Ep. 16: On Suffering

Why is there suffering? Why would a benevolent deity permit such a thing? In this episode we explore the root causes of suffering (hint: it might be our old friend the ego again), why so much of our suffering is self-inflicted, and how we can actually use suffering to, paradoxically, end it. When Rumi said, “The cure for the pain is in the pain,” he was alluding to tapas, the Yogic practice of “sitting the fire” of our discomfort in order to alchemize and liberate ourselves from suffering. Join us for this “fiery” conversation!