From: Chris Koeritz Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2014 21:10:03 +0000 (-0500) Subject: new fortune. X-Git-Tag: 2.140.90~832 X-Git-Url: https://feistymeow.org/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=681de7528f085ccf1eb9618b71b54b234836bdef;p=feisty_meow.git new fortune. --- diff --git a/infobase/fortunes.dat b/infobase/fortunes.dat index 14ea0722..7eadebe3 100644 --- a/infobase/fortunes.dat +++ b/infobase/fortunes.dat @@ -39865,3 +39865,13 @@ seals, even independently of Buddha's teachings, even never having heard the name Shakyamuni Buddha, can be considered to be on the same path as he. -- Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse, from "What Makes You Not a Buddhist", published by Shambhala Publications +~ +The self-centered thought is not who we are. The self-centered thought is +different from the mind that wants to be happy because we’re sentient +beings. Everybody wants to be happy. There’s no problem with wanting to be +happy. The problem is the way the self-centered thought goes about thinking +of our happiness and the way it goes about getting happiness. It is a +distorted mental state that can be eliminated by seeing its disadvantages, +applying the antidotes, and cultivating the mind that cherishes others. + - Thubten Chodron, from "Don’t Believe Everything You Think: Living with + Wisdom and Compassion", published by Shambhala Publications