How do I deal with the stress of living with chronic pain?

Buddhability

English - September 23, 2023 19:29 - 7 minutes - 8.61 MB - ★★★★★ - 513 ratings
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Here's today's question: How can Buddhism help me with this stress caused by chronic physical pain? How can I be happy living with chronic illness?

Buddhism teaches that falling to illness is not a form of failure or defeat. In fact illness can be an inspiration to bring out our best, most resilient selves.

References:

https://www.worldtribune.org/2021/key-ways-to-view-and-overcome-the-suffering-of-illness/https://www.worldtribune.org/2022/my-chronic-illness-sometimes-makes-me-feel-hopeless-can-my-buddhist-practice-help/