#patientacceptance

Some morning reading on our precious human life from Joyful Path of Good Fortune. From a Buddhist perspective, it is very rare to be born a human. I’ve been working on my anger problem lately and it’s a good reminder to keep at it. Practicing patient acceptance (accepting the way things are) instead of caving into anger plants good seeds for the future. The thought that a former self may have practiced some pure moral discipline in the past so that I could have this present precious human life is encouraging. There is some hope for this current appearance of Lynn, after all. Cheers! #joyfulpathofgoodfortune #geshekelsanggyatso #precioushumanlife #patientacceptance #saynotoanger (at Queen Anne, Seattle)

#patientAcceptance #suffering #innerPeace #physicalPain #mentalPain #mindfulness #meditation #kadampaMeditationCenter #zenwords Patient acceptance does not necessarily mean that we do not take practical steps to improve our situation. If it is possible to improve the situation, then of course we should; but to do this we do not need to become unhappy and impatient. If instead of accepting our present discomfort we become unhappy and fight against it, we shall just become tense, and as a result it will take longer to get rid of our suffering. Until we achieve permanent inner peace, or nirvana, we cannot avoid unpleasant, frustrating situations and a certain amount of physical pain, but by training our mind to look at difficult situations in a more realistic manner, we can free ourself from a lot of unnecessary mental pain.