"When the Dalai Lama visited the United States in 1981, someone asked him, in a small audience, how it was that Buddhists have developed such a wonderful path for overcoming suffering, while Christians have been wallowing in their suffering for almost two thousand years. The Dalai Lama responded by saying, 'It is not as easy as all that. Suffering is not overcome by leaving pain behind; suffering is overcome by bearing pain for others.' And that is one of those answers that is as Christian as it is Buddhist."
Brother David Steindl-Rast
Photo: Prickly-Pear cactus pads killed by the Hewlett Fire, translucent in the sunlight. Greyrock Trail, Roosevelt National Forest, CO; June 4, 2012. The fire was contained just two weeks ago. Notice the new grass stalk.
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