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Suffering Is Pain x Resistance
- Suffering equals pain multiplied by resistance, not just pain alone.
- Reducing resistance through mindfulness reduces suffering dramatically.
Resistance Amplifies Suffering
- Aubrey Marcus shares how resistance causes more suffering before sickness than the actual illness.
- The anticipation of pain often causes greater suffering than the pain itself.
Equanimity's Dual Metaphors
- Equanimity can be metaphorically seen as both creating and collapsing distance from pain.
- Both metaphors describe the same effect: not being vulnerable to suffering.