As Our Own Peace Of Mind Grows,

To Develop Patience, You Need Someone Who Willfully Hurts You. Such People Give Us Real Opportunities To Practice Tolerance. They Test Our Inner Strength In A Way That Even Our Guru Cannot. Basically, Patience Protects Us From Being Discouraged.

Our World Is Increasingly Interdependent, But I Wonder If We Truly Understand That Our Interdependent Human Community Has To Be Compassionate; Compassionate In Our Choice Of Goals, Compassionate In Our Means Of Cooperation And Our Pursuit Of These Goals.

If We See Pride Among People Who Have No Idea About Dharma, It Is Understandable. However, If Afflictive Emotions And Haughtiness Are Present Among Dharma Practitioners, It Is Great Disgrace To Practice

I Believe All Suffering Is Caused By Ignorance.

We Have To Make A Sustained Effort, Again And Again, To Cultivate The Positive Aspects Within Us.