Re: What's it like being a monk?
Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 4:10 am
This definition is really going to help me in my path to developing patience. I've never thought of it like that. And patience is honestly one of my greater hindrances.kmath wrote:As Chi said, I meant khanti. It's listed as the Sanskrit "kshanti" on Wikipedia and defined as follows:Mkoll wrote:Thanks for your input all. This is a nice thread.
I tried looking this up to no avail. What does it mean?kmath wrote:So a lot of the practice is just khante.
"patience, forbearance and forgiveness... It is the practice of exercising patience toward behavior or situations that might not necessarily deserve it and is seen as a conscious choice to actively give patience as if a gift, rather than being in a state of oppression in which one feels obligated to act in such a way."
Perfect definition.