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Serenity Chic

Madison Avenue is totally at one with this Buddhist thing

January/February 1999
By Tricycle (tricycle.com/) 
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THE GOODSTHE ANGLETHE PITCHTHE REALITY
Baby Gap velvet jacketReincarnation cachetA cherubic buddha in a velvet jacket and cap sells "Instant Karma."Buying $44 jackets for your kid doesn't guarantee that you won't come back as a rodent.
K-9 AcademyBuddhist naïvetéA young child flanked by a German shepherd and a Doberman

sitting in front of a comfortable home: "With due respect to the Dali Lama, yes, you

can buy peace of mind."

... but you can't keep it on a leash.
Nekoosa PaperPeace of mindA woman sitting in a meditation pose provides the backdrop to this line:

"Provide Peace of Mind with superior smoothness, outstanding opacity."

Paper cuts.
Smirnoff VodkaFaux authenticity"This vodka comes in a bottle designed by albino monks from Tibet,"says the man.

"How's it taste?" asks the woman. "Taste?" the man quips.

If it's not Absolut, it's all relative.
SoBe Zen Blend TeaQuenching your thirst for enlightenmentThe "Age of Enlightenment" has begun, says, SoBe, so get on board with a drink

that moves you "toward a state of relaxation and meditation."

Schedule your zazen with a bathroom break.

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Adapted from Tricycle(Fall 1998). Subscriptions:$24/yr. (4 issues) from TRI Box 3000, Denville, NJ 07834..

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