Suffering = Pain x Resistance

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“Suffering is caused by resisting pain.

We can’t avoid pain in life, but we don’t necessarily have to suffer because of that pain…”

Suffering = Pain x Resistance

–Shinzen Young

Neff, Kristin. (2011). Self-Compassion: Stop beating yourself up and leave insecurity behind. New York, NY: Harper Collins. P. 93.