From: Chris Koeritz Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:51:08 +0000 (-0400) Subject: new fortune. X-Git-Tag: 2.140.90~974 X-Git-Url: https://feistymeow.org/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=13d5884e1b5dd75b4bed4e3094d7e8b06aabe35f;p=feisty_meow.git new fortune. --- diff --git a/database/fortunes.dat b/database/fortunes.dat index e575ee1b..000d3e0b 100644 --- a/database/fortunes.dat +++ b/database/fortunes.dat @@ -39351,3 +39351,19 @@ whether those schemes will turn out well in the long run. So it is important to entrust oneself always to the Precious Jewels. -- Ngorchen Konchog Lhundrub, "Three Visions: Fundamental Teachings of the Sakya Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism" +~ +Setting out on a spiritual path is a little like planning a trip—to Machu +Picchu, for example. Some travellers will approach the project by investing a +lot of time in reading travel books or Googling Internet sites about the best +route to take and where to stay--a method that works, but only to a certain +extent. Other travellers prefer a much simpler and safer method: to ask +someone they know and trust who has already been to Machu Picchu to go with +them and show them the way. Similarly, those wishing to follow the Buddhist +path to enlightenment should rely on what are called in the teachings the +“four authentics”: the authentic words of the Buddha (his teachings); the +authentic clarification of the teachings that can be found in the shastras +(commentaries) written by great masters of the past; the further clarification +that is the result of authentic personal experience; and for this experience +to find expression, an authentic guru. + -- Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse, "Not for Happiness: A Guide to the So-Called + Preliminary Practices", Shambhala Publications