Patience

John would like to share an excerpt from the May 15 Time Magazine article, "The World's Next Top Lama", about the 22 year old Karmapa (perhaps the 2nd most important reincarnate lama).

When a reporter noted that the Kagyu lineage is known for its stress on practice and that his own generation is not known for its patience, the Karmapa delivered some advice that his American followers could no doubt appreciate. "If people have no patience," he said, "they have no patience, and I can't insist that they develop it. But I've observed that human life without patience becomes unworkable. My experience has been that I've been forced to develop patience with unchangeable situations." It is a virtue to recommend as well to those hoping for a solution for Tibet's status.