X-Git-Url: https://feistymeow.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=infobase%2Ffortunes.dat;h=99a7ccecd7c8c23186468d440dbd05c8f7cf2179;hb=176dcb650f1dbefa08a342d83b4141ace594e05c;hp=3c42bcf57cf9c30c745aa26ce48f94dd44ce7b87;hpb=92d110c6e1256dc1e4bd0b6660365a560f8fd60c;p=feisty_meow.git diff --git a/infobase/fortunes.dat b/infobase/fortunes.dat index 3c42bcf5..99a7ccec 100644 --- a/infobase/fortunes.dat +++ b/infobase/fortunes.dat @@ -40379,3 +40379,14 @@ knows. Innate awareness-wisdom, rigpa, is functioning through us even now, if we only knew it. -- Nyoshul Khenpo and Lama Surya Das, "Natural Great Perfection: Dzogchen Teachings and Vajra Songs", published by Shambhala Publications +~ +I recognize that this wish to create a better society, end all the suffering +of all beings everywhere, and protect the entire planet may not seem +particularly feasible. But whether or not we accomplish such goals in our +lifetime, it is nevertheless deeply meaningful to cultivate such a vast sense +of responsibility, and the wholehearted wish to be able to benefit others. +This outlook is so wholesome and noble that it is worth developing, regardless +of the probability of actually accomplishing such a vast vision. + -- H.H. the Seventeenth Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, "The Heart Is Noble: + Changing the World from the Inside Out", published by Shambhala + Publications