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#1. Accepting the reality of change gives rise to equanimity.

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#2. To forgive does not mean to forget.

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#3. Patience is the direct antithesis of anger.

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#4. We all have issues & we have usually come by them honestly.

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#5. The more we genuinely care about others the greater our own happiness & inner peace.

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#6. We must accept the reality that the causes of impatience travel a two-way street.

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#7. Directing the mind to stay in the present can be a formidable task.

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#8. Without the ability to be present we are missing much of what the adventure has to offer.

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#9. Honor your relationships by developing listening skills.

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#10. Any methodology for developing patience requires a multi-tiered approach.

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#11. Patience is a natural consequence of the cultivation of compassion & love, for ourselves and all beings.

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#12. Compassion is not complete if it does not include oneself.

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#13. Remind yourself that your mental & emotional health are important.

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#14. A modern definition of equanimity: cool. This refers to one whose mind remains stable & calm in all situations.

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#15. When we are aware of our weaknesses or negative tendencies, we open the opportunity to work on them.

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#16. You honor yourself by acting with dignity and composure.

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#17. Patience lives in the gap between our experience of an event and our response to that experience.

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#18. Observing your thoughts, feelings & sensations is the grist of the practice.

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#19. We need never be bound by the limitations of our previous or current thinking, nor are we ever locked into being the person we used to be, or think we are.

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#20. Remind yourself that your mental & emotional health are important.

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#21. Understanding the true nature of things, or seeing things as they really are, is the ground of wisdom.

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#22. We yearn for there to be meaning to our lives, balanced with a sense of inner peace & joy.

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#23. An open beginner's mind is a powerful tool for developing patience.

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#24. Patience is supported & nurtured by a quality of forgiveness.

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#25. The art of peaceful living comes down to living compassionately & wisely.

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#26. Loving others is the greatest gift we can give ourselves. Altruism that rewards one's self.

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#27. Patience has all the time it needs.

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#28. Support the type of thinking that leads you to feeling good, peaceful & happy.

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#29. Peace can be found within, no matter the external circumstances.

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#30. So what is a good meditator? A good meditator meditates.

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#31. Praise & esteem can feel good, which is fine, but don't look to them for inner peace & lasting happiness.

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#32. You actions are your only true belongings.

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#33. Patience is both the tool for and the result of, our efforts.

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#34. To forgive does not mean to condone.

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#35. True patience is grounded in wisdom & compassion.

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#36. The essence of the Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha) is about identifying the cause of our suffering & alleviating it.

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#37. Suffering usually relates to wanting things to be different from the way they are.

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#38. Our work is not to become a better person, but to become present to the perfection we already are.

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#39. Don't believe everything you think. Thoughts are just that - thoughts.

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#40. To be mindful entails examining the path we are traveling & making choices that alleviate suffering & bring happiness to ourselves & those around us.

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#41. The practice of lovingkindness can uplift us & relieve sorrow & unhappiness.

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#42. Technology offers us a unique opportunity, though rarely welcome, to practice patience.

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#43. Our actions speak for us & they speak loudly.

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#44. The virtues of free enterprise can become distorted by greed & delusion.

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#45. Our greatest happiness comes from the experience of love & compassion.

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#46. Patience is born when we create a pause between our experience of a feeling and our response to that feeling.

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#47. No one looks or feels attractive when angry.

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#48. One of the best ways to support the development of patience is to cultivate happiness with yourself.

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#49. So what is a good meditator? The one who meditates.

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#50. One doesn't have to be religious to lead a moral life or attain wisdom.

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#51. The erruption of feelings & emotions that follows a near-death exerience, or any event that causes us to stop & look deeply at the reality of our lives, is ripe with the potential for insight & clarity.

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#52. Do not speak about anyone who is not physically present.

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#53. Observe & accept what ever arises & know that everything is as it needs to be.

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#54. The venerable teachers, philosophers & spiritual practitioners throughout history have concluded that the greatest happiness we can experience comes from the development of an open, loving heart.

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#55. We train the mind so that we can enjoy greater peace, happiness, wisdom & equanimity.

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#56. To advance spiritually requires a method of practice & determination to carry it out.

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#57. Inner Peace can be seen as the ultimate benefit of practicing patience.

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#58. We cannot force the development of mindfulness.

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#59. People in the midst of losing their patience are certainly experiencing as aspect of dukkha.

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#60. Our actions speak for us & they speak loudly.

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#61. We are all in this together. Our happiness inextricably is tied to that of all beings.

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#62. Patience requires a slowing down, a spaciousness, a sense of ease.

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#63. The erruption of feelings & emotions that follows a near-death exerience, or any event that causes us to stop & look deeply at the reality of our lives, is ripe with the potential for insight & clarity.

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#64. When we teach a child patience we offer them the gift of a dignified life.

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#65. The experience of pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral is the consequences of perception.

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#66. One who is patient glows with an inner radiance.

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#67. That's why it's called a practice. We have to practice a practice if it is to be of value.

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#68. You cannot control the results, only your actions.

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#69. While meditating we are simply seeing what the mind has been doing all along.

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#70. Being a senior doesn't automatically make one wise but the wise & foolish alike have things to teach us.

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#71. There is no illness that is not exacerbated by stress.

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#72. Thoughts, words, emotions & deeds not coming from love are likely coming from fear.

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#73. The most important step in developing skillful speech is to think before speaking.

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