Patience with my own double mindedness
Acquire a firm will and the utmost patience. ~ Anandamayi Ma As I read this quote from Easwaran's work, I was moved to apply these words to my walk as a follower of Jesus, who became the Christ. Sri Easwaran continues: "We begin our journey towards the supreme goal of life from where we stand." The supreme goal of life, for me, is to continuously become transformed into the embodiment of Christ, in mind, body, will, and spirit. "Just as it is good to be patient with others, it is equally necessary to be patient with ourselves". I find this patience with myself to either be difficult, because of my natural desire to accomplish all my goals and objectives-now, or at other times I find myself apathetic and lazy and unwilling to exert any effort towards transformation. In effect, I am able to see that I am indeed a double minded man. "After all, when the desire to live for others comes to us, we can be haunted by our past mistakes, by the amount of