From: Chris Koeritz Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2013 15:27:35 +0000 (-0400) Subject: new fortune. X-Git-Tag: 2.140.90~903 X-Git-Url: https://feistymeow.org/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=1dc3dbef58dc69388eb842d17dc61be75c098ba3;p=feisty_meow.git new fortune. --- diff --git a/database/fortunes.dat b/database/fortunes.dat index 5f135946..49fc9b89 100644 --- a/database/fortunes.dat +++ b/database/fortunes.dat @@ -39584,3 +39584,19 @@ gesture of the Lama's method display is the essential luminosity and power of the path. -- Ngak'chang Rinpoche, quoted in "Dangerous Friend: The Teacher-Student Relationship in Vajrayana Buddhism", Shambhala Publications +~ + When clouds cover the sky, we cannot see the pure nature of space. +Likewise, when conceptual thoughts occupy the mind, we cannot see the pure +nature of the mind. To see whether this is true, we can meditate so that the +mind becomes relaxed and peaceful, and then there is room to develop +compassion, love, and bodhicitta. But when our mind is occupied by conceptual +thoughts and negative thoughts, there is no space to develop good qualities. +Our mind becomes full of suffering and we cannot disentangle ourselves from +confusion. + When our mind emphasizes positive, calming, and relaxing thoughts, it leaves +no space for negative thoughts to arise. Then we can maintain a peaceful, +harmonious mind regardless of external conditions. This becomes a matter of +how much we habituate ourselves to the Dharma teachings. + -- from "Opening the Treasure of the Profound: Teachings on the Songs of + Jigten Sumgön and Milarepa", by Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen Rinpoche, + Shambhala Publications and Snow Lion Publications.