We Practice To Liberate Ourselves From A

It Isn't What Happens To Us That Causes Us To Suffer; It's What We Say To Ourselves About What Happens.

No One Ever Tells Us To Stop Running Away From Fear...the Advice We Usually Get Is To Sweeten It Up, Smooth It Over, Take A Pill, Or Distract Ourselves, But By All Means Make It Go Away. (5)

If You Work With Your Mind, That Will Alleviate All The Suffering That Seems To Come From The Outside.

One Very Powerful And Effective Way To Work With This Tendency To Push Away Pain And Hold On To Pleasure Is The Practice Of Tonglen.  in Tonglen Practice, When We See Or Feel Suffering, We  breathe In With The Notion Of Completely Feeling It, Accepting It, And Owning It.

Every Moment Is Unique, Unknown, Completely Fresh.