Taking The Suffering Out Of Challenging Situations

Using the Buddha's Wisdom of the Two Arrows, we investigate where the suffering in difficult situations is really coming from. Because our default is to resist that which is unpleasant and push back, we become so focused on thinking something shouldn't be happening we don't even realize how we are causing our own suffering. The suffering isn't coming from the challenging situation, but that we get lost in the story of "why it shouldn't be happening."

Knowing where the suffering is coming from we can then start to release it.

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Meredith has such a beautiful way if expkaining things. I am so happy i found her🙏

Thank you for this. All of the examples really helped. discreetly expanded my understanding of the second arrow teaching. I’ve been suffering with my second arrow of the story of the difficult person at work that got promoted to be someone I report to. I’ve also trying to release the second arrow about my emotionally immature mom. I limited direct contact. Her presence and martyrdom seeps in through her interactions with my kiddos, and from her flying monkey sister.

Exceptional talk.

Simple concepts, yet profound.

Good reminder of thought patterns to work to reduce personal suffering.

Excellent teaching of the 2 arrows, 1st is a certainty , the 2nd is optional and creates the suffering. I need to repeat this talk again and again so it sinks in fully. Thank you 🙏

I love this explanation. Please do more like this, topics of human suffering where we can alleviate our own suffering with the right understanding.