new fortune.

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@@ -39173,3 +39173,18 @@ enlightened mindstreams [of all the sages]:
        Failing to lead others to liberation is not the sangha.
 
   -- from The Epic of Gesar of Ling, "Gesar’s Birth and Childhood"
+~
+When we meditate I encourage all of us to have the attitude that we are
+meditating to dissolve the self.  That’s why we meditate.  Hold this
+perspective in your awareness and let your dualistic mind dissolve for at
+least a half hour, or at least for ten minutes every day.  When you allow
+yourself to witness that unexpected glimpse of the truth, where the self is
+dissolved, it’s like drinking nectar.  It’s inexpressible.  We often use
+the word bliss to describe that state.  Bliss is a good word, but it can be
+misunderstood.  The bliss that I am speaking about has nothing to do with
+ordinary bliss.  It’s not like the bliss of having great food or other
+sensual pleasure.  This is nonconceptual bliss that is not based on emotions
+but is based on awareness.  We often say that realizing the true nature of who
+we are is like drinking the nectar of ultimate bliss.  The more we drink, the
+more we are going to be addicted, which is very good.
+  -- Anam Thubten, "No Self, No Problem: Awakening to Our True Nature"