Tolerance is the first practice in the life of the strong and wise!
A pure heart and a few desires, a noble spirit
A pure heart and few desires in Buddhism are like immortals who come on clouds and ride away on cranes. They are detached from ordinary people, so they naturally handle things differently from ordinary people. There was once a meddlesome person who loudly insulted Buddhism in a Buddhist environment, just to see how long these monks could endure it. He kept insulting, but those who carried water still carried water, those who swept the floor still swept the floor, and those who meditated still continued. I was sitting in meditation until my lips were scorched and my mouth was dry. At this time, a young monk brought a ladle of water and said: "My Buddha is merciful. The donor must be tired. Stop and drink water!"
In our opinion, this is one of the best things. He is very funny, and these masters of cultivation just regard him as a lively bad boy, brushing away those filthy words like spider silk. Those filthy words, even if they were scolding mothers and ancestors, could not touch the masters' ancient and unwavering state of mind.
For ordinary people like us, this broad atmosphere is untouchable. Many people feel sulky when dealing with conflicts in life and work, even if others do not mean it, and have verbal disputes of one kind or another. If they really deliberately provoke and make things difficult, it will inevitably lead to a big fight!
As the saying goes, "A calm mind will naturally cool down." Some desire for expression and contention will cultivate a state of mind of "staying out of trouble", and the tolerance will come uninvited.
