From e97c46271900174850e6ea5600fcbc88d73a228d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Koeritz Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 16:58:22 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] new fortune --- infobase/fortunes.dat | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/infobase/fortunes.dat b/infobase/fortunes.dat index caab2fce..07efb571 100644 --- a/infobase/fortunes.dat +++ b/infobase/fortunes.dat @@ -40646,3 +40646,15 @@ deepest sea. Western people have many fine qualities, like the rapid waters of mountain rivers, but they cannot put out the blazing fire of their mouth. -- Thinley Norbu Rinpoche, "A Brief Fantasy History of a Himalayan", published by Shambhala Publications +~ + Every moment of our lives, things are both perishing and arising. Some of +our cells are dying while others are revitalized or reborn. We get old, and +at the same time we get young. We get polluted physically, emotionally, and +mentally, and simultaneously we get purified. Things decrease and increase. +We forget, learn, and remember many things. + The Heart Sutra claims that in the midst of phenomena where all things are +changing, the reality of boundless interactions continues, and that this fact +itself will not change. After all, the ultimate reality both encompasses and +is free of change in all manifestations. + -- Kazuaki Tanahashi, "The Heart Sutra: A Comprehensive Guide to the Classic + of Mahayana Buddhism", published by Shambhala Publications -- 2.34.1