When your mind is prey to what the Buddha called “unwholesome states” like fear and despair and you feel like you’re losing heart. Trust in the Buddha’s axiomatic teaching that “Everything that arises passes away.” The next time a powerful negative emotion arises in your mind, you’ll be more prepared to remember that “This storm is here now. I’m not afraid of it. I can move forward through the middle of it. It will pass.”
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