Some Buddhists believe that suffering is necessary for our liberation. The fact is, suffering, in whatever forms or degrees, is always already with us. As the Buddha taught in the First Noble Truth, suffering is integral to our existence. What matters on the path is not that we suffer, but how we understand and react to suffering. So, how should we understand suffering? What do we need to do to free ourselves from it?

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