Encountered an unanticipated blast of spirituality - if that's what it was - at a home furnishings place replete with religious figures today. Buddha accessories are nothing new, but this place stood out. For one thing, the entrance to the store is full of bundles of sage and other herbs for American Indian-inspired 
smudging of your home, enterprisingly, or shamelessly, combined with Indian statuary (Ganesh) and a first cluster of what turn out to be a cave's worth of crystals. Faux-Norse magic incense sticks are available too. And the decorator's pantheon is ecumenical - a few lost-looking angels are there too.
But there's more, as becomes clear on the furniture floor. ABC Carpet and Home has a special link to Thich Nhat Hanh, whose calligraphy graces all the walls. Enjoy your self free day, it urges, Breathe and smile. Mother Earth is the Kingdom of God. Look with compassion. Available for 
a (steep) price, too, but mind (from the website): Purchasing the artwork is an agreement to accept the piece just as it is and in the manner the Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh intended it to be. Haha! I'm tempted to try to find a way to integrate this homey hodepodge with all its spiritual sleights of hand into "Theorizing Religion"!
