Suburban Buddhism is a term that I only wish I had come up with. I heard someone say it once and I really thought that it captured what was happening in American pop culture. The idea that you can go to your local Pier 1 Imports or Target, buy a candle with Chinese or Japanese calligraphy on it, go home, light it, and suddenly you are a part of 2000 years of eastern tradition and philosophy is ridiculous. It's another example of society's mindset for shortcuts and quick-fixes to everything.