From: Chris Koeritz Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2015 11:31:56 +0000 (-0400) Subject: new fortune X-Git-Tag: 2.140.90~643 X-Git-Url: https://feistymeow.org/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=68821c3475f388759fa9680e8dcf0572cf272ada;p=feisty_meow.git new fortune --- diff --git a/infobase/fortunes.dat b/infobase/fortunes.dat index a89759e7..050cb7c8 100644 --- a/infobase/fortunes.dat +++ b/infobase/fortunes.dat @@ -40884,3 +40884,16 @@ the mind. Practicing either form of meditation takes joyful exertion and self-discipline. -- Khenpo Gawang, "Your Mind is Your Teacher", published by Shambhala Publications +~ +Not acting on our habitual patterns is only the first step toward not harming +others or ourselves. The transformative process begins at a deeper level when +we contact the rawness we’re left with whenever we refrain. As a way of +working with our aggressive tendencies, Dzigar Kongtrül teaches the +nonviolent practice of simmering. He says that rather than “boil in our +aggression like a piece of meat cooking in a soup,” we simmer in it. We +allow ourselves to wait, to sit patiently with the urge to act or speak in our +usual ways and feel the full force of that urge without turning away or giving +in. This is the journey of developing a kindhearted and courageous tolerance +for our pain. + -- Pema Chödrön, "Living Beautifully with Uncertainty and Change", + published by Shambhala Publications