Vannakkam:
Patience is the ability to remain calm during trying circumstances like flight delays, long-winded explanations by people, watching kids, waiting for one's own effects of sadhana to happen, etc.
The opposite is freaking out over little things. The cashier's machine breaks down, there is a traffic jam, and you go all ballistic.
I think most of us value this. Reflecting on our teenage years, I so admire my parents now. I think its either age, or a growth personally, but I feel more patient than I used to. It seems I don't get upset much, or it takes more to get me upset. I also think it takes practice. The other day we had a nasty snowstorm here, I had to pick my daughter up at the airport, but traffic wasn't moving at all. I spent about 3 hours to go a kilometer. Good time to practise some Sanskrit, which is what I did for some of it.
Any hints for cultivating it? Any techniques?
One thing that works for this personality I'm inhabiting is to keep a log of stuff. Like if I want to practice something, keep track. I don't know why, but it works for me. Another thing is to rarely bite off more than I can chew.
Aum Namasivyaa
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