From: Chris Koeritz Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2014 17:17:39 +0000 (-0400) Subject: new fortune. X-Git-Tag: 2.140.90~750 X-Git-Url: https://feistymeow.org/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=a2274fb7a8c7fd2631c168bbb10529c86c1a46da;p=feisty_meow.git new fortune. --- diff --git a/infobase/fortunes.dat b/infobase/fortunes.dat index 4a1a236f..1036a13b 100644 --- a/infobase/fortunes.dat +++ b/infobase/fortunes.dat @@ -40419,4 +40419,16 @@ Stay in solitary places and promise to pursue meditation. Make sure that whatever you do is consonant with Dharma practice. -- Longchen Rabjam, "Counsel for Liberation", published by Shambhala Publications. - +~ +The key point of the mahayana approach is the commitment to dedicate yourself +to helping other sentient beings. Building yourself up or perpetuating your +own existence is regarded as neurosis. Instead of building yourself up, you +should continue with your pursuit of helping others. Instead of being +selfish, you should empty yourself. The basic definition of ego is holding on +to one’s existence—and paramita practices are techniques that allow you +not to grasp onto or propagate the notion of me-ness, or "I am." Experiencing +egolessness is a process of letting go. But you do not regard the ego as an +enemy or obstacle, you regard it as a brussels sprout that you cook and eat. + -- Chögyam Trungpa, "The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma. Volume + Two: The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom and Compassion", published by + Shambhala Publications