peace

Title:
Inner Peace
Elvira Amrhein
Those who cause me sufferingAre like Buddhas bestowing their blessings.Since they lead me to liberating pathsWhy should I get angry with them?
"Don't they obstruct your virtuous practice?"No! There is no virtuous practice greater than patience;Therefore I will never get angryWith those who cause me suffering.
If, because of my own shortcomings,I do not practice patience with my enemyIt is not he, but I, who prevents me from practicing patience
from Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life, by Shantideva, Chapter VI, verses 101-103, tr by Neal Elliot, guided by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, Tharpa Publications 2002.