When we look honestly at the human condition, we see stress.Gregory's clear descriptions of the kinds of stresses present in an ordinary day help open our eyes to our more subtle experiences and to our ways of responding to ordinary suffering.
Stress is sometimes hidden because it is mingled with happiness...
Some experiences of stress are unmistakably miserable... Many... are less obvious...
...even joy can be stressful because we reach out to grasp the source of happiness...
After reading these three pages spend several days observing subtle experiences. Include pleasures, but especially notice the little aversions that impinge on your sense of ease and well being. As you do so, keep in mind the good news that by looking clearly at how things actually are, we can escape from the jungle of unnecessary anguish....
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