As long as we run away from discomfort we are going to get caught in a cycle of unhappiness and disappointment. Instead ask yourself, “Can I touch the center of my pain? Can I sit with suffering (yours and mine) without trying to make it go away and feel it open me?”
Preparation and perseverance are a major part of any new endeavor. We need to cultivate patience, planning and timing to succeed. Even when circumstances seem against us, we need to persevere in the plans we have set in motion, then we will succeed.
Our path in life is to live in harmony with all others, the environment and oneself. To live in synchronicity with all things and to be completely authentic, sincere and natural. The ancient teachings provide us with a practical guide to an alternate way of thinking, feeling and behaving.
Don’t let yourself get swept away by unfavorable circumstances, or let your steadfastness be shaken. You can avoid this by maintaining your inner peace, remaining outwardly calm and yielding. By doing this we can overcome the greatest of adversaries.
Quote: The universe is not outside of you. Look inside yourself; everything that you want, you already are. Rumi