Affirmation · Secular practice
Steadiness
This will pass. I can meet it. I do not have to hurry.
Three sentences for an unsettled moment, written for this app. Not a traditional text, and not advice from anyone qualified to give it — just wording that some people find useful to have ready in advance.
This text was written for Japa. It is not a traditional formula, and no tradition teaches it as one.
The count shown here is Japa's suggestion, not a rule of the tradition. Follow the form and number you were taught.
Not counted on beads
How many times
Japa suggests 21 times a day. Follow the number you were taught.
Japa counts this one without a mala: a plain daily number rather than a ring of beads, with the words kept in view while you say them. Counting is unlimited and free.
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What the words say
The lines invite a sense of perspective, capacity and patience in an unsettled moment. They are optional affirmations written for this app; use wording that fits your circumstances.
Where it comes from
Written for Japa. The shape owes something to cognitive behavioural practice, where prepared phrasing is a recognised technique, but this is not a therapeutic protocol and is not offered as one.
How it is practised
Say the words when they feel useful. Adapt or leave aside any phrase that does not fit the situation; the repetition count is an optional personal goal.
Keep it, and count it every day.
Japa keeps this text beside a large, calm counter on iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch, with a haptic for every bead and an optional bell at the end of each round. Counting is unlimited and free.
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