I found this earlier:
The idea of being present, taking care of, even, one's suffering is intriguing. I'm having a hard time picturing what that looks like, though. The examples given don't really sound too tremendous; cleaning a toilet is unpleasant, but not truly suffering(in my opinion).
What does "taking good care of our suffering" mean to you?
A practitioner has the right to suffer, but a practitioner does not have the right not to practice. People who are not practitioners allow their pain, sorrow, and anguish to overwhelm them, and to push them to say and do things they don’t want to do and say. We who consider ourselves to be practitioners have the right to suffer like everyone else. It’s OK to suffer; it’s OK to be angry. We can learn to stop and stay with our suffering, attend to it with all of our tenderness and kindness, and take good care of our suffering.
This Moment is Perfect | Lion’s Roar
There is only one moment for you to be alive, and that is the present moment. Go back to the present moment and live this moment deeply, and you’ll be free.
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The idea of being present, taking care of, even, one's suffering is intriguing. I'm having a hard time picturing what that looks like, though. The examples given don't really sound too tremendous; cleaning a toilet is unpleasant, but not truly suffering(in my opinion).
What does "taking good care of our suffering" mean to you?