Nike claims “Zen” as inspiration for new shoe, but…

Nike claims “Zen” as inspiration for new shoe, but…
Posted: 03 Jun 2013 08:00 AM PDT

This new shoe, Nike tells us, was "inspired by the practice of meditation and the concept of Zen…. Almost every part of the shoe reflects an aspect of a tranquil Zen garden: a modified Waffle outsole made to look like stepping stones, an insole that mirrors a raked rock garden, and slightly different midsole side lengths-a juxtaposition of seriousness and playfulness."
Perhaps Nike will also take further inspiration from Buddhism-confluent lines and do what it can to halt its involvement in the propagation of suffering.
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Posted: 02 Jun 2013 11:00 PM PDT
Teachings in Dharamsala, HP, India from June 1 to 4: His Holiness will give four days of teachings on Shantideva's A Guide to the Boddhisattva's Way of Life (chodjug) at the request of a group of Indian sanghas at the Main Tibetan Temple. Contact Email: nalandashiksha@gmail.com
Teaching in Christchurch, New Zealand on June 9: His Holiness will give a teaching on The Four Noble Truths (denpai shi) in the morning at the CBS Canterbury Arena. Contact Website: www.dalailamavisit.org.nz
Public Talk in Christchurch, New Zealand on June 9: His Holiness will give a public talk on Compassion, The Pillar of Peace in the afternoon at the CBS Canterbury Arena. Contact Website: www.dalailamavisit.org.nz
Public Talk in Dunedin, New Zealand on June 11: His Holiness will give a public talk on Beyond Religion: Ethics for the Whole World in the afternoon at the Dunedin Town Hall. Contact Website: www.dalailamavisit.org.nz
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