21. Pain is unavoidable, but suffering is optional. Do you agree with it?

Answers for Students of Buddhism

In this video, Ringu Tulku Rinpoche says “Pain is unavoidable, but suffering is optional”, and delves into how our emotional and mental responses to physical pain can affect our overall suffering. Rinpoche suggests that by learning how to deal with pain in a different way and working on our emotions, we can reduce our suffering and even heal more quickly. He emphasizes the importance of seeing things clearly and gaining insight into how we are and how we relate to others.

More videos from this series can be found here.

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‘Answers for Students of Buddhism’ was recorded by Ringu Tulku Rinpoche in Sikkim in 2022/2023, and produced by Ela Crain – instagram.com/elacrain.

 

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