Creating a Life of Integrity by Gail Andersen Stark

Author:Gail Andersen Stark
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wisdom Publications

It is sometimes difficult to see and understand that changing conditions are not mistakes. They feel that way because we sometimes think that if we were only smart enough or careful enough, we could avoid all unpleasantness — that we wouldn’t fall ill or have misfortune. In fact, we usually haven’t done anything wrong, it’s just what happens.

— JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN, ONE DHARMA

6 Patience

Patience is the ability to be with things as they are.

— JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN

The Sixth Parami: Patience

The Pali word khanti, which we translate as patience, is used to designate the sixth parami in Buddhist texts. It means forbearance, the ability to wait or endure without complaint, as well as steadiness and perseverance in performing a task.

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