I ran across an interesting item at Half Price Books. It's called The Compassion Box, and it has a deck of cards with Buddhist slogans on one side and commentary by a Buddhist nun on the other side. It also has guided instructions on how to use the cards as part of a practice, a card stand, a paperback edition of Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living, and a CD with instruction on tonglen meditation. I have it at work, so I haven't read the book or listened to the CD. But I do try to remember to select a new card every day, and have it propped up on my desk so that it catches my eye whenever I look in that direction.
Today's reminder says, "Whichever of the two occurs, be patient."
It has definitely given me a lot of food for thought. I'm working through decisions that must be made, and things I want to create and manifest, and things I want to change. And I tend to be a rather impatient person. So the reminder to be patient, no matter what happens, is timely.
Today's reminder says, "Whichever of the two occurs, be patient."
It has definitely given me a lot of food for thought. I'm working through decisions that must be made, and things I want to create and manifest, and things I want to change. And I tend to be a rather impatient person. So the reminder to be patient, no matter what happens, is timely.
That sounds pretty cool.
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