At this time many people are on edge and can fly off the handle at the least little thing. Often things happen or people say things that are unreasonable. A worthwhile power to develop within yourself is the power to tolerate with love.
True tolerance isn’t something forced. It really means to see the good in everything and everyone. It means to give loving feelings and good wishes, no matter what someone is doing, realizing that that person is just under a negative influence at this time, but truly, they are my brother.
After all, we are all family, the family of humanity. It’s important to see everyone with a vision of brotherhood. Mercy means to put a full stop in my mind to the unreasonable behaviour of others, not to create the wastage of a lot of questions or exclamation marks.
Every thought that I have creates a vibration which goes out into the atmosphere of the world and either pollutes or uplifts other souls. If I want to change someone’s behavior, the best method is to have good wishes for that soul without an expectation of when they will change, but knowing that eventually goodness wins out.
The worst thing I can do is to spread the waste thoughts by talking to others about them (gossip). Any time that I speak to someone else about the negative behaviour of another one it’s waste and pollution of thoughts.
Instead, tolerate with love, giving good wishes and pure feelings through thoughts, be detached about it, look for all the good qualities in that person, and eventually, if necessary, (and it may never turn out to be necessary) speak to the person directly with love about it. Try it, because I’ve found that all these methods really do work.
As well as this realize that every person who comes into your life and pushes your buttons is showing you something about yourself. You won’t feel irritated about a certain behaviour in someone else unless you already have the same thing within yourself, (maybe to a lesser degree, but it’s still there).
Be a detached observer and use the opportunity to remove the button of irritation within yourself. It’s a good thing because it’s a chance to transform yourself and become a better person — a person who can tolerate with love.
[Special guest writer Carol Biberstein makes her living as an artist, art teacher and Farmers’ Market Bread Lady in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. She has been a student of Raja Yoga meditation for 6 ½ years, has changed a lot from the inside outward, and expects to transform completely. She writes about deep spiritual matters to inspire others to transform their lives. All thanks goes to the Creator, the one who inspires the re-creation of the world!]
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