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The Gift of Suffering

Pain hurts and is sometimes unavoidable. Suffering is different. It is when we tell ourselves a story (about the pain or perhaps fabricated out of thin air) that causes us anguish. Suffering is optional and, therefore, always a pointer to what is really true. That is its gift.
Broadcast on:
23 Sep 2022

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Pain hurts and is sometimes unavoidable. Suffering is different. It is when we tell ourselves a story (about the pain or perhaps fabricated out of thin air) that causes us anguish. Suffering is optional and, therefore, always a pointer to what is really true. That is its gift.