From: Chris Koeritz Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2021 21:37:08 +0000 (-0400) Subject: new fortunes X-Git-Tag: 2.140.134~4^2~11 X-Git-Url: https://feistymeow.org/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=f979decf60f6f4dae5a187f9e31f6f6cbda1d5fd;p=feisty_meow.git new fortunes --- diff --git a/infobase/fortunes.dat b/infobase/fortunes.dat index 8d4b4610..69e5f01f 100644 --- a/infobase/fortunes.dat +++ b/infobase/fortunes.dat @@ -35012,8 +35012,8 @@ 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 ~ @@ -42957,7 +42957,7 @@ Without achieving anything, your aim will be spontaneously accomplished. Trying to find the pain in life is the renunciation of hinayana. Trying to 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.   +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 ~ @@ -43005,7 +43005,7 @@ people need. According to the Buddhist point of view, an artist's intention is compassion. Buddhist artists create in order to make a link with other beings through their inner pure elements, and to transform their outer ordinary gross -elements into enlightenment by means of that connection.   +elements into enlightenment by means of that connection. -- Thinley Norbu, from "Magic Dance: The Display of the Self-Nature of the Five Wisdom Dakinis", published by Shambhala Publications ~ @@ -43111,7 +43111,7 @@ 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 KamalashÄ«la's Stages of Meditation in the Middle Way School", published by Shambhala Publications ~ @@ -43130,7 +43130,7 @@ 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 +  -- 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 ~ @@ -43154,7 +43154,7 @@ 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 +  -- 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 ~ @@ -43249,7 +43249,7 @@ It is better to make an effort. We have to develop endeavor. Thus with patience I will strive with diligence. For in such diligence enlightenment is found. If no wind blows, then nothing stirs, - And neither is there merit without diligence.   + And neither is there merit without diligence. -- H.H. the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, from "The Bodhisattva Guide: A Commentary on The Way of the Bodhisattva", The Bodhisattva Guide was originally @@ -43324,7 +43324,7 @@ What is there to prevent the dawn of Dharma's light? Hunger, thirst, cold, and the like--all forms of physical affliction-- 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!   +And, unburdened by avoidance or indulgence, adorn the mind! -- Patrul Rinpoche, from "Beyond the Ordinary Mind: Dzogchen, Rimé, and the Path of Perfect Wisdom", translated by Adam Pearcey, published by @@ -43380,7 +43380,7 @@ Do not latch onto happiness; do not eliminate misery. Thereby everything is accomplished. Attachment to pleasure brings misery. Total clarity, being non-conceptual, -Is self-refreshing pristine awareness.   +Is self-refreshing pristine awareness. -- Longchenpa, from "You Are the Eyes of the World", published by Shambhala Publications ~ @@ -43400,7 +43400,7 @@ The enlightened mind, devoid of concepts The sun of fundamental nature, bright and clear, Will rise up from within. In this realization, changeless and unmoving, -There is nothing to be added, nothing to remove.   +There is nothing to be added, nothing to remove. -- Longchenpa, from "Finding Rest in Meditation", published by Shambhala Publications ~ @@ -43503,7 +43503,7 @@ 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 +  -- 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 @@ -43565,7 +43565,7 @@ 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 @@ -43593,7 +43593,7 @@ Since beginningless time the nature has been peace itself. Direct perfect enlightenment [with regard to] all aspects, and abandonment of the stains along with their imprints [are called] buddha and nirvana respectively. -In truth, these are not two different things.   +In truth, these are not two different things. -- Maitreya, Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye, Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso, and Asanga in "Buddha Nature: The Mahayana Uttaratantra Shastra with Commentary", @@ -43621,7 +43621,7 @@ and real. But here, describing the self as being composed of aggregates can help us see ourselves more accurately. The word skandha can be translated literally as "heap." This definition, when applied to ourselves, can help us see that we do not have a cohesive, real, and solid self. We are just a -heap of stuff — flesh, blood, veins, nerves, bones, hair, cartilage, and so +heap of stuff--flesh, blood, veins, nerves, bones, hair, cartilage, and so on. When we sort through this heap, what are we actually? None of the elements of the heap is actually "me." We are a mere mishmash of material conditions that we have identified with and labeled "I." @@ -43636,9 +43636,9 @@ feet. I get that." But is it possible for anyone to stand on their own two feet without their mother, father, or guardian to guide them? When we are born, we are completely helpless and dependent. We would never survive without the help of others. There is truly no such thing as autonomy. So if -you want to live in accordance with the nature of things—which means living -in grace—practically speaking, it will require some humility and gratitude -for the ways in which your tradition has come down to you with so much care.   +you want to live in accordance with the nature of things--which means living +in grace--practically speaking, it will require some humility and gratitude +for the ways in which your tradition has come down to you with so much care. -- Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel, from "The Logic of Faith: The Buddhist Approach to Finding Certainty Beyond Belief and Doubt", published by Shambhala Publications @@ -43653,7 +43653,7 @@ 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 @@ -43663,11 +43663,11 @@ creating a more elaborate persona: "the rebel," "the maverick," "the suffering artist," "the fearless leader." We can hold onto these labels on a "good" day. But when we feel insecure about our attributes, or our lack thereof, we start to wonder how to define ourselves; we wonder who it is we really are. -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 +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 Awakening to Our Natural Intelligence", published by Shambhala Publications ~ @@ -43681,8 +43681,8 @@ Elevate your experience and remain wide-open like the sky. 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 +Clear your thought-free wakefulness and remain lucid like a crystal. + -- 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 ~ @@ -44071,4 +44071,46 @@ going to start overshadowing my writing and everything else that I do. But there you go. -- David Bowie, in Mojo, July 2002 ~ +I am King Gesar of Ling, +not so long ago named king +and principal ruler of the six provinces of Ling, +mandated by the gods to be the destined leader +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 + by Shambhala Publications +~ +  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 +merely, "Is that so?" + When the baby was born, Hakuin received the infant and cared for the child +with the help of a wet nurse. Sometime later, the girl confessed to her +parents that a village boy was the father of her child. Those who had accused +him earlier came then to reclaim the child and to praise Hakuin. + In response to their praise, he simply said, again, "Is that so?" + -- Reb Anderson, from "Entering the Mind of Buddha: Zen and the Six Heroic + Practices of Bodhisattvas", published by Shambhala Publications +~ +One day in a lecture Suzuki Roshi said, "When you see one leaf falling, you +may say, Oh, autumn is here! One leaf is not just one leaf; it means the +whole autumn. Here you already understand the all-pervading power of your +practice. Your practice covers everything." + -- Shunryu Suzuki, from "Zen Is Right Here: Teaching Stories and Anecdotes + of Shunryu Suzuki, author of Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind", published by + Shambhala Publications +~ +Compared with the force of the all-powerful weapons that exist today, we are +nothing, even less than ants. And yet those weapons were not made by demons +or aliens from another planet. They were made by humans just like me and +you... If we ever press the red button, others will do the same. If we bomb +them, bombs will rain on us. That's cause and effect, and it will just go +on and on. So what can we do? Only one thing can help us: loving-kindness. +Loving-kindness is the very foundation of a civilized world. + -- Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche, from "Sadness, Love, Openness: The Buddhist Path + of Joy", published by Shambhala Publications +~