Lean into our suffering

To Sally

Here is something I ran across on Ponlop Rinpoche's website which speaks to "leaning into our suffering":

Ponlop Rinpoche has suggested that we focus on one paramita each month (in addition to our other practices). According to Rinpoche, the Mahayana path and all the paramitas can be summarized into four main points: mindfulness (a stable mind), renunciation, bodhicitta, and the view of emptiness. Renunciation in the Mahayana means that we examine and lean into our suffering and fear (and the suffering and fear of others), rather than trying to avoid such unpleasantries.

June