From 55a0d3671b56ba738714d897a94f69037149f4aa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Koeritz Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2014 10:47:01 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] new fortune. --- infobase/fortunes.dat | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/infobase/fortunes.dat b/infobase/fortunes.dat index 5e82e3d4..2ca84533 100644 --- a/infobase/fortunes.dat +++ b/infobase/fortunes.dat @@ -40146,4 +40146,16 @@ transmission. It is not something we can just create here. That would be New Age, probably from California. -- Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, from "Penetrating Wisdom: The Aspiration of Samantabhadra", published by Shambhala Publications. +~ +Even when it is practiced, accomplishing shamata is rare. One of the very +common problems is that people try too hard. Both Tibetans and Westerners +could learn a lot about relaxing more deeply and letting the stability arise +from that relaxation. Although it is mentioned in the texts, the Tibetans +sometimes do not emphasize this point, but they do emphasize tight attention, +not letting your object drop for even a second. If you are coming from a very +serene space, and your mind is already very spacious, then that is probably +good advice. But otherwise, such attention can be a big problem. You can +exhaust yourself and cause nervous fatigue, and if you push it, you can really +do yourself some damage. + -- B. Alan Wallace, from "The Four Immeasurables: Practices to Open the Heart" -- 2.34.1