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@@ -42421,4 +42421,48 @@ The Four Feet of Miracle Powers are:
 These four occur during the greater stage of the path of accumulation.
   -- Gampopa, from "The Jewel Ornament of Liberation", published by Shambhala
      Publications
+~
+Path of Application
+
+    The path of application begins after perfection of the path of
+accumulation.  It has four stages corresponding to the realization of the Four
+Noble Truths: heat, maximum heat, patience, and realization of the highest
+worldly dharma.  Why is it called the path of application?  Because there, one
+makes an effort to directly realize truth.
+
+A.  Five Powers.  Furthermore, during the stages of heat and maximum heat,
+five powers are practiced:
+  the power of faith,
+  the power of perseverance,
+  the power of mindfulness,
+  the power of absorption, and
+  the power of wisdom awareness.
+
+B.  Five Strengths.  During the stages of patience and highest worldly dharma,
+five strengths are practiced:
+  the strength of faith,
+  the strength of perseverance,
+  the strength of mindfulness,
+  the strength of absorption, and
+  the strength of wisdom awareness.
+  -- Gampopa, in "The Jewel Ornament of Liberation", published by Shambhala
+     Publications
+~
+    Your eggnog to rum ratio should be 23% to 77%.  I would then spice the
+eggnog with nutmeg and use more than you're comfortable with because sailors
+used to use it as [a] hallucinogen...
+    Also, enter on a reindeer.  And if you enter on a reindeer, stay on the
+reindeer.  And if you can’t reach something because you’re too high up
+sitting on the reindeer, just ask for help.  That goes for life, too.  Don’t
+be afraid to ask for help and stay on that reindeer.
+  -- T.J. Miller’s recipe for the perfect holiday party
+~
+if you can't beat them, join them, and subvert them from the inside.
+  -- fred t. hamster
+~
+regarding christmas cards...  
+"i would create my own as a desktop publishing activity, with all new current
+stuff.  but it's way too much effort.  basically, i can either give you a
+present or make you a card.  which do you prefer?"
+  -- thus spake slackathustra.