new fortune.

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@@ -40356,4 +40356,18 @@ many beings all over the world are having similar experiences.  This helps us
 develop understanding, love, and compassion for others.
   -- Rose Taylor Goldfield, in "Training the Wisdom Body: Buddhist Yogic
      Exercise", published by Shambhala Publications.
+~
+  Once we recognize that other sentient beings—people, animals, and even
+insects—are just like us, that their basic motivation is to experience peace
+and to avoid suffering, then when someone acts in some way or says something
+that is against our wishes, we’re able to have some basis for understanding:
+“Oh, well, this person (or whatever) is coming from this position because,
+just like me, they want to be happy and they want to avoid suffering.
+That’s their basic purpose.  They’re not out to get me; they’re only
+doing what they think they need to do.”
+  Compassion is the spontaneous wisdom of the heart.  It’s always with us.
+It always has been and always will be.  When it arises in us, we’ve simply
+learned to see how strong and safe we really are.
+  -- Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche from "All the Rage: Buddhist Wisdom on Anger and
+     Acceptance", published by Shambhala Publications