From: Chris Koeritz Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2013 22:11:43 +0000 (-0400) Subject: new fortune. X-Git-Tag: 2.140.90~951 X-Git-Url: https://feistymeow.org/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=38edc7e75c82ffe43c54de4f47b9865f91946dda;hp=cb3202129c59cca2b18c2a7b9aebc4973ae80670;p=feisty_meow.git new fortune. --- diff --git a/database/fortunes.dat b/database/fortunes.dat index cf3b7923..e2e5c393 100644 --- a/database/fortunes.dat +++ b/database/fortunes.dat @@ -39463,3 +39463,13 @@ is the essence of suffering. -- Khenpo Shenga and Ju Mipham, "Middle Beyond Extremes: Maitreya’s Madhyantavibhaga with Commentaries" ~ +Compassion and generosity must be accompanied by detachment. Expecting +something in return for them is like doing business. If the owner of a +restaurant is all smiles with his customers, it is not because he loves them +but because he wants to increase his turnover. When we love and help others, +it should not be because we find a particular individual likable but because +we see that all beings, whether we think of them as friends or enemies, want +to be happy and have the right to happiness. + -- The Fourteenth Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, in "On the Path to + Enlightenment: Heart Advice from the Great Tibetan Masters", + Shambhala Publications