Over the last weeks and months, I’ve been hearing a particular Sutta being referred to on a few occasions. Sutta (in Pali) or Sutra (in Sanskrit) is a discourse of the Buddha, an original sermon if you will. While reading the suttas directly is mind blowingly inspiring to me, I feel lots of resistance to read them most of the times. I think that this is mostly because of the older language and rare words used.

Imagine: you walk through a wild forest in the mountains. There’s no trail, just wilderness. You have to really watch your step, because there are loose rocks and brittle logs under the leaf covered, sloped land. There are thorny bushes in the way. A slight touch could mean a cut in your hands.

Alright, I know that the title is a bit over the top. But I want to present to you a method that I have begun practicing lately that has given me instant relief. No, it didn’t entirely make the problem go away but it gave me a new energy and a sense of resilience and even confidence that I can handle it.