From d2b292993f6706ccbc7eb1d41fd69a2ce0e7146c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Koeritz Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2013 16:41:38 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 1/1] new fortune. --- database/fortunes.dat | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) diff --git a/database/fortunes.dat b/database/fortunes.dat index b7c5a1bb..150799e5 100644 --- a/database/fortunes.dat +++ b/database/fortunes.dat @@ -38719,3 +38719,16 @@ not two. A Buddha does not lead beings by a vehicle that does not proceed to Buddhahood; he establishes beings in his own level. A variety of vehicles are set forth in accordance with temporary needs. -- H.H. the Dalai Lama +~ +You do not have to seek out loneliness--it is always there. Egolessness is a +concept, a philosophy, but loneliness is a reality that you experience. A +feeling of loneliness is part of the journey. As for me, I feel that way +constantly, and I think it’s a very healthy feeling, a very real feeling. +When you sense that you are not you anymore and that nothing can replace that +state, you begin to make discoveries. You discover devotion, and you discover +a quality of richness and artistic expression that is very special. Being +you, but not being you, is very resourceful. You become a complete mountain +man: you know how to make fire and cook food. But it doesn’t mean anything. +You are still nobody. That is the inspiration. + -- Chögyam Trungpa, "The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma, Volume + One: The Individual Path of Liberation" -- 2.34.1