new or fixed fortunes...

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@@ -38382,7 +38382,7 @@ Enlightenment is not anything new or something we create or bring into
 existence.  It is simply discovering within us what is already there.  It is
 the full realization of our intrinsic nature.  In Tibetan, buddha is sang
 gyay.  Sang means that all of the faults have been cleared away, while gyay
-means “full realization”; just as from darkness, the moon waxes, likewise
+means "full realization"; just as from darkness, the moon waxes, likewise
 from ignorance, the qualities of the mind’s intrinsic nature emerge.
   -- Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche
 ~
@@ -38431,3 +38431,19 @@ solidify into habit, and perpetuate the cycles of suffering.  This entire
 process needs to be purified.
   -- Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche, from "In the Presence of Masters: Wisdom from 30
      Contemporary Tibetan Buddhist Teachers", edited by Reginald A. Ray.
+~
+  Effort is crucial in the beginning for generating a strong will.  We all
+have the Buddha nature and thus already have within us the substances through
+which, when we meet with the proper conditions, we can turn into a fully
+enlightened being having all beneficial attributes and devoid of all faults.
+The very root of failure in our lives is to think, "Oh, how useless and
+powerless I am!" It is important to have a strong force of mind thinking,
+"I can do it," this not being mixed with pride or any other afflictive
+emotion.
+  Moderate effort over a long period of time is important, no matter what you
+are trying to do.  One brings failure on oneself by working extremely hard at
+the beginning, attempting to do too much, and then giving it all up after a
+short time.  A constant stream of moderate effort is needed.  Similarly, when
+meditating, you need to be skillful by having frequent, short sessions; it is
+more important that the session be of good quality than that it be long.
+  -- H.H. the Dalai Lama, from "Kindness, Clarity, and Insight"