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Video: Pat Robertson advocates destroying Buddha statues

theworsthorse — Fri, 18 May 2012 02:16:33 +0000

Watch this video published yesterday by RightWingWatch.org:

I have two reactions to this. My first is, Who in hell does Pat Robertson think he is?

The second is, Who in hell does Pat Robertson think Buddhists are?

He seems to think we’re the enemy.

Well, we’re not the enemy, Pat. Buddhists are concerned with eliminating suffering, and deepening and harnessing our compassion. For ourselves, and for others. Including you.

Or at least we’re trying. And those statues of ours? All they are to us, really, are reminders of that. Those statues help us to think about and re-engage with our motivation to eliminate suffering, and to deepen and harness our compassion.

You can destroy them, but it won’t change a thing.

Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, and the Buddha

theworsthorse — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:44:31 +0000

Thanks to eagle-eyed regular contributor Sam DeWitt, and also Danny Fisher, for the heads-up about this Buddha cameo from the forthcoming comedy, The Campaign:

Trailer here.

A reminder, “like we always do about this time…”

theworsthorse — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:41:02 +0000

The many arms of the “Pepper-Spraying Cop”

theworsthorse — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:53:43 +0000

You may have seen a post on Gawker today about how the ”UC Davis Pepper Spray Cop Is Now a Meme.” Now, by way of Occupy Lulz on Facebook (and the Facebook friend who brought the below to my attention), comes this, um, arresting contribution to the meme:

The “Pepper Spraying Cop” continues his beat across the internet. You’ll find some of his many tragicomic manifestations at his new, dedicated Tumblr, which includes a few more run-ins with religion, Eastern and Western.

Video: Triumph the Insult Comic Dog takes on Occupy Wall Street — and a meditator is in his path

theworsthorse — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 13:12:06 +0000

Considering that meditation has played an ongoing and meaningful role in the Occupy protests — note for example the related coverage my colleagues and I have been posting on the Shambhala Sun blog — it will be interesting to see how Buddhists respond to this Conan segment from Thursday night, in which Triumph the Insult Comic Dog takes on Occupy Wall Street and a meditator gets in his line of fire. …You’ve been warned. But will you laugh anyway?

The Meditation Flash Mob lives on

theworsthorse — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:45:38 +0000

Meditation flash mobs: are they more than just a fad? Sure, none of the participants are moving, but this new — and certainly fad-inspired — activity seems to me far more meaningful than, say, planking, doesn’t it? After all, here are the reasons given by the people behind today’s “Med Mob” in Los Angeles:

1. To expose the world to meditation through public display of meditation.
2. To create an environment for people from all walks of life to come together in meditation.
3. To come together as a Global Community to create and expand positive intention out into the world.

Positive intention, indeed!

Click here for details. And leave a comment if you participated or if you want to share what you think of Med Mobs.

See also: Steve Silberman’s Notes from a Meditation Flash Mob, via Shambhala SunSpace.

Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne “sees an existentialist dilemma in Tibet’s situation”

theworsthorse — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 20:38:13 +0000

After playing Tibet House’s annual benefit this year, Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne is wondering about Tibet’s situation. According to Spinner, he’s said of Tibet House (and, presumably, its mission to preserve Tibetan culture):

“I’m not going to put it down — these are humane peaceful people trying to do something. That being said, if I had been oppressed for [this long], I think I’d just accept it and say ‘Who gives a s—?’” …Yes, that does sound bleakly negative and resigned, but Coyne turns his view to himself and qualifies things: “Kind people that make the world a better place, but I don’t know if I’m like that.” (More, via Spinner, here.)

Whether Wayne’s in for next year or no remains to be seen, but Tibet House still could benefit from your help and attention. Check out them here.

Video: U2 and Jay-Z celebrate Aung San Suu Kyi

theworsthorse — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 19:00:58 +0000

Via Rolling Stone: “U2′s ‘Scarlet’ (shown below) was played to celebrate the release of Burmese political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi, and was mashed up with Jay-Z’s ‘History,’ which he wrote after President Obama was elected.”

Father Guido Sarducci’s opening benediction for The Rally to Restore Sanity

theworsthorse — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 22:05:23 +0000

Glad to see this is now online. I really apologize that you’ll have to watch the Axe ad, with all its “balls” jokes. Guh-ross. Well, I guess Axe understands how to advertise to their market.

Anyway, if you can get past that you’ll eventually get to the Worst Horse-relevant bit of this. (Okay, once you get the general setup, you can just jump ahead to the 4:25 mark or so.)

Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear

Father Guido Sarducci – Rally Benediction

www.comedycentral.com

Rally to Restore Sainty and/or Fear

The Daily Show

The Colbert Report

And also, Dear God, please deliver us from further Axe ads if you can.

“This Body Will Be a Corpse” — The T-Shirt (Updated)

theworsthorse — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 16:14:05 +0000

New York City’s The Interdependence Project has made a head-turner of a new T-shirt:

What’s the story here? Well, as the IDP site says, “Wearing this tee is a reminder to stay in touch with the reality of impermanence as well as a way to support the efforts of the Interdependence Project.” To do so, click here.

If the IDP ever makes one with the same slogan in small reverse type, a la Memento, I’m all over it.

Update: after expressing some of my developing reservations about the shirt to the IDP’s Ethan Nichtern, I was invited to share said comments on the IDP blog. See this post: Sure, “This Body Will Be a Corpse”… but should I wear a shirt that says so?