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@@ -42696,4 +42696,51 @@ listening to devo in the 70s. "We're pinheads now. We are not whole."
 "the universe is flat in all directions" is what an infinitely dimensional
 person might say as she perceives all realities simultaneously.
   -- fred t. hamster
+~
+Out of ten soldiers who are perfect in drill and the manual of arms, only one
+knows the purpose of the sights on his gun or can hit the broad side of a barn.
+  -- General Burnside, of his civil war recruits
+~
+music is the balm that soothes.
+anger is the bomb that kills.
+so don't listen to your anger if you want to feel right about life.
+  -- fred t. hamster
+~
+don't torture yourself with overblown expectations of how much you can
+accomplish.  stretch goals are fine, "burst" goals are not.
+  -- fred t. hamster
+~
+In the gap between two thoughts,
+Thought-free wakefulness manifests unceasingly.
+  -- Milarepa
+~
+After Yeshe Tsogyal had helped countless beings in Tibet with her body,
+speech, and mind, the naga Nanda made offerings and with tears in his eyes he
+sang to her:
+
+    Kyema!
+    Guru, mother, Yeshe Tsogyal,
+    Key to the mysteries of Padmasambhava,
+    With mercy taking up the pains of others.
+
+    Free from concepts,
+    “Clean” and “unclean” have no hold on you.
+    Eager for the benefit of others,
+    You bury underground all love of self,
+    Mistress holder of the Teachings,
+    Mother of Victorious Ones, I bow to you.
+
+  -- Excerpted from: "Lady of the Lotus-Born: The Life and Enlightenment of
+     Yeshe Tsogyal" (translated by the Padmakara Translation Group), published
+     by Shambhala Publications
+~
+The mind captivated by a state of craving has no clue as to what pain and
+pleasure really are.  When we hanker after objects, do we experience peace and
+bliss?  Are we in control?  Do we feel at ease?  Or do we feel restless?
+Stressed and worried?  Insecure and desperate?  The slippery thing about
+attachment is that, in our bewilderment, we can’t tell the difference
+between pleasure and pain, love and desire, happiness and sorrow.  The craving
+mind can mistake anything for pleasure--even pain!  It’s like an addiction.
+  -- Dzigar Kongtrül, "Light Comes Through: Buddhist Teachings on Awakening
+     to Our Natural Intelligence", published by Shambhala Publications