new fortune.

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@@ -39351,3 +39351,19 @@ whether those schemes will turn out well in the long run.  So it is important
 to entrust oneself always to the Precious Jewels.
   -- Ngorchen Konchog Lhundrub, "Three Visions: Fundamental Teachings of the
      Sakya Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism"
+~
+Setting out on a spiritual path is a little like planning a trip—to Machu
+Picchu, for example.  Some travellers will approach the project by investing a
+lot of time in reading travel books or Googling Internet sites about the best
+route to take and where to stay--a method that works, but only to a certain
+extent.  Other travellers prefer a much simpler and safer method: to ask
+someone they know and trust who has already been to Machu Picchu to go with
+them and show them the way.  Similarly, those wishing to follow the Buddhist
+path to enlightenment should rely on what are called in the teachings the
+“four authentics”: the authentic words of the Buddha (his teachings); the
+authentic clarification of the teachings that can be found in the shastras
+(commentaries) written by great masters of the past; the further clarification
+that is the result of authentic personal experience; and for this experience
+to find expression, an authentic guru.
+  -- Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse, "Not for Happiness: A Guide to the So-Called
+     Preliminary Practices", Shambhala Publications