From 4b0fd7e660f5e88fa897edd224c16a69f6018d07 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Koeritz Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2013 11:01:53 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 1/1] new fortune. --- database/fortunes.dat | 19 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+) diff --git a/database/fortunes.dat b/database/fortunes.dat index a3fc2bb6..11b2fbb4 100644 --- a/database/fortunes.dat +++ b/database/fortunes.dat @@ -39519,3 +39519,22 @@ involves eradicating those stains that are eliminated through cultivation. -- from "Distinguishing Phenomena from Their Intrinsic Nature: Maitreya's Dharmadharmatavibhanga with Commentaries by Khenpo Shenga and Ju Mipham", Shambhala Publications. +~ + The Capable One spoke of the following attributes as the seven noble riches, +for they are the causes of untainted happiness and are not in any way +ordinary. Faith—that is, the three kinds of faith in the Three Jewels and +confidence in the law of actions and their effects. Discipline, the avoidance +of harmful actions. Learning that comes from listening to the holy Dharma +that leads to liberation, with the intention of gaining complete knowledge. +Being generous—with a desire to make offerings and to help beings, to give +away all one’s possessions without expecting anything in return or any +karmic reward. A sense of shame with respect to oneself that prevents one +from indulging in negative actions, and that is unstained by such things as +jealousy or seeking veneration. A sense of decency with regard to others that +stops one from engaging in unvirtuous practices. And wisdom, that is, +knowledge of the particular and general characteristics of phenomena. + You should realize that other common things that the world calls +riches—gold, for instance—are of no value in obtaining untainted +qualities; they are worthless, hollow, and without essence. + -- from "Nagarjuna’s Letter to a Friend With Commentary by Kyabje Kangyur + Rinpoche", Shambhala Publications -- 2.34.1