Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.

March 22, 2016 by Jason Ong

“Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.”

― Haruki Murakami
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Sleep Practice
The 3 C’s in Life: Choice, Chance, Change.
Ancestral Mathematics
10 Necessities for the Practitioner
What do people think spiritual development is?
The mysterious roar of silence itself.
Character is what you are in the dark.
The Buddha did not invent the Dhamma, he did not decree the Dhamma.
The change that takes place moment to moment represents moment after moment of opportunity.
Anupaghato: Don’t allow yourself to hate one another.
All the meditation is right there inside you.
Be immovable – unshakable from a peaceful state of mind.
Six Words of Advice from Tilopa
Maintain a concerted gaze on your mind.
He wanted us to see suffering and to see origination, cessation and the path.
Why was I born?
Without Settling Anywhere
There is no Buddha
Is that heavy?
Real tranquillity is born of correct view.
Wisdom beyond dualistic thinking and emotional sensations.
Unknown Unknowns
The poise of a dying man
8 Kinds of Silence in Dharma Practice
The Three Gates of Speech