Whether it's glorious or wretched, be patient

Today we're going to talk about loJong Slogan 42: Whichever of the Two Occurs, Be Patient
Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche: “The everyday practice is simply to develop a complete acceptance and openness to all situations and emotions, and to all people, experiencing everything totally without mental reservations and blockages, so that one never withdraws or centralizes into oneself.” OK. Experience everything totally without mental reservations... without withdrawing into oneself. This has been so difficult for me. I've wanted to do nothing else but withdraw. No complete acceptance or openness here. But, again I study the dharma and I find the answer. Just be open to what is happening; remember to practice tonglen and think of all the other people in the world who are feeling just as I do and stand for them -- take the pain, embarrassment, sorrow, for them -- and experience it all without mental reservations, and do it to the best of my ability. So, I can't do it perfectly; perfection is not asked of me, just that I make the effort; that I devleop these things. "Devloping" suggests a process, and regardless of how it looks to me, I am in the midst of the process.