Physical pain or psychological anguish can be overwhelming. It’s only natural to want quick relief. You might take a pill, keep busy to distract yourself or engage some other temporary coping strategy. But one of the great ironies of life is this: the only reliable way to really get over anything is to go straight into it. You’ve got to square off and face it to reduce its influence in your awareness. Bring it to mind (easy), feel it with equanimity (harder), stay with it in non-judgment (hardest), watch it pass away…

True relief.

Steve and Jarl