Pain is physical; suffering is mental. Beyond the mind there is no suf…

Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
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Pain is physical; suffering is mental. Beyond the mind there is no suffering. Pain is essential for the survival of the body, but none compels you to suffer. Suffering is due entirely to clinging or resisting; it is a sign of our unwillingness to move on, to flow with life.
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