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iandhr

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Wed Nov 20, 2013, 04:23 PM Nov 2013

Buddhist Extremist Cell Vows To Unleash Tranquility On West

WASHINGTON—In a 45-minute video posted on Tibetan websites Thursday, Tsuglag Rinpoche, leader of the Buddhist extremist group Kammaṭṭhāna, threatened to soon inflict a wave of peace and tranquility on the West.Speaking in front of a nondescript altar surrounded by candles, burning sticks of incense, and a small golden statue of the Buddha, Rinpoche did not specify when or where an assault of profound inner stillness would occur, but stated in no uncertain terms that the fundamentalist Buddhist cell plans to target all Western suffering.

“In the name of the Great Teacher, we will stop at nothing to unleash a firestorm of empathy, compassion, and true selflessness upon the West,” said Rinpoche, adding that all enemies of a freely flowing, unfettered state of mind will be “besieged with pure, everlasting happiness.” “No city will be spared from spiritual harmony. We will bring about the end to all Western pain and anxiety, to all destructive cravings, to all greed, delusion, and misplaced desire. Indeed, we will bring the entire United States to its knees in deep meditation.”
“Wisdom and virtue to America!” continued Rinpoche. “Wisdom and virtue to all living things on earth!”

According to reports, Rinpoche stressed throughout his address that Kammaṭṭhāna soldiers would continue waging a tireless holy war on Western feelings of emptiness and negativity for as long as necessary, noting that “a jug fills drop by drop” and that “it is better to travel well than to arrive.”

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Buddhist Extremist Cell Vows To Unleash Tranquility On West (Original Post) iandhr Nov 2013 OP
And for those of you who might have missed Unitarian Jihad: factsarenotfair Nov 2013 #1
Hahaha! A lot like my family. We had one of almost everything. freshwest Nov 2013 #5
If we give in to peace and tranquility, the Buddhists will have won!1!! pinboy3niner Nov 2013 #2
Rinpoche (pronounced rin-po-shay) is a title, not a name. Jackpine Radical Nov 2013 #3
More dangerous than you may think... JHB Nov 2013 #4
Oh, man! I was so hoping it wasn't the Onion. Dial-up warning, Large Picture: freshwest Nov 2013 #6

Jackpine Radical

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3. Rinpoche (pronounced rin-po-shay) is a title, not a name.
Wed Nov 20, 2013, 04:30 PM
Nov 2013

And Pat Robertson declares he's going to fight back with every drop of Christian viciousness he can muster.

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