One doesn’t have to be religious to lead a moral life or attain wisdom.

The experience of pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral is the consequences of perception.

We must accept the reality that the causes of impatience travel a two-way street.

The more we genuinely care about others the greater our own happiness & inner peace.

You actions are your only true belongings.

True patience is grounded in wisdom & compassion.

Our actions speak for us & they speak loudly.

When we are aware of our weaknesses or negative tendencies, we open the opportunity to work on them.

The essence of the Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha) is about identifying the cause of our suffering & alleviating it.

Patience is a natural consequence of the cultivation of compassion & love, for ourselves and all beings.

The most important step in developing skillful speech is to think before speaking.

We cannot force the development of mindfulness.

Honor your relationships by developing listening skills.

Praise & esteem can feel good, which is fine, but don’t look to them for inner peace & lasting happiness.

The practice of lovingkindness can uplift us & relieve sorrow & unhappiness.

Compassion is not complete if it does not include oneself.

The art of peaceful living comes down to living compassionately & wisely.

So what is a good meditator? A good meditator meditates.

Patience is born when we create a pause between our experience of a feeling and our response to that feeling.

When we teach a child patience we offer them the gift of a dignified life.

People in the midst of losing their patience are certainly experiencing as aspect of dukkha.

That’s why it’s called a practice. We have to practice a practice if it is to be of value.

One who is patient glows with an inner radiance.

To advance spiritually requires a method of practice & determination to carry it out.

To be mindful entails examining the path we are traveling & making choices that alleviate suffering & bring happiness to ourselves & those around us.

You honor yourself by acting with dignity and composure.

We are all in this together. Our happiness inextricably is tied to that of all beings.

We all have issues & we have usually come by them honestly.

No one looks or feels attractive when angry.

Understanding the true nature of things, or seeing things as they really are, is the ground of wisdom.

Remind yourself that your mental & emotional health are important.

Observe & accept what ever arises & know that everything is as it needs to be.

The virtues of free enterprise can become distorted by greed & delusion.

Being a senior doesn’t automatically make one wise but the wise & foolish alike have things to teach us.

Technology offers us a unique opportunity, though rarely welcome, to practice patience.

One of the best ways to support the development of patience is to cultivate happiness with yourself.

Patience is both the tool for and the result of, our efforts.

While meditating we are simply seeing what the mind has been doing all along.

The venerable teachers, philosophers & spiritual practitioners throughout history have concluded that the greatest happiness we can experience comes from the development of an open, loving heart.

We train the mind so that we can enjoy greater peace, happiness, wisdom & equanimity.

Patience requires a slowing down, a spaciousness, a sense of ease.

Peace can be found within, no matter the external circumstances.

Our work is not to become a better person, but to become present to the perfection we already are.

Observing your thoughts, feelings & sensations is the grist of the practice.

To forgive does not mean to condone.

The erruption of feelings & emotions that follows a near-death exerience, or any event that causes us to stop & look deeply at the reality of our lives, is ripe with the potential for insight...

To forgive does not mean to forget.

Patience is supported & nurtured by a quality of forgiveness.

An open beginner’s mind is a powerful tool for developing patience.

Do not speak about anyone who is not physically present.