Word: mantras
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China has become a nation of spiritual seekers in the past decade, as faith in communism waned following the 1989 Tiananmen Massacre. Wang Ze, a 52-year-old consultant for frozen-foods companies, became a Tibetan-style Buddhist four years ago after meditating to the Tibetan mantra for compassion, om mani peme hum (which Dadawa later turned into a pop song). He and his wife converted one of their four rooms into a shrine. At the time, they didn't know anyone else who practiced. Recently, he says, "we hosted an initiation ceremony for 17 Chinese." A senior lama...
...mantra appears to be: If you've got a cause, get yourself to Washington for the weekend. Dozens of organizations, from the National Organization for Women to the Christian Defense Coalition, will be there, protesting for and against George W. Bush, for and against abortion rights, for and against the death penalty. The interests are varied, but the intent is not: Black leaders plan a "Day of Outrage" to protest the "illegitimacy" of Bush's presidency, while the Justice Action Movement will mobilize against "corporate dominance of the political process," and protest to abolish the electoral college. Everyone gathering...
Irwin Hentschel ran unsuccessfully for California Lieutenant Governor in 1998. A friend on the Bush transition team asked her to send along a resume, but she hasn't heard anything. She salutes the mantra of smaller government and more individual responsibility, but she believes "more hands-on involvement from Republicans" would help them better understand the complexities of life beyond the Beltway and the boardroom...
...believe him. Anyone looking for an arresting profile of a guy with a history of significant adversity and zero tolerance for b.s. would be well advised to check out the hourlong documentary on Young that aired this year. In an era when "keeping it real" is the mantra for every studio-created pretender, it's worth being reminded what "real" really...
...related view of "Death of a Salesman," one that not only applies to our generation but also has direct influence on Harvard students. It has to do with Willy's motto, the one that he lives by: "It's important to be well-liked." It is this mantra which leads Willy to denigrate his neighbors and friends, a trait that he imbues to his children at the expense of pursuing their education and that leads him down the path to self-destruction. The fundamental truth Miller reveals is that the flipside of always trying to be well-liked is that...