From 29c107220d48426a8440250c7a9eb1aacbc91d91 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Koeritz Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2017 00:05:58 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] new fortune --- infobase/fortunes.dat | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/infobase/fortunes.dat b/infobase/fortunes.dat index abd39502..f56c37cf 100644 --- a/infobase/fortunes.dat +++ b/infobase/fortunes.dat @@ -42733,3 +42733,14 @@ sang to her: -- Excerpted from: "Lady of the Lotus-Born: The Life and Enlightenment of Yeshe Tsogyal" (translated by the Padmakara Translation Group), published by Shambhala Publications +~ +The mind captivated by a state of craving has no clue as to what pain and +pleasure really are. When we hanker after objects, do we experience peace and +bliss? Are we in control? Do we feel at ease? Or do we feel restless? +Stressed and worried? Insecure and desperate? The slippery thing about +attachment is that, in our bewilderment, we can’t tell the difference +between pleasure and pain, love and desire, happiness and sorrow. The craving +mind can mistake anything for pleasure--even pain! It’s like an addiction. + -- Dzigar Kongtrül, "Light Comes Through: Buddhist Teachings on Awakening + to Our Natural Intelligence", published by Shambhala Publications + -- 2.34.1