I don't really have a problem with the pain of life. Perhaps that is because I am a martial artist and I am used to dealing with pain. Or perhaps I adjusted to pain because there has been a great deal of it in my life.
Frederick LenzA good warrior, a seventh or eighth degree black-belt, will tell you there is no victory. It doesn't make you more powerful to win. It's just what you do. It's an expression of your personal power level.
Frederick LenzThe karma of immediate availability is the condition of your awareness field. The karma of potentiality is what is stored inside you from your past lives.
Frederick LenzThe Buddha gave his first talks, and three or four ascetics became his first disciples. They recognized his enlightenment.
Frederick Lenz