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I adore The Onion. Especially in pieces like this<\/a>, framed and coloured in absurdity. To ‘target all Western suffering…’ How cool would that be?<\/p>\n

So here’s my post for today — a bit of humour, a LOT of wishful thinking. Because the fictional Rinpoche is correct: a jug\u00a0does<\/em> fill drop by drop. And if I send you enough laughter, perhaps your day will brighten.<\/p>\n

Not to mention the whole idea of a terrorism of tranquilty, love, & compassion, accomplished through peaceful imposition, makes me smile. You can click through on the link above, or cut & paste from the caption. Enjoy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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