The “Buddhist approach” doesn’t quite cut it for the old man in “Pickles” by Brian Crane, but at least he gives doing nothing a shot. In case you’re wondering what the cartoonist’s religious affiliation is and whether Buddhism will find itself in the funnies on a regular basis, Crane is reported by Wikipedia to be Mormon and said to occasionally include a Latter-Day-Saints context in his strips. Click to see a larger version:
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