new fortune.

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   -- H. H. the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, in "From Here to Enlightenment: An
      Introduction to Tsong-kha-pa’s Classic Text The Great Treatise on the
      Stages of the Path to Enlightenment", published by Shambhala Publications
+~
+When we look back, at the time of death, the experience of this life will seem
+like a dream.  And—just as with our nighttime dreams—it will seem useless
+to have put so much effort into it.  The fear we experience in a dream is gone
+when we wake up; feeling afraid was just an unnecessary exertion of effort
+causing us to lose sleep!  When we look back on our lives at death, the amount
+of time we spent in hesitation, aggression, ignorance, selfishness, jealousy,
+hatred, self-preservation, and arrogance will seem like an equally useless
+exertion of energy.  So be able to regard all of these illusory thoughts and
+concepts as dreams.  Within this illusory existence, what, if anything, is the
+logic behind any stubbornness, distraction, hesitation, or habitual emotions
+of aggression, desire, selfishness, and jealousy?  What is the use of holding
+on to these useless emotions within impermanence?  Impermanence is the nature
+of everything.
+  -- Khandro Rinpoche, from "Buddha’s Daughters: Teachings from Women Who
+     Are Shaping Buddhism in the West", published by Shambhala Publications