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@@ -39600,3 +39600,16 @@ how much we habituate ourselves to the Dharma teachings.
   -- from "Opening the Treasure of the Profound: Teachings on the Songs of
      Jigten Sumgön and Milarepa", by Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen Rinpoche,
      Shambhala Publications and Snow Lion Publications.
+~
+What is true patience and how can we develop it?  Patience is imperturbability
+in the face of harm and hardship.  Responding to these difficulties with anger
+is extremely destructive because it creates unpleasant consequences and
+destroys positive energy.  There is no austere practice to equal the practice
+of patience, which calms the turbulence of the disturbing emotions.  It is
+cultivated in meditation and implemented in everyday life.  There are three
+main kinds of patience: the patience of taking no account of those who inflict
+harm, the patience of willingly accepting adversity and the patience of
+gaining certainty with regard to the teachings.  Their opposites are
+animosity, discouragement and reluctance to engage with the teachings.
+  -- from "The Six Perfections: An Oral Teaching by Geshe Sonam Rinchen",
+     Shambhala Publications and Snow Lion Publications.