In order to liberate beings from suffering it is necessary to realize its origin. What is the origin of suffering? Although it has been taught many times and in many different ways, clinging to our deluded stories of who and what we are is the origin of our suffering. Clinging to the idea that we are really separate from each other is our deluded story of the self. Therefore, if we want to work most effectively for the welfare of all beings, we must forget all about our own stories. If we wish to understand Buddha's liberating teaching, we must completely let go of our own narrative about reality.
---Tenshin Reb Anderson---
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