Meditation From Patience With Impatience

Patience With Impatience

When I’m impatient with the world and my people, the antidote, patience, feels like it softens striving. And more: patience with family, friends, the way things are, has a kind of alchemical quality. When it arises - in me or in anyone - everyone seems to relax, and to see and listen and care for each other just a little bit better.

When I’m impatient with myself, the antidote of patience is a relief. I can let go of being frustrated with myself. In fact, I can let go of “selfing” altogether (for a moment) – all that exhausting “I/me/mine.” I can be more present, hear what others are saying, and sometimes, listen to nature. There’s a window of peace. That alone makes the practice of patience worth it, for me.

Transcript

So, Finding your most supportive posture for the next 10 minutes and noticing if impatience is present right now. Do you have any sense, Which I often have when I sit down, Of, Okay, When will it be over? When will I have done my practice? And if you do, Just the amusement of that, Right, Just being amused, That that's just, Yeah. And if you don't, Wonderful. So, Attending to whatever is here, Seeing what is present in this body right now in this moment. Noticing what's present. Is relaxation present? Is impatience present? Is there tightness? Is there agitation? Is there ease? Is there comfort? Is there joy? Is there happiness? Is there comfort? Is there joy? Is there happiness? Is there joy? Is there comfort? Is there happiness? Is there joy? Is there comfort? Is there happiness? Is there joy? Is there comfort? Is there happiness? Is there joy? Is there comfort? Is there happiness? Is there joy? Is there comfort? Is there happiness? Is there joy? Is there comfort? Is there happiness? Is there joy? Is there comfort? Is there happiness? Is there joy? Is there comfort? Is there happiness? Is there joy? Is there comfort? Is there happiness? Is there joy? Is there comfort? Is there happiness? Is there joy? Is there comfort? Is there happiness? Is there joy? Is there comfort? Is there happiness? Is there joy? Is there comfort? Is there happiness? Is there joy? Is there comfort? Is there happiness? Is there joy? Is there comfort? Is there happiness? Is there joy? Is there comfort? Is there joy? Is there happiness? Is there joy? Is there comfort? Is there happiness? Is there joy? Is there comfort? Is there happiness? Is there joy? Is there comfort? Is there happiness? Is there joy? Is there comfort? Is there happiness? Is there joy? Is there comfort? Is there happiness? Is there joy? Is there comfort? Is there happiness? Is there joy? Is there comfort? Is there happiness? Is there joy? Is there comfort? Is there joy? Is there happiness? Is there joy? Is there comfort? Is there joy? Is there happiness? Is there joy? Is there comfort? Is there joy? Is there happiness? Is there joy? Is there comfort? Is there joy? Is there happiness? Is there joy? Is there comfort? Is there joy? Is there happiness? Is there joy? Is there comfort? Is there joy? Is there happiness? Is there joy? Is there comfort? Is there joy? Is there happiness? Is there joy? Is there comfort? Is there joy? Is there comfort? Is there joy? Is there joy? Is there comfort? Is there joy? Is there joy? Is there happiness? Is there joy? Is there comfort? Is there joy? Is there happiness? Is there joy? Is there comfort? Is there joy? Is there happiness? Is there joy? Is there comfort? Is there joy? Is there happiness? Is there joy? Is there comfort? Is there joy? Is there happiness? Is there joy? Is there comfort? Is there joy? Is there joy? Is there comfort? Is there joy? Is there joy? Is there comfort? Is there joy? Is there joy? Is there joy?