From 36b908cbff4e640e02d9a5b9dd011225194a1cbb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Koeritz Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2015 20:16:04 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] new fortune --- infobase/fortunes.dat | 15 +++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+) diff --git a/infobase/fortunes.dat b/infobase/fortunes.dat index a8948219..7daa6982 100644 --- a/infobase/fortunes.dat +++ b/infobase/fortunes.dat @@ -41282,3 +41282,18 @@ 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 Publications +~ + One of my favorite quotes from the Buddha is: "Let us rise up and be +thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, +and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got +sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful." + Gratitude is one of the fruits of living from genuine happiness; at the +same time, it arises from an inherent seed in our being, a seed that requires +cultivation. There's a quote from Meister Eckhart, the Christian mystic, that +illustrates how important this quality is: "If the only prayer you said in +your whole life was 'thank you,' that would suffice." If we truly understood +the depth of this teaching it would be all we'd need to know. Unfortunately, +we can't just tell ourselves to be grateful and expect it to happen, yet it's +a quality that certainly can be nurtured. + -- Ezra Bayda, from "Beyond Happiness: The Zen Way to True Contentment", + published by Shambhala Publications -- 2.34.1