBirth Jazz Band, promoting an upcoming concert at New York City's The Knitting Factory.
---From the arts calendar of the
April 10, 2000 NEW YORKER
Driven to Insight
"THERE ARE MANY PATHS to reach independent thought. Meditation. Yoga. Call 888-439-9940 ..."
---From a magazine ad for the new
2000 model Mercury Sable automobile.
Dial the number for a dealer near you
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BUDDHASCOPE, 3/00:
Bodhi Bars, "American (Buddhist?) Beauty?",
GI Joe Compassion; Buddha Thunkit and more...
BUDDHASCOPE, 11/99:
The Buddha's Out There; 'You've Got Zen!';
Poetic Dharma; Zen Thugs and more...
BUDDHASCOPE, 5/99
The Ford Noble Truth; Sci-fi Karma;
Killer Ad; Live and Learn and more...
BUDDHASCOPE, 1/99
Venerable Telly Savalas; Inverted Buddhist Sex;
ASCII Buddha; The Zen of Closing Arguments and more...
BUDDHASCOPE, 11/98
Beer Enlightenment; The Zen of Michael Jordan;
The People's Karma; Hip-Hop Karma and more.