Persistence and Patience

About this episode

Mary discusses the importance of persistence and patience on the path to liberation and awakening.

Effort and persistence are an important part of the path to liberation and awakening, but sometimes we get caught in thinking we should be there by now and ask when it's enough. This is when the practice of patience is necessary. Patience is necessary when there is resistance to what is. In this talk Mary reflects on the effort of equanimity and letting go of expectations. There is only right here and right now. Recorded March 15, 2026 for Insight Community of the Desert in Palm Springs Send ...

People in this episode

Host: Mary

Topics covered

• effort
• persistence
• liberation
• awakening
• patience
• equanimity
• letting go
• expectations

Keywords

• resistance
• practice
• right here
• right now

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Palm Springs

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