From: Chris Koeritz Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2018 20:21:15 +0000 (-0400) Subject: new fortune X-Git-Tag: 2.140.115^2~98 X-Git-Url: https://feistymeow.org/gitweb/?p=feisty_meow.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=a51f0471b5ebcb3d1ef8634b0e3148c275bd5f40 new fortune --- diff --git a/infobase/fortunes.dat b/infobase/fortunes.dat index 613c6be8..50d6a3a2 100644 --- a/infobase/fortunes.dat +++ b/infobase/fortunes.dat @@ -43662,5 +43662,19 @@ attitude, "This is my time to meditate and now I am not trying to think thoughts. If I let myself think, I am wasting this time I have to practice."   -- Khenchen Thrangu, from "The Mahamudra Lineage Prayer: A Guide to Practice", published by Shambhala Publications - +~ +The arrogant mind never stops searching for identity, and this identity always +defines itself through attributes: "the beautiful one," "the smart one," +"the creative one," "the successful one." Sometimes we take this further by +creating a more elaborate persona: "the rebel," "the maverick," "the suffering +artist," "the fearless leader." We can hold onto these labels on a "good" day. +But when we feel insecure about our attributes, or our lack thereof, we start +to wonder how to define ourselves; we wonder who it is we really are. +Regardless of whether we’re having a good day or a low self-esteem day, the +point is, we haven’t found a way to relax, to be natural, unself-conscious. +We don’t know how to take our seat in ordinariness and feel comfortable in +our own skin. We’re always searching for something to be.    +  -- Dzigar Kongtrul, from "Light Comes Through: Buddhist Teachings on + Awakening to Our Natural Intelligence", published by Shambhala + Publications