Conquer Pain
From TheBuddhism.Net
An aging master grew tired of his apprentice’s complaints. One morning, he sent him to get some salt. When the apprentice returned, the master told him to mix a handful of salt in a glass of water and then drink it.
“How does it taste?” the master asked.
“Bitter,” said the apprentice.
The master chuckled and then asked the young man to take the same handful of salt and put it in the lake. The two walked in silence to the nearby lake and once the apprentice swirled his handful of salt in the water, the old man said, “Now drink from the lake.”
As the water dripped down the young man’s chin, the master asked, “How does it taste?”
“Fresh,” remarked the apprentice.
“Do you taste the salt?” asked the master.
“No,” said the young man. At this the master sat beside this serious young man, and explained softly, “The pain of life is pure salt; no more, no less. The amount of pain in life remains exactly the same. However, the amount of bitterness we taste depends on the container we put the pain in. So when you are in pain, the only thing you can do is to enlarge your sense of things. Stop being a glass. Become a lake.”
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Behind every beautiful thing, there’s some kind of pain. The pain of the mind is worse than the pain of the body. All is mind set for every individual. Feeling pain is normal overcoming it is an achievement. When we encounter pain , let it be look at the bright side and be positive, pain will go away. To learn and practice Dharma is the best choice to let go of the pain. Dharma will shows us the ways and have our mind transform to be a better and happy person.
Thank you Rinpoche for this teachings
For the millions who suffer frequent or chronic pain, finding effective, long-term relief can be a challenge. Its all depends on individual ,how we see and react to the pain. All is mind set of how to conquer the pain and sufferings using the understanding of its nature and mechanisms. Maybe its painful to me and it may not be painful to others. No matter what life throws at you, we all have the power within to overcome. Be strong, try to seek to be a little less afraid of pain, and you will gain the entire world.
“Focus on your internal influence, on what you can control — and leave the rest to fate, says … we fear pain, and we fear death. Quoted.
Thank you for sharing.
Only one thing we can trust is the Dharma that shows us the ways and methods we can use to open up our minds to different perspective so we may deal with the pain positively, and not cause more pain to ourselves and others! The Buddha is definitely the greatest psychologist in the universe!
This is good. Become a lake instead of a glass of water. Our perspective of pain and sufferings in life affect how we view our pain, how we feel and how we react to it. With different perspective, by putting yourself in a larger picture of things or with different focus, we then could view thing differently.
Thank you.