What’s the Zen way out of a vicious rumor?  Plus, Patrick’s rash, sleeping with students, buddhism and the internet, and more plugs than a hair replacement clinic.

Links mentioned:

• Brad and his monkey.

• The Buddhist Precepts.  Everyone has slightly different versions but these are a good representation.

• The XX Factor video on “the truth behind yoga“  Note that we don’t know any yoga teachers that are actually like this.

• Yoga Action Squad.  Why not start with episode 1?

• Pee Wee Herman is back!

• The best 30 seconds of Brad Warner’s life.

• The trailer for We Live in Public.

• Dooce’s Monetizing the Hate.

Books mentioned:

• Hey, I heard that Brad Warner guy writes books.

When you screw up bad and are deeply embarrassed, how do you move on and not dwell on, while learning something from it all?  And maybe not be such an idiot next time?

Links mentioned:

• SNL does Jeopardy!  Sorry only US residents get to watch Hulu.  Nyah nyah.

• POTUS weighs in on Kanye.

• Don’t be like Gwen and watch Patrick’s video on how to safely fall through headstand.

Books mentioned:

• Tricycle Magazine’s Commit to Sit

There are people spending hours and hours a day trying to figure out how to make you crave and buy stuff to fill the void inside yourself.  How does a thoughtful person deal with that?

Links mentioned:

• The climax of The Endless Summer.  Watch when you need to chill.

• Mad Men.  We likey!  The opening credits alone will sell you on it.

• Some pictures of famous ladies without their make-up.

• Airbrushing is getting out of hand yo!  Click on Portfolio to see some examples of how even the most beautiful people aren’t good enough for modern media.

• Some fine looking beards and moustaches.