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What ‘White Lotus’ Got Right

JL;DR SUMMARY The latest season of "The White Lotus" explores themes of spiritual searching amidst opulent backdrops in Thailand, integrating Buddhism as a central motif. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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IdentitySpiritualityMindfulnessRepresentationEnlightenmentBuddhismReligious LiteracyAmerican MediaCultural StereotypesThe White Lotus

Places mentioned

Thailand
"took various wellness treatments at the Thailand branch of the fictional White Lotus luxury resort"
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
"she hoped to meditate for a year after she graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill"
North Carolina, United States
"Sarah Catherine Hook played Piper, the lone daughter of the moneyed Ratliffs of North Carolina"
Massachusetts, United States
"which in turn led to the establishment of the Insight Meditation Society in Massachusetts"
California, United States
"and Spirit Rock Meditation Center in California"
New York City, New York, United States
"a secular Buddhist community in New York City"

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