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   -- H. H. the Dalai Lama, from "The Fourteenth Dalai Lama in A Beginner’s
      Guide to Meditation: Practical Advice and Inspiration from Contemporary
      Buddhist Teachers", published by Shambhala Publications
+~
+Note that all dualistic concepts and emotions—even positive ones such as
+caring, compassion, and wishing others well—are accompanied by grasping at
+“self.” So although positive emotions are good, they still fall short of
+perfection, which is the primordial wisdom beyond dualistic thinking and
+emotional sensations.  Grasping at positive qualities is nonetheless a
+stepping-stone to perfection, helping us eventually to loosen the grip of
+grasping at “self” and to experience sensations of peace and joy.  So,
+transforming from negative to positive, and then from positive to perfection,
+is the ideal way to move toward buddhahood, or full perfection.
+  -- Tulku Thondup, from "Peaceful Death, Joyful Rebirth: A Tibetan Buddhist
+     Guidebook", published by Shambhala Publications