THE BURDEN OF SELF - Lama Dawa's Commentary

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Commentary voice-over work: Lama Dawa Zangpo
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"Pain is always a sign that we are holding on to something, usually ourselves."
-Pema Chodron in her book Comfortable with Uncertainty.

Lama Dawa Zangpo’s Commentary:
The teacher Pema Chodron here is pointing out that something we always encounter, pain, it can be physical pain, it can be emotional pain, it can be the pain of worrying about something, of the pain of stress, the pain of anxiety, the pain of uncertainty, these are signs that we are holding on to something, and often, as she says, what we are holding on to is ourselves, the notion of ourself as something separate. What she's encouraging us to do here is examine how we hold on to things, to see it with clarity, and then we can have the possibility of letting go. This is very wonderful insight from Pema Chodron.

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