… and today we will talk about the Perfection of Effort and Diligence (Virya Paramita).

Our way might be called “patience in effort”, “stillness in motion” “quiet in action” …

… for, with the latter alone, we are always running headlong through life, trying to find the end of a rainbow which we never reach, rarely at ease, unsatisfied, never arriving at the ultimate goal  …

 
Thus, remember that our teachings emphasize, not just stillness … butstillness in, as and amid the motion. Yes, we are like a stone Buddha in the garden, sitting with come what may, not budging if it rains or if the sun comes out. It is all the same