From d7dd90d12c9b25ea783ac7d7d280adda9e7c0b41 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Koeritz Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2017 17:38:56 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] fortuna non grata --- infobase/fortunes.dat | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) 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 -- 2.34.1