new fortune

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@@ -43662,5 +43662,19 @@ attitude, "This is my time to meditate and now I am not trying to think
 thoughts.  If I let myself think, I am wasting this time I have to practice."
   -- Khenchen Thrangu, from "The Mahamudra Lineage Prayer: A Guide to
      Practice", published by Shambhala Publications
-
+~
+The arrogant mind never stops searching for identity, and this identity always
+defines itself through attributes: "the beautiful one," "the smart one,"
+"the creative one," "the successful one." Sometimes we take this further by
+creating a more elaborate persona: "the rebel," "the maverick," "the suffering
+artist," "the fearless leader." We can hold onto these labels on a "good" day.
+But when we feel insecure about our attributes, or our lack thereof, we start
+to wonder how to define ourselves; we wonder who it is we really are.
+Regardless of whether we’re having a good day or a low self-esteem day, the
+point is, we haven’t found a way to relax, to be natural, unself-conscious.
+We don’t know how to take our seat in ordinariness and feel comfortable in
+our own skin.  We’re always searching for something to be.    
+  -- Dzigar Kongtrul, from "Light Comes Through: Buddhist Teachings on
+     Awakening to Our Natural Intelligence", published by Shambhala
+     Publications