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| Ego & Self |
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Page 4 of 9
Part 3, Patience
Just wait it out
Its relationship to karma …
One of the goals of cultivation is to gain some freedom from the karma of our “self.” We gain that in one split second of patience. Patience is fundamental in every element of Buddha Dharma and in all aspects of cultivation. A Guan Yin or meditation session is ultimately about learning to be patient with our body and mind. If we are impatient in our daily life, we will create more junk for ourselves than we can possibly get out of in our lifetime. In the first 30 years of life, we probably create enough of a mess that it is going to take us the next 40 or 50 years to clean it all up.Before you make a decision or invest your energy into anything, slow down and really take a look. One split second of patience can open up other possible responses. Wait another minute, another hour, another week, until you gain a better understanding of the dynamics of a project or relationship before forging ahead. The patience that you gain over your body and mind will give you a lot more time and space to have wisdom emerge. Eventually, the decisions that you make will be much better ones.
