From: Chris Koeritz Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2014 22:54:55 +0000 (-0400) Subject: new fortune. X-Git-Tag: 2.140.90~753 X-Git-Url: https://feistymeow.org/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=109318734c89b0b4153f6ed7f06c34001a83676d;p=feisty_meow.git new fortune. --- diff --git a/infobase/fortunes.dat b/infobase/fortunes.dat index c2603cbf..512f9dcf 100644 --- a/infobase/fortunes.dat +++ b/infobase/fortunes.dat @@ -40393,3 +40393,15 @@ of the probability of actually accomplishing such a vast vision. ~ Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go. -- Oscar Wilde +~ +We might feel terrible, utterly hopeless, but if we look at ourselves fully +and thoroughly, we will find fundamental goodness. There is something that +makes us look up at the blue sky or the clouds or the sun, something that +allows us to polish our shoes and press our clothes. When we wake up in the +morning, there is something that allows us to brush our teeth, comb our hair, +or use a bar of soap. Such actions may seem rather ordinary, but they come +from a very powerful instinct. That sense of workability comes from ultimate +bodhichitta. + -- Chögyam Trungpa, "The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma. Volume + Two: The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom and Compassion", published by + Shambhala Publications