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@@ -39895,5 +39895,25 @@ many eons were purified instantly by the power of such enlightened aspiration.
 Thereafter, he started his journey toward the fully enlightened state of
 buddhahood.
   -- Tulku Thondup, from "Incarnation: The History and Mysticism of the Tulku
-     Tradition of Tibet"
-
+     Tradition of Tibet", published by Shambhala Publications
+~
+Below rocky cliffs,
+a vivid sense of impermanence and disenchantment dawns,
+clear and inspired, helping us to achieve
+the union of calm abiding and penetrating insight.
+  -- Longchenpa, from "The Life of Longchenpa: The Omniscient Dharma King of
+     the Vast Expanse", by Jampa Mackenzie Stewart, published by Shambhala
+     Publications
+~
+From one point of view, personal liberation without freeing others is selfish
+and unfair, because all sentient beings also have the natural right and desire
+to be free of suffering.  Therefore, it is important for practitioners to
+engage in the practice of the stages of the path of the highest scope,
+starting with the generation of bodhichitta, the altruistic aspiration to
+achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all sentient beings.  Once one has
+cultivated bodhichitta, all the meritorious actions that are supported by and
+complemented with this altruism—even the slightest form of positive
+action—become causes for the achievement of omniscience.
+  -- H. H. the Dalai Lama, from "The Fourteenth Dalai Lama in A Beginner’s
+     Guide to Meditation: Practical Advice and Inspiration from Contemporary
+     Buddhist Teachers", published by Shambhala Publications