From 9babba5ec0510380a49b39ae8ca253a688090e09 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Koeritz Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2013 16:29:54 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] new fortune. --- database/fortunes.dat | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/database/fortunes.dat b/database/fortunes.dat index 5ff3d95e..32f17afe 100644 --- a/database/fortunes.dat +++ b/database/fortunes.dat @@ -39651,3 +39651,14 @@ change it. But don’t break it. Don’t break what our predecessors spent over two centuries building. That's not being faithful to what this country is about. -- Barack Obama, after the US government shutdown of 2013 had ended. +~ +When the teachings say we need to reduce our fascination with the things of +this life, it does not mean that we should abandon them completely. It means +avoiding the natural tendency to go from elation to depression in reaction to +life’s ups and downs, jumping for joy when you have some success, or wanting +to jump out the window if you do not get what you want. Being less concerned +about the affairs of this life means assuming its ups and downs with a broad +and stable mind. + -- His Holiness the Dalai Lama, in "On the Path to Enlightenment: Heart + Advice from the Great Tibetan Masters", from Shambhala Publications and + Snow Lion Publications. -- 2.34.1