The daily life of a seeker. Teacher, how to find the space between stimulus and response?
- What do you do when people annoy you?
- I respond.
Look it up. There is a millisecond between "getting angry" and "reacting". It contains all your freedom.
- A thousandth of a second?
yes. And if you didn't get it in time, that doesn't mean it didn't exist. This means you have chosen to respond. as usual. ECKHART TOLLE.