Christmas greetings

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Ben
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Merry Christmas everyone!
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Learn this from the waters:
in mountain clefts and chasms,
loud gush the streamlets,
but great rivers flow silently.
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Thanks, Ben!

Merry Christmas from Melbourne!!
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Merry Christmas! :smile:
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Merry Christmas! Buon natale! Feliz navidad!
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subh krisamas!! :group:
Aflame with the fire of passion, the fire of aversion, the fire of delusion.
Aflame, with birth, aging & death, with sorrows, lamentations, pains, distresses, & despairs ......

Seeing thus, the disciple of the Noble One grows disenchanted. SN 35.28
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Merry Christmas, indeed, friends. May you all be well! :anjali:
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Merry Christmas!

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Merry Christmas to everyone from the UK !

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Bah Humbug, i loathe xmas. Tho it is nice to have a day off :)
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Deck Us All With Boston Charlie by Walt Kelly:

  • Deck us all with Boston Charlie,

    Walla Walla, Wash, and Kalamazoo!

    Nora's freezin' on the trolley,

    Swaller dollar cauliflower Alleygaroo!

    Don't we know archaic barrel, Lullaby Lilla Boy, Louisville Lou.

    Trolley Molly don't love Harold, Boola Boola Pensacoola Hullabaloo!

    Bark us all bow-wows of folly, Polly wolly cracker n too-da-loo!

    Donkey Bonny brays a carol, Antelope cantaloup, 'lope with you!

    Hunky Dory's pop is lolly gaggin' on the wagon, Willy, folly go through!

    Chollie's collie barks at Barrow, Harum scarum five alarum bung-a-loo!

    Duck us all in bowls of barley, Ninky dinky dink an' polly voo!

    Chilly Filly's name is Chollie, Chollie Filly's jolly chilly view halloo!

    Bark us all bow-wows of folly, Double-bubble, toyland trouble! Woof, Woof, Woof!

    Tizzy seas on melon collie! Dibble-dabble, scribble-scrabble! Goof, Goof, Goof!
>> Do you see a man wise [enlightened/ariya] in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.<< -- Proverbs 26:12

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Merry Christmas everybody!

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¡Feliz Navidad!
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Have a very merry Aussie Xmas!
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God Jul!
Mettāya,
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"Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things."
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