| PAGE ONE Fall, 2001 Issue: Spirit & Crisis EDITOR'S NOTE BUDDHASCOPE DHARMATALK FOUNDOBJECTS GUESTCOLUMN QUOTES POETRY READING ROOM REVIEWS CONTACT US SITE INDEX SUBSCRIBE |
Enquiring Minds
"ALONE IN A CAVE for 12 Years: Woman's bizarre life--starving, freezing, buried alive... and she couldn't be happier. She spent 12 years living all by herself in the Himalayas with no running water, toilet or bed -- but Tenzin Palmo says they were the happiest days of her life!"
---From a Sept. 14, 2000 article in the
National Enquirer supermarket tabloid
about 56-year-old Tibetan Buddhist
nun Tenzin Palmo.
Spiritual Dust Bunnies
"THE DESIRE TO divest yourself of needless possessions is as natural and cyclic as the urge to nest, and at the end of our stuff-filled millennium, closet cleaning is all the go. Whether you view it as a fad or a natural progression, the revived interest in Buddhism (or at least talking about Buddhism) is another indicator of a movement toward spiritual dustbusting..."
---Salon olumnist Sean Elder
writing in a May 15, 2000 issue
about the launch of TIME Inc.'s
magazine Real Simple
"This goes out to Dharma lovers everywhere..."
"BUDDHA RECORDS has kicked off the new century with the most delicious compilation of pop music confections of unforgetable hits: The Entertainment Weekly Greatest Hit Series, 1970--1995. Buddha Records has lovingly re-packaged yesteryear into a collection of separately sold discs with the most memorable songs from each year... an upbeat mixture of rock, pop, disco, funk, soul, techno, dance and heavy metal... Buddha Records has hit you with their best shot!... For more on all things Buddha Records, check us out at www.buddharecords.com..."
---From an April 2000 press release
from Buddha Records
Satori via Sales
"NOW THERE'S an easier way to become one with your customers... If you want to build stronger customer relationships, increase customer loyalty, and see a return on your investment in a very short time, HP Front Office is all the enlightenment you need..."
---From a magazine ad for Hewlett Packard