From: Chris Koeritz Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2016 17:34:39 +0000 (-0500) Subject: new fortune X-Git-Tag: 2.140.90~357 X-Git-Url: https://feistymeow.org/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=4d33952c16f5e2a975bd0e30fcae9035e0981be0;p=feisty_meow.git new fortune --- diff --git a/infobase/fortunes.dat b/infobase/fortunes.dat index 2aa8d9d7..33c4f7a9 100644 --- a/infobase/fortunes.dat +++ b/infobase/fortunes.dat @@ -42331,4 +42331,12 @@ consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is to walk on earth... a miracle we don’t even recognize." -- from Jan Chozen Bays, MD, "How to Train a Wild Elephant & Other Adventures in Mindfulness", published by Shambhala Publications +~ +Begin the sequence of sending and taking with yourself + +Whatever pain you feel, take it in, wishing for all beings to be free of it. +Whatever pleasure you feel, send it out to others. In this way, our personal +problems and delights become a stepping-stone for understanding the suffering +and happiness of all beings. + -- Pema Chodron's "Compassion Cards", published by Shambhala Publications