From: Chris Koeritz Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 21:58:22 +0000 (-0500) Subject: new fortune X-Git-Tag: 2.140.90~718 X-Git-Url: https://feistymeow.org/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=e97c46271900174850e6ea5600fcbc88d73a228d;p=feisty_meow.git new fortune --- diff --git a/infobase/fortunes.dat b/infobase/fortunes.dat index caab2fce..07efb571 100644 --- a/infobase/fortunes.dat +++ b/infobase/fortunes.dat @@ -40646,3 +40646,15 @@ deepest sea. Western people have many fine qualities, like the rapid waters of mountain rivers, but they cannot put out the blazing fire of their mouth. -- Thinley Norbu Rinpoche, "A Brief Fantasy History of a Himalayan", published by Shambhala Publications +~ + Every moment of our lives, things are both perishing and arising. Some of +our cells are dying while others are revitalized or reborn. We get old, and +at the same time we get young. We get polluted physically, emotionally, and +mentally, and simultaneously we get purified. Things decrease and increase. +We forget, learn, and remember many things. + The Heart Sutra claims that in the midst of phenomena where all things are +changing, the reality of boundless interactions continues, and that this fact +itself will not change. After all, the ultimate reality both encompasses and +is free of change in all manifestations. + -- Kazuaki Tanahashi, "The Heart Sutra: A Comprehensive Guide to the Classic + of Mahayana Buddhism", published by Shambhala Publications