Patience

Patience is a mind that able to accept, fully and happily, whatever occurs.  It is much more than just gritting our teeth and putting up with things.  Being patient means to welcome wholeheatedly whatever arises, having given up the idea that things should be other than what they are.  It is always possible to be patient; there is no situation so bad that it cannot be accepted patiently, with an open, accommodating, and peaceful heart.

When patience is present in our mind it is impossible for unhappy thoughts to gain a foothold.  There are many examples of people who have managed to practice patience even in teh most extreme circumstances, such as under torture or in the final ravages of cancer.  Although their body was ruined beyond repair, deep down their mind remained at peace.  By learning to accept the small difficulties and hardships that arise every day in the course of our lives, gradually our capacity for patient acceptance will increase and we shall come to know for ourself the freedom and joy that true patience brings.

© Geshe Kelsang Gyatso & New Kadampa Tradition

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