This made me smile today - hope you all do too :) Khanti, the Pali word we often translate as patience, also means endurance. It means that you stick with things even when they take a long time to show results. You dont get frustrated. You remind yourself: This a path that takes time. After all, were unlearning a lot of habits that weve been indulging for who knows how long. So it only stands to reason that its going to take time to unlearn those habits. The only way to unlearn them is to actually stick with the practice, to be resolute in what youre doing. This firm resolution is whats going to make the difference. Taken from Forty Dhamma Talks by Thanissaro Bhikkhu accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/thanissaro/meditations.html#patience
Posted on: Tue, 09 Dec 2014 09:00:33 +0000