Don’t believe everything you think. Thoughts are just that – thoughts.
We must accept the reality that the causes of impatience travel a two-way street.
The art of peaceful living comes down to living compassionately & wisely.
Patience is a natural consequence of the cultivation of compassion & love, for ourselves and all beings.
To advance spiritually requires a method of practice & determination to carry it out.
Understanding the true nature of things, or seeing things as they really are, is the ground of wisdom.
Peace can be found within, no matter the external circumstances.
Patience is supported & nurtured by a quality of forgiveness.
One of the best ways to support the development of patience is to cultivate happiness with yourself.
Our greatest happiness comes from the experience of love & compassion.
Do not speak about anyone who is not physically present.
Suffering usually relates to wanting things to be different from the way they are.
One doesn’t have to be religious to lead a moral life or attain wisdom.
Directing the mind to stay in the present can be a formidable task.
When we are aware of our weaknesses or negative tendencies, we open the opportunity to work on them.
The practice of lovingkindness can uplift us & relieve sorrow & unhappiness.
That’s why it’s called a practice. We have to practice a practice if it is to be of value.
We all have issues & we have usually come by them honestly.
Being a senior doesn’t automatically make one wise but the wise & foolish alike have things to teach us.
We train the mind so that we can enjoy greater peace, happiness, wisdom & equanimity.
The erruption of feelings & emotions that follows a near-death exerience, or any event that causes us to stop & look deeply at the reality of our lives, is ripe with the potential for insight & clarity.
You honor yourself by acting with dignity and composure.
We yearn for there to be meaning to our lives, balanced with a sense of inner peace & joy.
Accepting the reality of change gives rise to equanimity.
Honor your relationships by developing listening skills.
When we teach a child patience we offer them the gift of a dignified life.
Observe & accept what ever arises & know that everything is as it needs to be.
While meditating we are simply seeing what the mind has been doing all along.
Observing your thoughts, feelings & sensations is the grist of the practice.
Any methodology for developing patience requires a multi-tiered approach.
Thoughts, words, emotions & deeds not coming from love are likely coming from fear.
The experience of pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral is the consequences of perception.
The more we genuinely care about others the greater our own happiness & inner peace.
The most important step in developing skillful speech is to think before speaking.
So what is a good meditator? A good meditator meditates.
To be mindful entails examining the path we are traveling & making choices that alleviate suffering & bring happiness to ourselves & those around us.
Remind yourself that your mental & emotional health are important.
Our work is not to become a better person, but to become present to the perfection we already are.
Patience is both the tool for and the result of, our efforts.
An open beginner’s mind is a powerful tool for developing patience.
Without the ability to be present we are missing much of what the adventure has to offer.
There is no illness that is not exacerbated by stress.
A modern definition of equanimity: cool. This refers to one whose mind remains stable & calm in all situations.
Praise & esteem can feel good, which is fine, but don’t look to them for inner peace & lasting happiness.
We are all in this together. Our happiness inextricably is tied to that of all beings.
People in the midst of losing their patience are certainly experiencing as aspect of dukkha.
The venerable teachers, philosophers & spiritual practitioners throughout history have concluded that the greatest happiness we can experience comes from the development of an open, loving heart.
You cannot control the results, only your actions.
We need never be bound by the limitations of our previous or current thinking, nor are we ever locked into being the person we used to be, or think we are.
The virtues of free enterprise can become distorted by greed & delusion.
Loving others is the greatest gift we can give ourselves. Altruism that rewards one’s self.
The essence of the Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha) is about identifying the cause of our suffering & alleviating it.
Compassion is not complete if it does not include oneself.
Technology offers us a unique opportunity, though rarely welcome, to practice patience.
Patience requires a slowing down, a spaciousness, a sense of ease.
Inner Peace can be seen as the ultimate benefit of practicing patience.
Patience is born when we create a pause between our experience of a feeling and our response to that feeling.
Support the type of thinking that leads you to feeling good, peaceful & happy.