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Working with Pain in Meditation: Buddhist Approaches to Physical Discomfort

Learn how to work skillfully with physical pain during meditation using traditional Buddhist techniques from the suttas and experienced teachers.

Sep 15, 2026

Two arrows in flight, one striking a target representing physical pain, the second representing self-inflicted mental suffering

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The Sallatha Sutta: The Buddha on the Two Arrows of Suffering

The Sallatha Sutta teaches how we experience physical pain (first arrow) and mental suffering we add through reaction (second arrow). Learn to stop shooting yourself.

Sep 13, 2026

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