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How to apply Buddhist pain teachings to chronic illness

I understand that pain is inevitable but suffering is optional, yet I've been suffering about my chronic illness for months and can't seem to apply this teaching to my actual life.

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Philosophical distinctions between pain and suffering remain conceptual when facing the relentless reality of physical limitation and discomfort.

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