new fortune.

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   -- H.H. the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, "Gentle Bridges: Conversations with the
      Dalai Lama on the Sciences of Mind", edited by Jeremy Hayward and
      Francisco J. Varela, published by Shambhala Publications
+~
+The Tibetan term for renunciation is ngepar jungwa; nges par ’byung ba,
+which literally means "certainty of release."  Ngepar is short for ngepar
+shepa, meaning to have certain, decisive knowledge from within; in this case,
+it refers to having certainty that the nature of worldly existence is
+suffering.  In addition to this certainty, there is the heartfelt wish to be
+released, jungwa, from this suffering.  One must gain confidence in the fact
+that the nature of cyclic existence in samsara is suffering, together with
+having the powerful wish and intention to be free of this suffering.  This is
+what is known as the thought of renunciation.
+  -- Nyoshul Khenpo, "The Fearless Lion’s Roar: Profound Instructions on
+     Dzogchen, the Great Perfection", published by Shambhala Publications