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What's the Use of Suffering

By Reginald A. Ray — 2001

The biggest mistake we can make, according to the Buddha, is to discount or minimize our suffering. Why? Because it is the fiery gate through which we must pass to engage the spiritual path.

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An Overview of Viktor Frankl's Logotherapy

Viktor Frankl is the founder of logotherapy, a form of psychotherapy that he developed after surviving Nazi concentration camps in the 1940s.

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Inside the Miracle: An Interview with Mark Nepo

How can suffering lead to wholeness? The beloved poet-philosopher explains.

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Suffering Opens the Real Path

Norman Fischer explains why it’s suffering that gives us the incentive, vision, and strength to transform our lives.

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Turn Your Thinking Upside Down

We base our lives on seeking happiness and avoiding suffering, but the best thing we can do for ourselves—and for the planet—is to turn this whole way of thinking upside down. Pema Chödrön shows us Buddhism’s radical side.

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