Tonight on Survivor the players had a “reward challenge” that would take them to the 1500-year-old Shaolin Temple — where legend has it that Bodhidharma gave birth to both Zen as we know it, and the martial art of kung fu. (See here for more about this.)
Whoever would win the challenge would “enjoy a kung [...]
While I don’t generally want to comment on books — there are enough people doing that, especially when it comes to Dharma books — I did want to let you know my thoughts about “Unmarketable: Brandalism, Copyfighting, Mocketing, and the Erosion of Integrity,” by Anne Elizabeth Moore.
Got this book to pass the time while visiting [...]
Thanks to reader DB, who sends this shot of his dharma / practice tattoo. He writes:
You’ll find attached an image showing my Heart Sutra tattoo. It can be read “Form is Emptiness” and also “Emptiness is Form” since it’s circular and therefore recursive. I wanted it plain and unadorned and that’s exactly what I got.
It [...]
Horse friend and fave Konchog Norbu sent us a link to Lucky Beer, which features a big ole Buddha — or rather, Hotei, the “fat Buddha” — right on the bottle.
As he writes:
Oh, Hoss…don’t ask how I came across this. I just did. Don’t worry — I’m headed to Australia in January. I’ll straighten those [...]
Thanks to reader Dan Barry, who recently wrote to the Horse with some of his thoughts on “good dharmic tunes.”
First up is the album you see on the left, “Suzuki,” by the excellent electronic act (and I mean that in the best way), Tosca. I’ve been meaning to put this up for forever — I [...]
Horse friend and fave Konchog Norbu also sent this one, with this comment:
Where will it ever end? You’re supposed to awaken as the Buddha, not on the Buddha!
See what he’s talkin’ bout, here.
Reader Kevin O. recently let us know about this burgery bit of marketing.
He writes, “Who knew that this is what put the twinkle behind the Buddha’s smile? … Perhaps it’s not the greatest dharma burger, but I thought I’d forward anyway.”
OK. Maybe it isn’t the “greatest” — in that it’s not particularly crazy, over-the-top, and/or [...]
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Just learned about this comic book, Spider-Man Fairy Tales #3. It came out this past July. Here’s what it’s about.
Spider-Man Fairy Tales continues with a retelling of Spider-Man’s origin, fusing one of Marvel’s most classic stories with a number of popular Japanese ghost stories and [...]
Thanks to reader Erin who sends on this shot of her gorgeous Buddha tattoo. She writes:
Here is my “practice” tattoo. It is a Buddha face with cherry blossoms by Michele Wortman.
I chose the Buddha because the image always helps me stay focused. I am an Anthropology/Religion major and Buddhism has always been something I [...]
