new fortune

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@@ -40884,3 +40884,16 @@ the mind.  Practicing either form of meditation takes joyful exertion and
 self-discipline.
   -- Khenpo Gawang, "Your Mind is Your Teacher", published by Shambhala
      Publications
+~
+Not acting on our habitual patterns is only the first step toward not harming
+others or ourselves.  The transformative process begins at a deeper level when
+we contact the rawness we’re left with whenever we refrain.  As a way of
+working with our aggressive tendencies, Dzigar Kongtrül teaches the
+nonviolent practice of simmering.  He says that rather than “boil in our
+aggression like a piece of meat cooking in a soup,” we simmer in it.  We
+allow ourselves to wait, to sit patiently with the urge to act or speak in our
+usual ways and feel the full force of that urge without turning away or giving
+in.  This is the journey of developing a kindhearted and courageous tolerance
+for our pain.
+  -- Pema Chödrön, "Living Beautifully with Uncertainty and Change",
+     published by Shambhala Publications