From afa0df7318e594e106dd0ac34a674b769ec88db4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Koeritz Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 13:44:28 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] new fortune. --- infobase/fortunes.dat | 16 ++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+) diff --git a/infobase/fortunes.dat b/infobase/fortunes.dat index 14efb924..baa95465 100644 --- a/infobase/fortunes.dat +++ b/infobase/fortunes.dat @@ -39944,3 +39944,19 @@ what is being taught. -- H. H. the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, in "From Here to Enlightenment: An Introduction to Tsong-kha-pa’s Classic Text The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment", published by Shambhala Publications +~ +When we look back, at the time of death, the experience of this life will seem +like a dream. And—just as with our nighttime dreams—it will seem useless +to have put so much effort into it. The fear we experience in a dream is gone +when we wake up; feeling afraid was just an unnecessary exertion of effort +causing us to lose sleep! When we look back on our lives at death, the amount +of time we spent in hesitation, aggression, ignorance, selfishness, jealousy, +hatred, self-preservation, and arrogance will seem like an equally useless +exertion of energy. So be able to regard all of these illusory thoughts and +concepts as dreams. Within this illusory existence, what, if anything, is the +logic behind any stubbornness, distraction, hesitation, or habitual emotions +of aggression, desire, selfishness, and jealousy? What is the use of holding +on to these useless emotions within impermanence? Impermanence is the nature +of everything. + -- Khandro Rinpoche, from "Buddha’s Daughters: Teachings from Women Who + Are Shaping Buddhism in the West", published by Shambhala Publications -- 2.34.1