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@@ -39584,3 +39584,19 @@ gesture of the Lama's method display is the essential luminosity and power
 of the path.
   -- Ngak'chang Rinpoche, quoted in "Dangerous Friend: The Teacher-Student
      Relationship in Vajrayana Buddhism", Shambhala Publications
+~
+  When clouds cover the sky, we cannot see the pure nature of space.
+Likewise, when conceptual thoughts occupy the mind, we cannot see the pure
+nature of the mind.  To see whether this is true, we can meditate so that the
+mind becomes relaxed and peaceful, and then there is room to develop
+compassion, love, and bodhicitta.  But when our mind is occupied by conceptual
+thoughts and negative thoughts, there is no space to develop good qualities.
+Our mind becomes full of suffering and we cannot disentangle ourselves from
+confusion.
+  When our mind emphasizes positive, calming, and relaxing thoughts, it leaves
+no space for negative thoughts to arise.  Then we can maintain a peaceful,
+harmonious mind regardless of external conditions.  This becomes a matter of
+how much we habituate ourselves to the Dharma teachings.
+  -- from "Opening the Treasure of the Profound: Teachings on the Songs of
+     Jigten Sumgön and Milarepa", by Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen Rinpoche,
+     Shambhala Publications and Snow Lion Publications.