From: Chris Koeritz Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2014 21:57:01 +0000 (-0500) Subject: new fortune. X-Git-Tag: 2.140.90~819 X-Git-Url: https://feistymeow.org/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=4e3b3de42002d09fef615e5be8ba0c7d5286edf4;p=feisty_meow.git new fortune. --- diff --git a/infobase/fortunes.dat b/infobase/fortunes.dat index 7465b062..97a2dee0 100644 --- a/infobase/fortunes.dat +++ b/infobase/fortunes.dat @@ -39917,3 +39917,15 @@ action—become causes for the achievement of omniscience. -- H. H. the Dalai Lama, from "The Fourteenth Dalai Lama in A Beginner’s Guide to Meditation: Practical Advice and Inspiration from Contemporary Buddhist Teachers", published by Shambhala Publications +~ +Note that all dualistic concepts and emotions—even positive ones such as +caring, compassion, and wishing others well—are accompanied by grasping at +“self.” So although positive emotions are good, they still fall short of +perfection, which is the primordial wisdom beyond dualistic thinking and +emotional sensations. Grasping at positive qualities is nonetheless a +stepping-stone to perfection, helping us eventually to loosen the grip of +grasping at “self” and to experience sensations of peace and joy. So, +transforming from negative to positive, and then from positive to perfection, +is the ideal way to move toward buddhahood, or full perfection. + -- Tulku Thondup, from "Peaceful Death, Joyful Rebirth: A Tibetan Buddhist + Guidebook", published by Shambhala Publications