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When you grit your teeth, are you being patient?



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Motek




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Mar 11 2007, 2:47 pm
I read this:

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In the name of patience, we often hold back like a pit bull straining against its leash. We are not present at all—just trying to look pleasant while our blood boils. Inside, we’re wishing that the traffic would clear, that our child would go to bed, or that our colleague would shut up already. A lot of energy is used up in the name of this false patience.

Real patience requires a gentle willingness to let life unfold at its own pace.


agree? disagree? any thoughts on this?

I've been discussing and thinking about "being present" this week ... problem is, most/all of the books, websites on this are sources in zen buddhism, would be interested in Jewish material on this subject:

being present
focused
in the moment
mindfulness
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chocolate moose




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Mar 11 2007, 3:06 pm
Do you mean, like counting to 10? I have heard that this is actually not a good practice b/c it doesn't force the person to step back, it instead gets them angrier.
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greenfire




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Mar 11 2007, 4:21 pm
I think it's a matter of if we are really genuine in our concern or not - if it's the latter I believe our teeth will be grinding - if it's the former we will have enough patience
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