There is no cultivation of patience when your pattern is to just try t…

Pema Chodron
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There is no cultivation of patience when your pattern is to just try to seek harmony and smooth everything out. Patience implies willingness to be alive rather than trying to seek harmony. ✨ Pema Chodron (2001). Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living, p.179, Shambhala Publications
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