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We must accept the reality that the causes of impatience travel a two-way street.Allan Lokos
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The art of peaceful living comes down to living compassionately & wisely.Allan Lokos
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Patience is a natural consequence of the cultivation of compassion & love, for ourselves and all beings.Allan Lokos
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Understanding the true nature of things, or seeing things as they really are, is the ground of wisdom.Allan Lokos
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Peace can be found within, no matter the external circumstances.Allan Lokos
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Patience is supported & nurtured by a quality of forgiveness.Allan Lokos
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One of the best ways to support the development of patience is to cultivate happiness with yourself.Allan Lokos
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Directing the mind to stay in the present can be a formidable task.Allan Lokos
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That's why it's called a practice. We have to practice a practice if it is to be of value.Allan Lokos
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We all have issues & we have usually come by them honestly.Allan Lokos
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You honor yourself by acting with dignity and composure.Allan Lokos
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Honor your relationships by developing listening skills.Allan Lokos
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True patience is grounded in wisdom & compassion.Allan Lokos
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When we teach a child patience we offer them the gift of a dignified life.Allan Lokos
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Observe & accept what ever arises & know that everything is as it needs to be.Allan Lokos
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While meditating we are simply seeing what the mind has been doing all along.Allan Lokos
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Observing your thoughts, feelings & sensations is the grist of the practice.Allan Lokos
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Any methodology for developing patience requires a multi-tiered approach.Allan Lokos
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The experience of pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral is the consequences of perception.Allan Lokos
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The most important step in developing skillful speech is to think before speaking.Allan Lokos
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So what is a good meditator? A good meditator meditates.Allan Lokos
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To be mindful entails examining the path we are traveling & making choices that alleviate suffering & bring happiness to ourselves & those around us.Allan Lokos
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Remind yourself that your mental & emotional health are important.Allan Lokos
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Our work is not to become a better person, but to become present to the perfection we already are.Allan Lokos
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Patience is both the tool for and the result of, our efforts.Allan Lokos
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An open beginner's mind is a powerful tool for developing patience.Allan Lokos
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Without the ability to be present we are missing much of what the adventure has to offer.Allan Lokos
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There is no illness that is not exacerbated by stress.Allan Lokos
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Our actions speak for us & they speak loudly.Allan Lokos
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Praise & esteem can feel good, which is fine, but don't look to them for inner peace & lasting happiness.Allan Lokos
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We are all in this together. Our happiness inextricably is tied to that of all beings.Allan Lokos
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People in the midst of losing their patience are certainly experiencing as aspect of dukkha.Allan Lokos
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You cannot control the results, only your actions.Allan Lokos
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No one looks or feels attractive when angry.Allan Lokos
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To forgive does not mean to condone.Allan Lokos
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The virtues of free enterprise can become distorted by greed & delusion.Allan Lokos
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Patience has all the time it needs.Allan Lokos
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Compassion is not complete if it does not include oneself.Allan Lokos
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One who is patient glows with an inner radiance.Allan Lokos
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Technology offers us a unique opportunity, though rarely welcome, to practice patience.Allan Lokos
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Patience requires a slowing down, a spaciousness, a sense of ease.Allan Lokos
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Inner Peace can be seen as the ultimate benefit of practicing patience.Allan Lokos
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You actions are your only true belongings.Allan Lokos
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We cannot force the development of mindfulness.Allan Lokos
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Patience is born when we create a pause between our experience of a feeling and our response to that feeling.Allan Lokos
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To forgive does not mean to forget.Allan Lokos