@buddhism066: Sources: Salla Sutta (Saṃyutta Nikāya 36.6) and Assu Sutta (Saṃyutta Nikāya 15.3) The Buddha taught that pain is inevitable, but suffering is optional. In the Salla Sutta, he says the ordinary person feels two arrows: the pain itself, and the grief they add to it. The wise person feels only one. They meet pain with mindfulness, patience, and kindness. In the Assu Sutta, he reminds us that the tears we have shed over countless lifetimes are more than the waters of the great ocean. We have wept enough. Grief is not the end of your story. It is a chapter. And the next chapter is written by your own heart. You are not alone. You are held. You are loved. May these words bring peace to your heart. Amitofo 🙏❤️ #foryoupage #fyp #buddhism #buddha #viral