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...consent as signs of growing military influence. Some see this as Megawati's way of repaying favors to the generals who enabled her smooth transition to power after they grew fed up with the erratic rule of Abdurrahman Wahid. "The military has nothing to fear under Megawati," says Kivlan Zen, a retired general. "She owes them...
...Welch, he's not talking. An assistant at his Shelton, Conn., office called the situation a personal matter, and his many fans probably agree. The state of his marriage is unknown. Stanley Bing, a columnist for FORTUNE and author of the new book Throwing the Elephant: Zen and the Art of Managing Up, observes of Welch's behavior that top executives' "sense of self is wrapped up so tightly with status that when their circumstances change, they can mutate into something unrecognizable to their closest friends--or interviewers." Or perhaps the key is that, as the authors of the article...
...Morisette is the very picture of the self-centered diva. “So Unsexy,” the most poignant track, is a gorgeous watercolor of the new Alanis Morissette. In 1995 screeches and finger-pointing would have dominated, while in 1998 she projected a self-reflective Zen mentality. However, 2002’s Under Rug Swept brings her inner conflict to a conscious level where Morisette herself can contemplate the ironies of being both arrogant and insecure. Further delving into Under’s ironies is “You Owe Me Nothing in Return...
Thich Nhat Hanh—a 75-year old Vietnamese monk, world-renowned peace crusader, author and Zen Buddhist master—was invited as part of the church’s Faith and Life Forum to address issues in Buddhist-Christian dialogue, political engagement through religion and the Buddha’s teachings of mindfulness...
...joys of skiing are simple yet profound. The satisfying “Shhkshhhhkshhh” sound the skis make becomes my entire world for ten brief minutes, momentarily eclipsing any deadlines, doubts or discouragements in my mind. There’s a very Zen pleasure in trying to drop the H-Bomb on two Canadian ski-bunnies at night and crashing and burning when they think I said “Hartford College.” My après-ski still seems to need some work. Enjoying tripping over my skis by the main chairlift and wiping...