THE ART OF SUFFERING

Written By Duane Nelson

2 IDEAS FROM ME

  1. If you are human you will experience pain and suffering. The depth, duration, and impact of suffering is directly proportional to your evolution of consciousness and psychospiritual skillset.

  2. Understanding impermanence is the first step toward awakening and the art of suffering. The second step is to listen to your body. Do not wait until you’re coughing up blood before you check yourself into the Emergency Room at the hospital.

2 QUOTES FROM SAGES

  1. “If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn’t sit for a month.” – Theodore Roosevelt

  2. “Life is difficult. This fact is a great truth. Once we truly see this truth, we can transcend it. Most do not fully see the truth that life is difficult. Instead, they moan incessantly, noisily, or subtly, about the enormity of their problems, burdens, and difficulties as if life were generally easy as if life should be easy.” — Scott Peck (The Road Less Traveled)

1 QUESTION FOR YOU TO EXPLORE

  1. What is the source and solution of your suffering?

Namaste,

Duane Nelson

Duane Nelson

Ultrajourney Insight is an Anacortes Washington-based non-profit organization providing mindfulness & well-being services designed to ignite the adventure of a lifetime. The founder, Duane Nelson, is a writer, speaker, and teacher with four decades of parenting, wilderness, & international technology leadership. His professional insights come from chemical engineering and automation leadership at Philips, Intel, and Amazon. His adventure insights flow from ultramarathons, mountaineering, canyoneering, and adventure racing in Nepal, Alaska, Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Hawaii, Mexico, British Columbia and Alberta.

https://ultrajourneyinsight.org
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