new fortune.

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@@ -2778,7 +2778,7 @@ Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit.
 Time is flying never to return.
   -- Virgil
 ~
 Time is flying never to return.
   -- Virgil
 ~

-It is not enough to succed.  Others must fail.
+It is not enough to succeed.  Others must fail.

   -- Gore Vidal
 ~
 There's a lot to be said for being noveau riche,
   -- Gore Vidal
 ~
 There's a lot to be said for being noveau riche,


@@ -40345,6 +40345,15 @@ body, it must be in the empty space in between.  But if you look, you cannot
 find it.  We need to look and become certain that the mind has no dwelling
 place--we must be certain that there is no real place that we can we can
 point to and say, “Aha!  That’s where it is!”
 find it.  We need to look and become certain that the mind has no dwelling
 place--we must be certain that there is no real place that we can we can
 point to and say, “Aha!  That’s where it is!”

-  - Khenchen Thrangu, "Vivid Awareness: The Mind Instructions of Khenpo
-    Gangshar", published by Shambhala Publications.
+  -- Khenchen Thrangu, "Vivid Awareness: The Mind Instructions of Khenpo
+     Gangshar", published by Shambhala Publications.
+~
+Not only are our adverse experiences beneficial for our own path, but they are
+the best way for us to connect with others.  Suffering is a universal
+experience.  This is why the Buddha chose suffering as the first topic of his
+teachings.  So when we connect with our own suffering, we can also recall that
+many beings all over the world are having similar experiences.  This helps us
+develop understanding, love, and compassion for others.
+  -- Rose Taylor Goldfield, in "Training the Wisdom Body: Buddhist Yogic
+     Exercise", published by Shambhala Publications.