Dear Friends, Closing off this month by finishing up the talk by Kamala Masters titled “The Power of Patience.” I like the way Kamala shows a link between equanimity and patience in this talk. Kamala says that in India, she has heard a colloquial translation of equanimity as “seeing with patience.” I like that description. Patience – to… Read More »
Dear Friends, Continuing with the talk by Kamala Masters titled, “The Power of Patience.” Kamala talked about a period of time she practiced as a nun because she wanted to live a simple life for a while. She describes her experience: “I just did the practice in a simple way. When something arose, just being able to see… Read More »
Dear Friends, Continuing with the talk by Kamala Masters titled, “The Power of Patience.” Kamala shared a reflection that resonated with me: You might have noticed that there’s no joy when there’s impatience in the practice. … When we can go at good pace with ourselves, just allowing things to arise that are already arising, and our only… Read More »
Dear Friends, Continuing with the talk by Kamala Masters titled, “The Power of Patience.” Kamala tells a story of a time she was having a “rolling up the mat” period of practice. She told the teacher, “I can’t do this!” The teacher and translator discussed for a bit, and the translator said, “Sayadaw-ji says that when you’re feeling… Read More »
Dear Friends, Continuing with the talk by Kamala Masters titled, “The Power of Patience.” Kamala says [Patience] gives us this gentle effort of endurance, to not only remember to stay open to the ever present changing moments in retreat, but also to remain with that quiet faith inside of us that we can do it. To keep our… Read More »
Dear Friends, We’ll spend the last few days of this month with the talk by Kamala Masters titled, “The Power of Patience.” Kamala starts out by saying that patience is of the qualities that’s “so basic and humble that we often underestimate their power.” She also says, “it’s such an important part of our home life, and such… Read More »
