Impatience with the progress of our spiritual transformation only prolongs it.
7 Comments
sasanijjs on September 8, 2020 at 11:39 AM
When I am impatient I am always comparing to others. This mental trap gives the victim a story to hold onto as a separate sense of self. I often hear “what’s the point if they are…â€. The beautiful part of this practice is the more we are in tune with stillness, the harder this “progress†is to take personally. I have continued to be humbled by others experiences that I’ve wanted to hold onto as my own. Thank God!
missy on September 3, 2020 at 8:03 AM
“You’ve got to go out on a limb sometimes, because that’s where the fruit isâ€. Will Rogers, American Humorist, 1879-1935
Betty on September 2, 2020 at 7:26 PM
I think progress implies something to achieve or somewhere to go. As Carol says, that is irrelevant. Eventually we learn that there is nothing to get and nowhere to go. Thanks for the joke, Russ. It points out the folly of our misunderstanding.
Russ on September 2, 2020 at 1:44 PM
I prayed for patience once… I had to wait a while (lol)
Betty, Carol – I agree. It’s my experience as well.
ceejaypea on August 31, 2020 at 7:04 AM
Once it is acknowledged that “progress” is irrelevant, one is right where one is. Namaste
missy on August 28, 2020 at 12:08 PM
It was great flying with ya’ll last night! Journey on… Namaste
When I am impatient I am always comparing to others. This mental trap gives the victim a story to hold onto as a separate sense of self. I often hear “what’s the point if they are…â€. The beautiful part of this practice is the more we are in tune with stillness, the harder this “progress†is to take personally. I have continued to be humbled by others experiences that I’ve wanted to hold onto as my own. Thank God!
“You’ve got to go out on a limb sometimes, because that’s where the fruit isâ€. Will Rogers, American Humorist, 1879-1935
I think progress implies something to achieve or somewhere to go. As Carol says, that is irrelevant. Eventually we learn that there is nothing to get and nowhere to go. Thanks for the joke, Russ. It points out the folly of our misunderstanding.
I prayed for patience once… I had to wait a while (lol)
Betty, Carol – I agree. It’s my experience as well.
Once it is acknowledged that “progress” is irrelevant, one is right where one is. Namaste
It was great flying with ya’ll last night! Journey on…
Namaste
Patience resides in the now.