Let him overcome the grief which arises from the craving due to ideas, or to reasoning, or to feeling.

Excerpt

Herein, O Ananda, let a brother, as he dwells in the body, so regard the body that he, being strenuous, thoughtful, and mindful, may, whilst in the world, overcome the grief which arises from bodily craving—while subject to sensations let him continue so to regard the sensations that he, being strenuous, thoughtful, and mindful, may, whilst in the world, overcome the grief which arises from the sensations—and so, also, as he thinks, or reasons, or feels, let him overcome the grief which arises from the craving due to ideas, or to reasoning, or to feeling.

Source Mahâparinibbâna Sutta 2.33-34 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to the Mahāparinibbāna Sutta, the Buddha teaches Ananda that grief can be overcome by observing one’s body, sensations and thoughts with ardour, reflection and mindfulness, without clinging to them. Today, when a difficulty dwells in you, take a minute to notice what it does in your body, which sensations and thoughts it awakens, then breathe gently and let them pass.

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