When you plant seeds in the garden, you don’t dig them up
every day to see if they have sprouted yet. You simply water them and clear
away the weeds; you know that the seeds will grow in time.
Similarly, just do
your daily practice and cultivate a kind heart. Abandon impatience and instead
be content creating the causes for goodness; the results will come when they’re
ready.
- Bhikshuni Thubten Chodron, "Meditator's Toolbox"
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