From 38edc7e75c82ffe43c54de4f47b9865f91946dda Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Koeritz Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2013 18:11:43 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 1/1] new fortune. --- database/fortunes.dat | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/database/fortunes.dat b/database/fortunes.dat index cf3b7923..e2e5c393 100644 --- a/database/fortunes.dat +++ b/database/fortunes.dat @@ -39463,3 +39463,13 @@ is the essence of suffering. -- Khenpo Shenga and Ju Mipham, "Middle Beyond Extremes: Maitreya’s Madhyantavibhaga with Commentaries" ~ +Compassion and generosity must be accompanied by detachment. Expecting +something in return for them is like doing business. If the owner of a +restaurant is all smiles with his customers, it is not because he loves them +but because he wants to increase his turnover. When we love and help others, +it should not be because we find a particular individual likable but because +we see that all beings, whether we think of them as friends or enemies, want +to be happy and have the right to happiness. + -- The Fourteenth Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, in "On the Path to + Enlightenment: Heart Advice from the Great Tibetan Masters", + Shambhala Publications -- 2.34.1