From: Chris Koeritz Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2017 22:38:56 +0000 (-0500) Subject: fortuna non grata X-Git-Tag: 2.140.90~209 X-Git-Url: https://feistymeow.org/gitweb/?p=feisty_meow.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=d7dd90d12c9b25ea783ac7d7d280adda9e7c0b41 fortuna non grata --- diff --git a/infobase/fortunes.dat b/infobase/fortunes.dat index bb74783b..82de4c14 100644 --- a/infobase/fortunes.dat +++ b/infobase/fortunes.dat @@ -42654,4 +42654,15 @@ businesses or products mashed up with despots: Relaxing in the midst of chaos, learning not to panic--this is the spiritual path. -- Pema Chödrön, "When Things Fall Apart" +~ +Driving all blames into oneself applies whenever we complain about anything, +even that our coffee is cold or the bathroom is dirty. We may think that we +are the voice of the world, that we are speaking on behalf of others, but we +are simply speaking on behalf of ourselves. According to this slogan, +everything is due to our own ego fixation, which makes us very vulnerable. +Consequently, we provide an ideal target. We get hit, but nobody meant to hit +us--we are actually inviting the bullets. + -- Chögyam Trungpa, "The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma: The + Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom and Compassion", published by Shambhala + Publications