There is nothing difficult that practice does not make easy.

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There is nothing difficult that practice does not make easy; by training oneself to bear slight sufferings, one renders even the most violent harmless.

Source Bodhicaryâvatâra, Chapter VI — The Virtue of Patience, §3 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to Shantideva, patience is learned like an art: by training oneself to bear small annoyances, one becomes able to go through the greatest ones serenely. Today, choose a small discomfort (a wait, a noise, a delay) and welcome it calmly, as an exercise that strengthens your patience.

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