From: Chris Koeritz Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2018 08:19:22 +0000 (-0400) Subject: new fortune X-Git-Tag: 2.140.114^2~5 X-Git-Url: https://feistymeow.org/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;ds=inline;h=723b9c10825486107a901e034e6781bd83de2e7f;p=feisty_meow.git new fortune --- diff --git a/infobase/fortunes.dat b/infobase/fortunes.dat index b0eb7844..3a9653fc 100644 --- a/infobase/fortunes.dat +++ b/infobase/fortunes.dat @@ -43635,4 +43635,18 @@ conditions that we have identified with and labeled “I.” -- Anyen Rinpoche and Allison Choying Zangmo, in "Stop Biting the Tail You're Chasing: Using Buddhist Mind Training to Free Yourself from Painful Emotional Patterns" published by Shambhala Publications +~ +I once heard a Buddhist teacher say that the whole point of having a teacher +was to become autonomous. I considered that for a while. I thought, "Well, +yes, as a mother, I did everything I could to help my son stand on his own two +feet. I get that." But is it possible for anyone to stand on their own two +feet without their mother, father, or guardian to guide them? When we are +born, we are completely helpless and dependent. We would never survive +without the help of others. There is truly no such thing as autonomy. So if +you want to live in accordance with the nature of things—which means living +in grace—practically speaking, it will require some humility and gratitude +for the ways in which your tradition has come down to you with so much care.   + -- Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel, from "The Logic of Faith: The Buddhist Approach + to Finding Certainty Beyond Belief and Doubt", published by Shambhala + Publications