From: Fred T. Hamster Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2023 21:27:21 +0000 (-0500) Subject: new fortunes X-Git-Tag: 2.140.188^2~36 X-Git-Url: https://feistymeow.org/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=e748762adab09e4f1d22c7056c91849ada5b1d8d;p=feisty_meow.git new fortunes --- diff --git a/infobase/fortunes.dat b/infobase/fortunes.dat index f380b7a6..fd35285b 100644 --- a/infobase/fortunes.dat +++ b/infobase/fortunes.dat @@ -8004,8 +8004,8 @@ Pulp Fiction cost $8 million to make--$5 million going to actor's salaries. A full seven percent of the entire Irish barley crop goes to the production of Guinness beer. ~ -Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los -Angeles de Porciúncula" or "The Village of Our Lady, the Queen of Angels, +Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los +Angeles de Porciuncula" or "The Village of Our Lady, the Queen of Angels, of Porziuncola", although its official name is simply "El Pueblo de la Reina de Los Angeles". ~ @@ -33148,7 +33148,7 @@ in a vajra song: Instead, take a few moments to stop your ordinary chain of thoughts. This is especially relevant if you are very busy and have only five minutes for your daily practice, but even ordinarily we have this constant stream of thoughts. -Suppose that just before practice you have a fight with your fianc�. This +Suppose that just before practice you have a fight with your fiance. This will probably trigger a chain of thoughts about what you want to say to your partner. If you start your practice in the midst of all this, it is not going to go so well. This is why it helps to put a stop to this chain of thoughts @@ -35008,8 +35008,8 @@ the bodhimind. -- Glenn Mullin, "The Practice of Kalachakra", foreword by H.H. the Dalai Lama, published by Snow Lion Publications ~ -After suffering severe puncture wounds without shooting any goop on my -opponent, I realized I was simply outgunned. Never bring caulk to a +After suffering severe puncture wounds without shooting any goop on my +opponent, I realized I was simply outgunned. Never bring caulk to a nailgun fight. -- Stephanie S. Thompson ~ @@ -36572,8 +36572,8 @@ discipline. There is a tradition, followed to this day in India, of touching the feet of a holy person or touching the doorstep before entering his or her door, and then touching our foreheads. This is not merely a cultural tradition, but is acknowledging something very profound.(p.73) - -- Khenpo Karthar, "Dharma Paths" 2nd Edition, translated by Ngödup Burkhar - and Chöjor Radha, edited by Laura M. Roth, published by Snow Lion + -- Khenpo Karthar, "Dharma Paths" 2nd Edition, translated by Ngoedup Burkhar + and Choejor Radha, edited by Laura M. Roth, published by Snow Lion Publications ~ According to the lower schools of Buddhist thought, when a being, like @@ -37182,10 +37182,11 @@ contemplation, and reality. Ethics", trans. by the Kalu Rinpoche Translation Group, under the direction of Ven. Bokar Rinpoche, published by Snow Lion Publications ~ - How to Become a Receptacle Suitable for Cultivating the Paths.
You are -made into a vessel suitable for cultivating the path through entering a -mandala such as that of the Vajra Element, receiving initiation, and receiving -the pledges and vows. +How to Become a Receptacle Suitable for Cultivating the Paths. + +You are made into a vessel suitable for cultivating the path through entering +a mandala such as that of the Vajra Element, receiving initiation, and +receiving the pledges and vows. Concerning this, there are two types: those who merely enter a mandala and those who enter and receive initiation, of which there are two types. The former are those who cannot hold the vows of the five lineages but who hold @@ -38163,7 +38164,7 @@ that we need to meditate properly. It is enough just to know what we already have. -- Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, from "Vivid Awareness", in "The Best Buddhist Writing 2012", edited by Melvin McLeod and the editors of the Shambhala - Sun, pages 196–197. + Sun, pages 196-197. ~ We all have to recognize the tremendous opportunity that we have. As humans we have this rare intelligence, but there is a real danger that we will waste @@ -38420,7 +38421,7 @@ what's for dinner that we're completely deaf to what's being said. Shantideva wants to save himself grief by remaining open and attentive. Nothing will improve, he says, unless we become more intelligent about cause and effect. This is a message worth considering seriously. - -- Pema Chödrön, from "No Time to Lose: A Timely Guide to the Way of the + -- Pema Chodron, from "No Time to Lose: A Timely Guide to the Way of the Bodhisattva". ~ Shantideva cites three benefits of pain. First, it is valuable because @@ -38438,7 +38439,7 @@ delightful. When we practice according to Shantideva's instructions, we can get smarter about cause and result. Based on this understanding, we'll have less inclination to cause harm, and more desire to gather virtue and benefit others. - -- Pema Chödrön, from "No Time to Lose: A Timely Guide to the Way of the + -- Pema Chodron, from "No Time to Lose: A Timely Guide to the Way of the Bodhisattva" ~ Since emptiness, from between positive and negative phenomena, is a negative @@ -38480,7 +38481,7 @@ of characteristics, such as the sense of personal identity and the mind-body aggregates; and (c) mental states that are conditioned, for example, by attitudes of naively fixating on the pleasures of the senses. One should not rely on such consciousness. - -- Jamgön Kongtrül Lodro Taye, from "The Treasury of Knowledge: Book Seven + -- Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye, from "The Treasury of Knowledge: Book Seven and Book Eight, Parts One and Two" ~ Such is the process of karma: it is ineluctable; its results are greatly @@ -38496,7 +38497,7 @@ with them any unpleasant sensation--down to even the slightest suffering that could occur in the experience of an arhat--occur due to negative karma one has reinforced in the past; for it is not in accord with the nature of things that suffering be due to positive karma. - -- Jamgön Kongtrül Lodro Taye, from "The Treasury of Knowledge: Book Seven + -- Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye, from "The Treasury of Knowledge: Book Seven and Book Eight, Parts One and Two" ~ "That which is seen and that which is touched are of a dream-like and @@ -38625,7 +38626,7 @@ the sense of the absolute field of experience of the noble ones' primordial wisdom the qualities of realization and abandonment are therefore completely inseparable and do not exist as two different things. -- Arya Maitreya, "Buddha Nature: The Mahayana Uttaratantra Shastra with - Commentary", with commentary by Jamgön Kongtrül Lodro Thaye + Commentary", with commentary by Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye ~ "Vehicle" (yana) has two meanings: the means by which one progresses and the destination to which one is progressing. Mahayana in the sense of the @@ -38661,7 +38662,7 @@ a quality of richness and artistic expression that is very special. Being you, but not being you, is very resourceful. You become a complete mountain man: you know how to make fire and cook food. But it doesn't mean anything. You are still nobody. That is the inspiration. - -- Chögyam Trungpa, "The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma, Volume + -- Chogyam Trungpa, "The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma, Volume One: The Individual Path of Liberation" ~ Interdependence is our reality, whether we accept it or not. In order to @@ -38742,16 +38743,16 @@ being. -- Longchenpa, "You Are the Eyes of the World" ~ - Devotion, or mögü in Tibetan, can be divided into two aspects: möpa and -küpa. Möpa means "longing" or "wanting," and küpa means "humility," -"respect," or "being without arrogance." With küpa, you are not pretending + Devotion, or mogu in Tibetan, can be divided into two aspects: mopa and +kupa. Mopa means "longing" or "wanting," and kupa means "humility," +"respect," or "being without arrogance." With kupa, you are not pretending to be somebody who has reached a higher level of wisdom. So in devotion, longing and humbleness are put together. That state of mind brings openness to the teacher and to the dharma. - With küpa, the longing of möpa does not become purely an emotional + With kupa, the longing of mopa does not become purely an emotional indulgence or demand on the part of either the student or the teacher. The -devotion of küpa is the respect or sacredness that comes from that experience -of aah [the space before first thought]! Küpa arises because every highlight +devotion of kupa is the respect or sacredness that comes from that experience +of aah [the space before first thought]! Kupa arises because every highlight in your life has always been touched by the sacredness of vajrayana, even before you knew it. -- Chogyam Trungpa, from "The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma, @@ -38872,7 +38873,7 @@ When dreaming, be mindful without corrupting it. When in the pardo, don't control, but be aware. When there is fruition, let it arise without obscuration. - -- from "The Life of Marpa the Translator" translated by Chögyam Trungpa + -- from "The Life of Marpa the Translator" translated by Chogyam Trungpa and the Nalanda Translation Committee. ~ The Four Seals in Buddhism are: @@ -38960,7 +38961,7 @@ preoccupation altogether. You begin to realize that preoccupations are garbage; they are worth flushing out so that something real could come up. Then paramita activity begins to make sense, and you begin to act in a more genuine way. - -- Chögyam Trungpa, from "The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma. + -- Chogyam Trungpa, from "The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma. Volume Two: The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom and Compassion" ~ If we unbalance nature, humankind will suffer. Furthermore, we must consider @@ -38986,7 +38987,7 @@ luxurious: when you no longer have it, you begin to miss that confusion, and you would like to re-create it. It is like going back to an adult bookshop and getting more magazines. But with discipline, you control any form of potential escape from reality. - -- Chögyam Trungpa, from "The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma. + -- Chogyam Trungpa, from "The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma. Volume Two: The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom and Compassion" ~ The essence of all the songs can be epitomized by the four dharmas of @@ -39003,7 +39004,7 @@ the journey liberates us from confusion and anxiety. We are delighted by our journey and we feel it is good. The fourth dharma is the total vision. When we are able to overcome confusion and anxiety, even our anxiety is not regarded as anti-dharma or anti-path. Cosmic wakefulness takes place. - -- Chögyam Trungpa's in the foreword to "The Rain of Wisdom: The Essence of + -- Chogyam Trungpa's in the foreword to "The Rain of Wisdom: The Essence of the Ocean of True Meaning" ~ Scrutinize Apperances @@ -39086,7 +39087,7 @@ Feed me! The Epic of Gesar Through aspiration prayers and arousing bodhicitta, for the noble families the -time had come to tame the māras and cannibal demons of Tibet, and resounding +time had come to tame the maras and cannibal demons of Tibet, and resounding as self-arising formless sound from the sky was this song, which invokes the enlightened mindstreams [of all the sages]: @@ -39159,7 +39160,7 @@ karma which one has accumulated in the past. So it serves two purposes. -- H.H. the Dalai Lama, from "Healing Anger: The Power of Patience from a Buddhist Perspective" ~ -The Fifth Dalai Lama (1617–1682) was perhaps the most mystical of all the +The Fifth Dalai Lama (1617-1682) was perhaps the most mystical of all the Dalai Lamas in that he seemed to spend much of his time in a state of trance. During these trances many gurus of past ages, as well as mandala deities, buddhas, and bodhisattvas, would appear directly to him and give him secret @@ -39382,7 +39383,7 @@ ignorance also functions as the source for the subsequent links, such as karmic formation, by grasping as if there were an "I" and "mine." (2) Formation afflicts wandering beings by implanting the seeds of subsequent existence in the consciousness. In this way, when the root text states: -"Wandering beings are afflicted due to…," it should be understood to +"Wandering beings are afflicted due to...," it should be understood to apply to all the remaining links as well, from consciousness on. Accordingly, (3) consciousness becomes infused with habitual tendencies and leads sentient beings to the place of their birth. (4) Name and form take hold of the body @@ -39484,7 +39485,7 @@ transcending the essence of complete purity. Sentient beings and Buddhas are not differentiated in terms of their essence. Just like distinct causes and results appearing in a dream, they are nothing but perceptions of individual minds brought forth by the power of imputation. - -- Heidi I. Köppl, "Establishing Appearances as Divine: Rongzom Chökyi + -- Heidi I. Koeppl, "Establishing Appearances as Divine: Rongzom Chokyi Zangpo on Reasoning, Madhyamaka, and Purity", Shambhala and Snow Lion Publications ~ @@ -39533,7 +39534,7 @@ no space for negative thoughts to arise. Then we can maintain a peaceful, harmonious mind regardless of external conditions. This becomes a matter of how much we habituate ourselves to the Dharma teachings. -- from "Opening the Treasure of the Profound: Teachings on the Songs of - Jigten Sumgön and Milarepa", by Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen Rinpoche, + Jigten Sumgon and Milarepa", by Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen Rinpoche, Shambhala Publications and Snow Lion Publications ~ What is true patience and how can we develop it? Patience is imperturbability @@ -39697,7 +39698,7 @@ Sculpture relies on empty space. Music relies on empty time. Literature relies on empty concepts. If we are to realize the art of freedom, if we are to discover our creative potential, we need to rely on the experience of our intrinsic vibrant emptiness--the beginningless ground of what we are. - -- Ngakpa Chögyam and Khandro Déchen, from "Roaring Silence: Discovering + -- Ngakpa Chogyam and Khandro Dochen, from "Roaring Silence: Discovering the Mind of Dzogchen", published by Shambhala Publications and Snow Lion Publications ~ @@ -39737,7 +39738,7 @@ fundamental change occurs, bodhisattvas are liberated because they have gained mastery over their minds, which abide like space without any appearance of characteristics. Thus, no matter what they encounter, they are able to act as they please without being bound by any attachment or aversion. - -- Karl Brunnhölzl, from "Mining for Wisdom within Delusion: Maitreya's + -- Karl Brunnhoelzl, from "Mining for Wisdom within Delusion: Maitreya's Distinction between Phenomena and the Nature of Phenomena and Its Indian and Tibetan Commentaries", published by Shambhala Publications and Snow Lion Publications @@ -39786,7 +39787,7 @@ freedom. Saying that red is red does not particularly liberate you from seeing green or yellow. But when dharma speaks about reality, we see that it is worth stepping out of our little world of habitual patterns, our little nest. In that way, the dharma brings greater vision. - -- Chögyam Trungpa, from "The Path of Individual Liberation, Volume One of + -- Chogyam Trungpa, from "The Path of Individual Liberation, Volume One of The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma", published by Shambhala Publications ~ @@ -39924,7 +39925,7 @@ Mind shines as bodhicitta. There is no attainment of the three kayas of buddha. Not negation, beyond hope and fear, Without ground or root--such is the fruition. - - from "The Life of Marpa the Translator", translated by Chögyam Trungpa + - from "The Life of Marpa the Translator", translated by Chogyam Trungpa and the Nalanda Translation Committee, published by Shambhala Publications ~ FDR's Economic Bill of Rights @@ -40023,10 +40024,10 @@ listing all their insights and spiritual credentials. That is too arrogant; it is phony, out of the question altogether. It is fine to offer our particular skills or neuroses to the guru as a gift or an opening gesture. But if we begin to dress up our neuroses as virtues, like a person writing a -resumé, that is unacceptable. Devotion without arrogance demands that we +resume, that is unacceptable. Devotion without arrogance demands that we stop clinging to our particular case history, that we relate to the teacher and to the world in a naked and direct way, without hiding behind credentials. - -- Chögyam Trungpa, from "The Heart of the Buddha: Entering the Tibetan + -- Chogyam Trungpa, from "The Heart of the Buddha: Entering the Tibetan Buddhist Path", published by Shambhala Publications ~ To study and to contemplate what one has learned is very important, but these @@ -40073,7 +40074,7 @@ focus on the words; to focus on timeless awareness and not focus on ordinary consciousness; and to focus on the definitive meaning and not focus on the meaning that guides. These four things are things to be realized; they are not four kinds of spiritual individuals. - -- Jamgön Kongtrul, from "The Treasury of Knowledge: Book Seven and Book + -- Jamgon Kongtrul, from "The Treasury of Knowledge: Book Seven and Book Eight, Parts One and Two: Foundations of Buddhist Study and Practice", published by Shambhala Publications ~ @@ -40301,7 +40302,7 @@ Is called "dharmadhatu" and "Heart of the victors." It is neither to be improved by the noble ones Nor made worse by sentient beings. -- from "Luminous Heart: The Third Karmapa on Consciousness, Wisdom, and - Buddha Nature", translated by Karl Brunnhölzl, published by Shambhala + Buddha Nature", translated by Karl Brunnhoelzl, published by Shambhala Publications ~ It is possible to mistake attachment for loving-kindness and compassion. @@ -40392,7 +40393,7 @@ morning, there is something that allows us to brush our teeth, comb our hair, or use a bar of soap. Such actions may seem rather ordinary, but they come from a very powerful instinct. That sense of workability comes from ultimate bodhichitta. - -- Chögyam Trungpa, "The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma. Volume + -- Chogyam Trungpa, "The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma. Volume Two: The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom and Compassion", published by Shambhala Publications ~ @@ -40419,7 +40420,7 @@ 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 + -- Chogyam Trungpa, "The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma. Volume Two: The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom and Compassion", published by Shambhala Publications ~ @@ -40470,7 +40471,7 @@ your name is so-and-so, or because your driver's license says so-and-so. But if you look beyond such things, and beyond beyond, you find that there is no substance. That is ultimate prajna: it is the discovery of egolessness, which frees you from fixation. - -- Chögyam Trungpa, from "The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma. + -- Chogyam Trungpa, from "The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma. Volume Two: The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom and Compassion", published by Shambhala Publications ~ @@ -40488,7 +40489,7 @@ wisdom that sees genuine reality do not see these events as real. Training in the view of the Mind-Only school that all phenomena are mind, and in the Middle Way view that all phenomena are emptiness, helps us transform our confused consciousness into perfect wisdom. - -- Khenpo Tsültrim Gyamtso, in "Stars of Wisdom", published by Shambhala + -- Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso, in "Stars of Wisdom", published by Shambhala Publications ~ Egolessness is not the same as self-extinction. We do not cease to exist, @@ -40547,7 +40548,7 @@ to achieve real peace through material goods alone. Perhaps we can accomplish a little artificial joy and happiness, but these don't last long. Truly substantial and lasting happiness and peace can be established only by exercising our inner mind with the precious Dharma teachings. This is the -purpose of our meditation practice, and this is what Jigten Sumgön taught. +purpose of our meditation practice, and this is what Jigten Sumgon taught. Mental afflictions and neuroses can be pacified only through the Dharma. Dharma is the ultimate remedy for confusion. -- Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen, "Opening the Treasure of the Profound", @@ -40738,7 +40739,7 @@ a quality of genuineness. In the hinayana, you behave decently because the dharma is actually a part of you. That is the meaning of taming yourself... Becoming a dharmic person means that in your everyday life from morning to morning, around the clock, you are not trying to kid anybody. - -- Chögyam Trungpa, from "The Path of Individual Liberation: Volume One of + -- Chogyam Trungpa, from "The Path of Individual Liberation: Volume One of The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma", published by Shambhala Publications ~ @@ -40878,14 +40879,14 @@ self-discipline. 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 +working with our aggressive tendencies, Dzigar Kongtrul 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", + -- Pema Chodron, "Living Beautifully with Uncertainty and Change", published by Shambhala Publications ~ During lifetimes spent wandering in the round of rebirth without beginning or @@ -40905,7 +40906,7 @@ a total environment of generosity. Generosity is implied; it just happens, rather than you making it happen. It's just there, without direction, without me, without "for them." It's full of joy, a spontaneously existing grin of joy, constant joy. - -- Chögyam Trungpa, from "Mindfulness in Action: Making Friends with + -- Chogyam Trungpa, from "Mindfulness in Action: Making Friends with Yourself through Meditation and Everyday Awareness", published by Shambhala Publications ~ @@ -40976,7 +40977,7 @@ The origin of all science is in the desire to know causes; and the origin of all false science and imposture is in the desire to accept false causes rather than none; or, which is the same thing, in the unwillingness to acknowledge our own ignorance. - -- William Hazlitt (1778–1830) + -- William Hazlitt (1778-1830) ~ Not only are there two different categories of phenomena, the person and the external phenomena, there are also two different types of misconceptions with @@ -41144,7 +41145,7 @@ profound effect that we have discovered from the hinayana discipline of one- pointedness and the mahayana discipline of openess and compassionate nonterritoriality. Out of that comes vajrayana magic, which is that we are able to cut our thoughts abruptly and directly. On the spot! - -- Chögyam Trungpa, in "The Tantric Path of Indestructible Wakefulness", + -- Chogyam Trungpa, in "The Tantric Path of Indestructible Wakefulness", published by Shambhala Publications ~ When, in the Mahayana, one goes for refuge, one cultivates an unbearably @@ -41270,7 +41271,7 @@ is more peace and happiness, each one of us must work with our condition. For example, our society is like numbers. When we count, we must always begin with the number "1." If I think about society, I must start with myself as "number one." - -- Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, from "Dzogchen Teachings", published by Shambhala + -- Chogyal Namkhai Norbu, from "Dzogchen Teachings", published by Shambhala Publications ~ One of my favorite quotes from the Buddha is: "Let us rise up and be @@ -41307,13 +41308,13 @@ development; and at the same time recognizing that all these methods are fundamentally designed simply to bring to light what is already there, in all of its perfection, in all of its completeness. This is the pure fountain of loving-kindness and wisdom we are trying to cultivate. - The mantra OṂ MAṆI PADME HŪṂ is associated with Avalokiteśvara, + The mantra OM MANI PADME HUM‚ is associated with Avalokiteshvara, the embodiment of enlightened compassion, and the mantra is the verbal articulation of that same quality of compassion. Among the many -interpretations of the mantra, here is one I find especially meaningful. Oṃ -signifies the manifest body, speech, and mind. Maṇi in Sanskrit means -"jewel." Padme, pronounced pémé in Tibetan, means "in the lotus." -Hūṃ, pronounced by the Tibetans as hoong, is a syllable suggestive of the +interpretations of the mantra, here is one I find especially meaningful. Om +signifies the manifest body, speech, and mind. Mani in Sanskrit means +"jewel." Padme, pronounced peymey in Tibetan, means "in the lotus." +Hum, pronounced by the Tibetans as hoong, is a syllable suggestive of the deepest, essential, transcendent nature of consciousness. So the mantra starts out from the manifest state of the body, speech, and mind, then through the metaphor of the jewel in the lotus, goes to the depths of consciousness. @@ -41327,9 +41328,9 @@ roughest edges of our arrogance and pride can be smoothed down a little. Americans--with their car obsessions--have a good expression for this: "Where the rubber meets the road." Let's say there's a shiny new car on the floor. It appears to be perfect. But we still need to take it for a -test–drive. The car that never leaves the shop is like a practitioner +test-drive. The car that never leaves the shop is like a practitioner reciting nice words about compassion and selflessness, but removed from the -opportunity to test–drive their intentions and aspirations. How do the +opportunity to test-drive their intentions and aspirations. How do the bodhisattva ideals hold up when we actually interact with others? Problems within the sangha inevitably arise because we're talking about unenlightened people trying to get along with each other. Jealousy, @@ -41445,7 +41446,7 @@ constitute samsara. The three worlds are simply this; the great elements are simply this." -- Padmasambhava, "A Garland of Views: A Guide to View, Meditation, and Result in the Nine Vehicles", from Padmasambhava's classic text with a - commentary by Jamgön Mipham, published by Shambhala Publications + commentary by Jamgon Mipham, published by Shambhala Publications ~ The Hinayana counsels a life of discipline--not the onerous, punishing kind, but the kind that can actually create a life of joy. Little slips are to be @@ -41489,7 +41490,7 @@ and nice. Since you are not substituting such behavior for your actual self, you do not feel particularly lost or deprived of your capabilities. Beyond that, you can expand to others as well. So you are full, but at the same time, you are empty. - -- Chögyam Trungpa, "The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom & Compassion", + -- Chogyam Trungpa, "The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom & Compassion", published by Shambhala Publications. ~ Traditionally, many subtle distinctions are made about the various @@ -41539,8 +41540,8 @@ mindful or not. Equanimity stops the dramatizing and catastrophizing that we get into when we do not get what we want (the craving and grasping that arise from attachment) or we get what we do not want (aversion which gives rise to hatred, jealousy, and depression). - -- Chönyi Taylor, from "Enough! A Buddhist Approach to Finding Release -from Addictive Patterns", published by Shambhala Publications + -- Chonyi Taylor, from "Enough! A Buddhist Approach to Finding Release + from Addictive Patterns", published by Shambhala Publications ~ It is said in the Supreme Continuum of the Great Vehicle: Earth is based upon water, @@ -41552,7 +41553,7 @@ It is said in the Supreme Continuum of the Great Vehicle: Mistaken attention is based on the purity of mind. But the nature of mind is not itself based on any of these things. -- Choying Tobden Dorje, from "The Complete Nyingma Tradition from Sutra to -Tantra, Books 15 to 17, Volume 1", published by Shambhala Publications + Tantra, Books 15 to 17, Volume 1", published by Shambhala Publications ~ First, I'll begin with self, which sometimes goes by the name ego, or more familiarly, I and me. What is this self, really? We can investigate by @@ -41600,7 +41601,7 @@ the whole world, including ourselves. Everything, the entire universe, becomes the expression of total insult. We have to relate to that experience rather than rejecting it. If you hope to be helpful to others, first you have to work with yourself. - -- Chögyam Trungpa, from "Mindfulness in Action", published by Shambhala + -- Chogyam Trungpa, from "Mindfulness in Action", published by Shambhala Publications ~ If I could conceive that the general government might ever be so administered @@ -42101,7 +42102,7 @@ how to express our affection so that it does not destroy a person but instead helps him or her to develop. It is more like a dance than a hug. And the music behind it is that of intellect. -- " 'Intellect and Intuition,' in The Heart of the Buddha: Entering the - Tibetan Buddhist Path", by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, published by + Tibetan Buddhist Path", by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, published by Shambhala Publications ~ Gampopa recognized in Dusum Khyenpa an exceptional being and declared that @@ -42136,7 +42137,7 @@ Gampopa encouraged the Karmapa to go on retreat in the near future at Kampo Gangra in eastern Tibet, prophesying that it would be in this location that Dusum Khyenpa would attain complete enlightenment. -- from "History of the Karmapas", by Lama Kunsang, Lama Pemo, and Marie - Aubèle, published by Shambhala Publications + Aubele, published by Shambhala Publications ~ One cannot force or grasp a spiritual experience, because it is as delicate as the whisper of the wind. But one can purify one's motivation, one's body, @@ -42279,7 +42280,7 @@ not be intimidated by lots of bills to pay, diapers to change, food to cook, or papers to be filed. Fundamentally, in spite of all those responsibilities, you begin to feel that it is a worthwhile situation to be a human being, to be alive, not afraid of death. - -- Chögyam Trungpa, "Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior", published + -- Chogyam Trungpa, "Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior", published by Shambhala Publications ~ These deities share a freedom from passion and experience more and more @@ -42330,7 +42331,7 @@ 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 ~ -Tuvaá¹­aka Sutta: The Discourse on Being Quick +Tuvataka Sutta: The Discourse on Being Quick (The Buddha said,) "Let them completely destroy the root @@ -42642,7 +42643,7 @@ businesses or products mashed up with despots: ~ Relaxing in the midst of chaos, learning not to panic--this is the spiritual path. - -- Pema Chödrön, "When Things Fall Apart" + -- Pema Chodron, "When Things Fall Apart" ~ Driving all blames into oneself applies whenever we complain about anything, even that our coffee is cold or the bathroom is dirty. We may think that we @@ -42651,12 +42652,12 @@ are simply speaking on behalf of ourselves. According to this slogan, everything is due to our own ego fixation, which makes us very vulnerable. Consequently, we provide an ideal target. We get hit, but nobody meant to hit us--we are actually inviting the bullets. - -- Chögyam Trungpa, "The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma: The + -- Chogyam Trungpa, "The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma: The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom and Compassion", published by Shambhala Publications ~ I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been. -  -- Wayne Gretzky + -- Wayne Gretzky ~ Aren't surveys inherently biased, because they only include people who are willing to be surveyed? What about people who value their time? @@ -42730,7 +42731,7 @@ Stressed and worried? Insecure and desperate? The slippery thing about attachment is that, in our bewilderment, we can't tell the difference between pleasure and pain, love and desire, happiness and sorrow. The craving mind can mistake anything for pleasure--even pain! It's like an addiction. - -- Dzigar Kongtrül, "Light Comes Through: Buddhist Teachings on Awakening + -- Dzigar Kongtrul, "Light Comes Through: Buddhist Teachings on Awakening to Our Natural Intelligence", published by Shambhala Publications ~ The path of dharma, its fruit, and everything included within great gnosis, @@ -42739,8 +42740,8 @@ nonduality of phenomena. At this point, there is attainment of the signs of cultivating bodhicitta. When realized in this manner, there is no need for training on a multitude of paths. Therefore, the unmistaken path is simply the realization of the nature of one's own mind just as it is. - -- Rongzom Chökyi Zangpo's treatise on Dzogchen as the culmination of the - Mahāyāna, Entering the way of the Great Vehicle, translated by Dominic + -- Rongzom Chakyi Zangpo's treatise on Dzogchen as the culmination of the + Mahayana, Entering the way of the Great Vehicle, translated by Dominic Sur, 2017, published by Shambhala Publications ~ Lineage is not like a baton that one person passes to another person and then @@ -42758,13 +42759,13 @@ Even with realization, if you do not directly cut through, it is like tossing out a tempered sharp weapon: the view will not protect you, and you are bound by fear. The yoga that brings together view and conduct is like the weapons carried by warriors that vanquish all the enemy hosts. - -- Machik Lapdrön, "Chöd: The Sacred Teachings on Severence", by Jamgön - Kongtrul Lodrö Taye, translated by Sarah Harding, published by Shambhala + -- Machik Lapdron, "Chod: The Sacred Teachings on Severence", by Jamgon + Kongtrul Lodro Taye, translated by Sarah Harding, published by Shambhala Publications ~ The system of two truths is propounded solely for didactic purposes, as an entry to the path. On the ultimate level, the division into two truths has no -place. There is only the inconceivable dharmadhātu, pure suchness, the +place. There is only the inconceivable dharmadhatu, pure suchness, the ultimate mode of being. As it is written in the sutra, There is but one truth: absence of all origin, @@ -42776,7 +42777,7 @@ But whereas on the ultimate level, the two truths are not posited, on the relative level, they are. For there is certainly a difference between the way things are and the way they appear. As was said earlier, "These the two truths are declared to be." - -- The Wisdom Chapter: Jamgön Mipham's Commentary on the Ninth Chapter of + -- The Wisdom Chapter: Jamgon Mipham's Commentary on the Ninth Chapter of The Way of the Bodhisattva, translated by the Padmakara Translation Group, published by Shambhala Publications ~ @@ -42809,7 +42810,7 @@ omniscience. Nagarjuna refers to them in his Suhrllekha when he says: ~ We are far removed from eighth-century Tibet, where we meet her, but -Yeshé Tsogyal continues to be present and available. She lives outside +Yeshe Tsogyal continues to be present and available. She lives outside linear time, but visits it: her limitless emanations form a bridge from her lifetime to the present. She promised to remain accessible to any spiritual seeker wishing to follow her lead. In her own words, @@ -42831,7 +42832,7 @@ seeker wishing to follow her lead. In her own words, dreams, visions, and real life. As well, her human reincarnations ceaselessly return to the world, guiding others in whatever capacity is needed. -- from "The Life and Visions of Yeshe Tsogyal", by Drime Kunga and Yeshe - Tsogyal, translated by Chönyi Drolma, published by Shambhala Publications + Tsogyal, translated by Chonyi Drolma, published by Shambhala Publications ~ It is impossible to conceive how many beings, from beginningless time in samsara, have been related to us--as parents, as enemies, or as people @@ -42891,7 +42892,7 @@ to throw ourselves away and become something better. It's about befriending who we are already. Perhaps we will experience what is traditionally described as the fruition of maitri--playfulness... - -- Pema Chödrön, from "Awakening Loving-Kindness", published by Shambhala + -- Pema Chodron, from "Awakening Loving-Kindness", published by Shambhala Publications ~ In texts we inherited from India, the basic principle is sometimes called @@ -42918,7 +42919,7 @@ compassion will well up effortlessly, a compassion that will never abandon living beings who circle in samsara through their clinging to true existence. For as it has been taught, it is in the nature of things that such an attitude is born. - -- from "The Wisdom Chapter: Jamgön Mipham's Commentary on the Ninth + -- from "The Wisdom Chapter: Jamgon Mipham's Commentary on the Ninth Chapter of The Way of the Bodhisattva", published by Shambhala Publications ~ @@ -42955,7 +42956,7 @@ find the ambition in life, trying to reach higher goals, is the bodhisattva's ambition in the mahayana. Trying to find the subtleties of life is the tantric discovery of mystical experience in the vajrayana. -- Milarepa, from "Milarepa: Lessons from the Life and Songs of Tibet's - Great Yogi", by Chögyam Trungpa, published by Shambhala Publications + Great Yogi", by Chogyam Trungpa, published by Shambhala Publications ~ The root of our current unsatisfactory condition in a cycle of death and rebirth is our innate tendency to view the personal self in a reified manner @@ -43083,7 +43084,7 @@ flowers are complete. In the winter, they are not. In dependence upon that, flowers grow in the summer but not in the winter. If causes were not necessary, flowers would grow in the winter also. They would grow at all times. - -- Khenchen Thrangu, "Essential Practice: Lectures on KamalashÄ«la's + -- Khenchen Thrangu, "Essential Practice: Lectures on Kamalashila's Stages of Meditation in the Middle Way School", published by Shambhala Publications ~ @@ -43107,7 +43108,7 @@ hungry ghosts, animals, humans, and so forth. When they fall, mentally they suffer greatly. Therefore, sentient beings born in the states of the six wanderers have nothing but suffering. If we think about that, compassion can arise. -  -- Khenchen Thrangu, "Essential Practice: Lectures on KamalashÄ«la's + -- Khenchen Thrangu, "Essential Practice: Lectures on Kamalashila's Stages of Meditation in the Middle Way School", published by Shambhala Publications ~ @@ -43126,9 +43127,9 @@ ripened. The benefit of hearing, thinking, and meditating, in terms of causing all persons to possess happiness and the causes of happiness, is inconceivable, but if it is not dedicated, then when anger arises, it will be destroyed. This benefit cannot be seen with the eye, but it is inconceivable. -  -- Kensur Lekden, from "Meditations of a Tibetan Tantric Abbot: The Main - Practices of the Mahayana Buddhist Path", translated and edited by - Jeffrey Hopkins, published by Shambhala Publications + -- Kensur Lekden, from "Meditations of a Tibetan Tantric Abbot: The Main + Practices of the Mahayana Buddhist Path", translated and edited by + Jeffrey Hopkins, published by Shambhala Publications ~ Because you need to obtain the happy effects and the causes producing them, and because it is necessary for yourself and others to attain them, you must @@ -43150,14 +43151,14 @@ drink now, this lifetime is short. Our longest condition of life is our countless future lives. If you consider only this which you can see now and you do not consider all the future lives which you cannot see, you will incur immeasurable fault. You will harm yourself. -  -- Kensur Lekden, from "Meditations of a Tibetan Tantric Abbot: The Main - Practices of the Mahayana Buddhist Path", translated and edited by - Jeffrey Hopkins, published by Shambhala Publications + -- Kensur Lekden, from "Meditations of a Tibetan Tantric Abbot: The Main + Practices of the Mahayana Buddhist Path", translated and edited by + Jeffrey Hopkins, published by Shambhala Publications ~ The ground of primal wisdom Where the truth beyond all concepts is beheld Is reached more easily by humans than by gods. -The essence also of the deep path of the Vajrayāna +The essence also of the deep path of the Vajrayana Is more easily attained by those who find a human form. The basis of the Dharma of both great and lesser vehicles Is said to be supremely noble-- @@ -43322,7 +43323,7 @@ Together with sadness, fear, and all such mental suffering, Can, through the teachings, enhance the purifying path And, unburdened by avoidance or indulgence, adorn the mind! - -- Patrul Rinpoche, from "Beyond the Ordinary Mind: Dzogchen, Rimé, and the + -- Patrul Rinpoche, from "Beyond the Ordinary Mind: Dzogchen, Rime, and the Path of Perfect Wisdom", translated by Adam Pearcey, published by Shambhala Publications ~ @@ -43356,7 +43357,7 @@ Many names it has received, yet all have but one meaning: Ultimate reality, beyond the range Of speech, of thought, of explanation: The enlightened mind, -The space-like nature where saṃsāra and nirvāṇa are not two. +The space-like nature where samsara and nirvana are not two. -- Longchenpa, from "Finding Rest in Meditation", published by Shambhala Publications ~ @@ -43499,8 +43500,8 @@ Through the blessings of the divine three foundations, May you quickly find the emptiness of your own mind, And from the kingdom of the ever-pure great perfection, Bring about the great aims of boundless beings. -  -- from "Gendun Chopel: Tibet's Modern Visionary", by Donald S. Lopez - Jr., published by Shambhala Publications + -- from "Gendun Chopel: Tibet's Modern Visionary", by Donald S. Lopez + Jr., published by Shambhala Publications ~ Parallel to compassion, the Buddhist teachings emphasize loving-kindness--the wish for others to have happiness and the causes of happiness. A traditional @@ -43561,7 +43562,7 @@ transcending suffering. He said, "If a monk harms others, he is not a monk." I am a Buddhist monk, so I try to practice accordingly. When people think this practice is something unique and special and call me a leader of world peace, I feel almost ashamed! -  -- H.H. the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, from "The Bodhisattva Guide", published + -- H.H. the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, from "The Bodhisattva Guide", published by Shambhala Publications ~ We have talked about impermanence and how painful it is to acknowledge that @@ -43577,7 +43578,7 @@ minds. As compassion gains force, it enables our minds to recognize the profound nature of emptiness--the true nature of things that lies beyond all concepts. Sorrow and pain become catalysts for deep-felt loving care, and the power of universal compassion delivers the realization of the true view. -That’s when we have truly become students of the Dharma. +That's when we have truly become students of the Dharma. -- Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche, from "Sadness, Love, Openness: The Buddhist Path of Joy", published by Shambhala Publications ~ @@ -43649,7 +43650,7 @@ meditation, thoughts are nothing other than impediments to what we are trying to do. So, when we are practicing meditation, we have to maintain the attitude, "This is my time to meditate and now I am not trying to think thoughts. If I let myself think, I am wasting this time I have to practice." -  -- Khenchen Thrangu, from "The Mahamudra Lineage Prayer: A Guide to + -- Khenchen Thrangu, from "The Mahamudra Lineage Prayer: A Guide to Practice", published by Shambhala Publications ~ The arrogant mind never stops searching for identity, and this identity always @@ -43663,7 +43664,7 @@ Regardless of whether we're having a good day or a low self-esteem day, the point is, we haven't found a way to relax, to be natural, unself-conscious. We don't know how to take our seat in ordinariness and feel comfortable in our own skin. We're always searching for something to be. -  -- Dzigar Kongtrul, from "Light Comes Through: Buddhist Teachings on + -- Dzigar Kongtrul, from "Light Comes Through: Buddhist Teachings on Awakening to Our Natural Intelligence", published by Shambhala Publications ~ @@ -43678,7 +43679,7 @@ Expand your mindfulness and remain pervasive like the earth. Steady your attention and remain unshakable like a mountain. Brighten your awareness and remain shining like a flame. Clear your thought-free wakefulness and remain lucid like a crystal. - -- Dakpo Tashi Namgyal, "Clarifying the Natural State", from "Jewels of + -- Dakpo Tashi Namgyal, "Clarifying the Natural State", from "Jewels of Enlightenment: Wisdom Teachings from the Great Tibetan Masters", compiled and translated by Erik Pema Kunsang, published by Shambhala Publications ~ @@ -43713,13 +43714,13 @@ that have too long divided you from others. Each and every being in this world, including animals and all other beings of the six realms, wants to be happy. Nobody wants to suffer. Even through we have no wisdom or clairvoyance, we can see that everyone in this world is -afflicted with disturbing emotions and delusion based on their karma—not only +afflicted with disturbing emotions and delusion based on their karma--not only we humans, but all beings in the six realms. Even a tiny little ant is -constantly afflicted by the five poisons, and it’s impossible for such a being +constantly afflicted by the five poisons, and it's impossible for such a being to generate bodhichitta, faith, devotion, or pure perception for an instant. -It can’t even conceive of a path to liberation or ultimate happiness. Due to +It can't even conceive of a path to liberation or ultimate happiness. Due to karma accumulated throughout beginningless lifetimes, all sentient beings -experience various kinds of sorrow and happiness. Yet this isn’t just random, +experience various kinds of sorrow and happiness. Yet this isn't just random, for all that we experience is the result of our past actions. ##--#Penor Rinpoche, from "An Ocean of Blessings: Heart Teachings of Drubwang Penor Rinpoche", translated by Ani Jinba Palmo, published by Shambhala @@ -43750,8 +43751,7 @@ The movements should maintain a slow demeanor. The knees should maintain a supple demeanor. The feet and head should maintain a demeanor of happiness. And overall [the dancer] should maintain a demeanor -That is both heroic and magnificent.   - +That is both heroic and magnificent... -- by Konchog Lhadrepa and Charlotte Davis, from "The Art of Awakening: A User's Guide to Tibetan Buddhist Art and Practice", published by Shambhala Publications @@ -43821,7 +43821,7 @@ something we simply have to accept. In the materialistic world, being "rich" means that you own plenty of property, run various businesses, and have a great deal of money; whereas the spiritual world defines being "rich" as perfect contentment. From a spiritual point of view, we are rich when we no -longer torture our minds with thoughts about everything we lack.   +longer torture our minds with thoughts about everything we lack... -- Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse, from "Best Foot Forward: A Pilgrim's Guide to the Sacred Sites of the Buddha", published by Shambhala Publications ~ @@ -43839,7 +43839,7 @@ Into the consciousness of the universal ground, And the universal ground is purified in the ultimate expanse, There occurs primordial coemergent wisdom, Empty, luminous, and self-arisen. -This is what yogis must recognize.    +This is what yogis must recognize... -- Longchenpa, from "Finding Rest in the Nature of the Mind: The Trilogy of Rest, Volume 1", translated by Padmakara Translation Group, published by Shambhala Publications @@ -43891,11 +43891,11 @@ further. ~ ACHTUNG! ALLES TURISTEN UND NONTEKNISCHEN LOOKENSPEEPERS! -DAS KOMPUTERMASCHINE IST NICHT FÜR DER GEFINGERPOKEN UND MITTENGRABEN! +DAS KOMPUTERMASCHINE IST NICHT FÜR DER GEFINGERPOKEN UND MITTENGRABEN! ODERWISE IST EASY TO SCHNAPPEN DER SPRINGENWERK, BLOWENFUSEN UND POPPENCORKEN MIT SPITZENSPARKEN. -IST NICHT FÜR GEWERKEN BEI DUMMKOPFEN. DER RUBBERNECKEN SIGHTSEEREN KEEPEN -DAS COTTONPICKEN HÄNDER IN DAS POCKETS MUSS. +IST NICHT FÜR GEWERKEN BEI DUMMKOPFEN. DER RUBBERNECKEN SIGHTSEEREN KEEPEN +DAS COTTONPICKEN HÄNDER IN DAS POCKETS MUSS. ZO RELAXEN UND WATSCHEN DER BLINKENLICHTEN. ~ ATTENTION @@ -44075,10 +44075,10 @@ and the one to quell the demons of the dark side. Since I am the one entrusted with this aspiration, my deeds and actions must follow. -- from "The Taming of the Demons: From the Epic of Gesar of Ling", - translated by Jane Hawes, David Shapiro, and Lama Chönam, published + translated by Jane Hawes, David Shapiro, and Lama Chonam, published by Shambhala Publications ~ -  One of the stories that drew me to Zen was about how one of our Zen + One of the stories that drew me to Zen was about how one of our Zen ancestors responded to both insult and praise. In this story, Hakuin Zenji was falsely accused of impregnating a young girl who lived in the village near his hermitage. When her parents and the villagers came to accuse him, he said @@ -44503,7 +44503,7 @@ can have extensive results. Having been born into this site of karma, why not opt for planting virtuous seeds? -- from "The Just King: The Tibetan Buddhist Classic on Leading an Ethical - Life", by Jamgön Mipham, translated by José Cabezón, published by + Life", by Jamgön Mipham, translated by José Cabezón, published by Shambhala Publications ~ Mindful Eating @@ -44861,7 +44861,7 @@ the meditation experience and the postmeditation experience. Connection I promise that there is no difference between myself, Pema Jungne, and -The person who reveals the Namchö treasures. +The person who reveals the Namchö treasures. Whoever makes a connection with him in even a small way Will root out the appearances of suffering @@ -44869,8 +44869,8 @@ And be led to the pure land of Sukhavati. Whoever has a physical connection with him Will certainly be born in the realms of Oddiyana or of the dakinis. - -- from "Sky Dharma: The Foundations of the Namchö Treasure Teachings", by - Karma Chagme and Rigdzin Kunzang Sherab, published by Shambhala + -- from "Sky Dharma: The Foundations of the Namchö Treasure Teachings", by + Karma Chagme and Rigdzin Kunzang Sherab, published by Shambhala Publications ~ Creating Space @@ -44883,7 +44883,7 @@ taste of the natural mental peace and steadiness that is uncovered once our thoughts and emotions lose their power to carry us away from the present moment. Wouldn't it be wonderful to experience this peace in any situation? -- from "Radically Happy: A User's Guide to the Mind", by Phakchok Rinpoche - and Erric Solomon, published by Shambhala Publications + and Erric Solomon, published by Shambhala Publications ~ Deeply Resting @@ -45053,7 +45053,7 @@ meditative concentration. To experience the inner meaning, there is the display of actions, signs, mudra, dancing, and music, which is the door of the display of mudra. These four doors are essential when doing sadhana practice. -- from "The Art of Awakening: A User's Guide to Tibetan Buddhist Art and - Practice", by Konchog Lhadrepa and Charlotte Davis, published by + Practice", by Konchog Lhadrepa and Charlotte Davis, published by Shambhala Publications ~ Free from Limitations @@ -45186,7 +45186,7 @@ the practical level, it is a potent antidote for a broad range of mental afflictions. When you get angry, anxious, or are craving something, when you feel jealous or conceited, practice observing the observer. This one practice drives a spike right through the heart of these afflictions, causing them to -evaporate like mist.  +evaporate like mist. -- from "The Art of Transforming the Mind: A Meditator's Guide to the Tibetan Practice of Lojong", by B. Alan Wallace, published by Shambhala Publications @@ -45378,8 +45378,7 @@ When you first try stabilizing the attention, it seems that mental agitation is worse than before you made any effort at all. But the mind was always scattered. You were just not aware of it. If you acknowledge that one of the goals of meditating is to witness the condition of the mind and realize that -stability develops gradually, you will not be disappointed.  - +stability develops gradually, you will not be disappointed. -- from "The Art of Transforming the Mind: A Meditator's Guide to the Tibetan Practice of Lojong", by B. Alan Wallace, published by Shambhala Publications @@ -45548,8 +45547,9 @@ Any deep longing to discover the view, Is naturally destroyed from its very depths. To arrive at such contentment and evenness Is to be touched by brave Manjusri's beneficent light. - -- from "Beyond the Ordinary Mind: Dzogchen, Rimé, and the Path of Perfect -Wisdom", by Patrul Rinpoche and Jamgon Mipham, published by Shambhala Publications + -- from "Beyond the Ordinary Mind: Dzogchen, Rime, and the Path of Perfect + Wisdom", by Patrul Rinpoche and Jamgon Mipham, published by Shambhala + Publications ~ The Nectar of Truth @@ -45604,7 +45604,7 @@ constructive. The second is love and compassion. Love and compassion hold inconceivable power. Love and compassion never lead us astray. Love and compassion strip the mind of negative emotions and unwholesome thoughts. Dharma practice is about recognizing impermanence so that love and compassion -become all-encompassing and universal.  +become all-encompassing and universal. -- from "Sadness, Love, Openness: The Buddhist Path of Joy", by Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche, published by Shambhala Publications ~ @@ -45653,22 +45653,22 @@ criticizing if we start it somewhere. So that is not the way to go at it. Vast Hallucination Just as in the middle of a desert plain -A small thing seen from far away  -May yet seem vast in size,  -From just a slight attachment  -To a self in that which has no self,  -The vast hallucination of samsara manifests.  - -When these hallucinations are investigated,  -They are found to be unreal.  -When you understand that, just like space,  -They cannot be removed,  -Just let them be.  - -And do not cling so foolishly  +A small thing seen from far away +May yet seem vast in size, +From just a slight attachment +To a self in that which has no self, +The vast hallucination of samsara manifests. + +When these hallucinations are investigated, +They are found to be unreal. +When you understand that, just like space, +They cannot be removed, +Just let them be. + +And do not cling so foolishly To this world's real existence-- -This world that, like a trick of sight,   -Appears without existing.  +This world that, like a trick of sight, +Appears without existing. -- from "Finding Rest in Illusion: The Trilogy of Rest, Volume 3", by Longchenpa, published by Shambhala Publications ~ @@ -45769,7 +45769,7 @@ and if one must strain after shadows, well go ahead and strain. There is a saying in Zen Buddhism, "Walk or sit just as you will, but whatever you do, don't wobble"--to which I would add, but if you must wobble, wobble with all your might. "The fool who persists in their folly will become wise." -But they must persist with the whole energy of their soul.  +But they must persist with the whole energy of their soul. -- from "Talking Zen: Reflections on Mind, Myth, and the Magic of Life", by Alan Watts, published by Shambhala Publications ~ @@ -45876,11 +45876,10 @@ The Master Refused When Igami Kyueimon, the samurai official governing Hakata, paid a formal visit to the graveyard at Shofukuji, the founder's hall was in the midst -of construction. He thereupon proposed that he donate the cost of roof tiles -for the building.      The Master, however, refused.      As he -subsequently explained, "People who announce they wish to donate things to -the temple all just want to promote their own clan by putting their family -crest on things." +of construction. He thereupon proposed that he donate the cost of roof tiles +for the building. The Master, however, refused. As he subsequently +explained, "People who announce they wish to donate things to the temple all +just want to promote their own clan by putting their family crest on things." -- from "Sengai Tales" in "Zen Master Tales: Stories from the Lives of Taigu, Sengai, Hakuin, and Ryokan", by Peter Haskel, published by Shambhala Publications @@ -45903,7 +45902,7 @@ without falling into a trance of unworthiness? You can. A surfer is powerless to change the towering wave rushing toward her. But she doesn't want to change it. She wants to surf it and she learns to feel safe in the immense ocean of being even when she falls. She confidently gets right back -up to meet the next wave.   +up to meet the next wave. -- from "Zen in the Age of Anxiety: Wisdom for Navigating Our Modern Lives", by Tim Burkett, published by Shambhala Publications ~