How you perceive life as a whole plays a role in your attitude to suffering. If you see suffering as negative and to be avoided at all costs and in some sense as a sign of failure, this will add a sense of anxiety and intolerance when you encounter difficult circumstances, a feeling of being overwhelmed. But if you accept that suffering is a natural part of existence, this will help you withstand life’s adversities.
--Dalai Lama
Image source: Jacobello del Fiore, The Martyrdom of St. Lawrence, https://www.deaconrudysnotes.org/memorial-of-st-lawrence-deacon-and-martyr/
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