Wednesday 3 February 2021

To me, in this world, there are only two types of beings: my benefactors of love and my benefactors of patience. The majority is my benefactors of love; they are very kind and help me. Some try to cause harm and create obstacles; these are my benefactors of patience. 

The kindness of each benefactor is equal, and thus my love for them is equal. Maybe my benefactors of patience are even kinder to me, as they allow me to practice the perfection of patience. I am thus very grateful to all those who do not like me and make me tame my anger. At the same time, I feel great compassion for their sorrow, but as they allow me to practice patience and my anger and jealousy to gradually diminish, they are my teachers. 

Thus, in the end, when I attain enlightenment and all my anger and jealousy are no more, it is due to their kindness. For this reason, I love them greatly.

-- Garchen Rinpoche




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