new fortune.

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@@ -40577,4 +40577,21 @@ habit of turning away from the open state, what would happen if we habituated
 ourselves to staying open?"
   -- Elizabeth Mattis-Namgyel, "The Power of an Open Question: The Buddha’s
      Path to Freedom", published by Shambhala Publications
+~
+  Recognizing the instability of causes and conditions leads us to understand
+our own power to transform obstacles and make the impossible possible.  This
+is true in every area of life.  If you don’t have a Ferrari, you very well
+may create the conditions to have one.  As long as there is a Ferrari, there
+is the opportunity for you to own one.  Likewise if you want to live longer,
+you can choose to stop smoking and exercise more.  There is reasonable hope.
+Hopelessness--just like its opposite, blind hope--is the result of a belief
+in permanence.
+  You can transform not only your physical world but your emotional world,
+for example, turning agitation into peace of mind by letting go of ambition or
+turning low self-respect into confidence by acting out of kindness and
+philanthropy.  If we all condition ourselves to put our feet in other
+people’s shoes, we will cultivate peace in our homes, with our neighbors,
+and with other countries.
+  -- Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse, "What Makes You Not a Buddhist", published by
+     Shambhala Publications