When People Turn Against Us
Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo · 16 minutes · recorded January 1, 2016
Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo explains Atisha's Lojong line on how we respond when people we have been kind to turn against us. She says these texts were written by honoured lamas, so for us taking the lowest place does not mean low self-esteem: it means stepping out of the way, so that in any encounter the other person is the one who matters. Difficult people then become our teachers of patience. With thanks to the Meridian Trust.
Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo explains Atisha's Lojong line on how we respond when people we have been kind to turn against us. She says these texts were written by honoured lamas, so for us taking the lowest place does not mean low self-esteem: it means stepping out of the way, so that in any encounter the other person is the one who matters. Difficult people then become our teachers of patience. With thanks to the Meridian Trust.
Anger and aversion Comparison and self-cherishing Patience, forbearance and acceptance Relationships and family Lojong (mind training)