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Stress is a subject that can be viewed through many lenses:
In our society today, stress is often blamed for our unhappiness or depression
There are countless books and courses on “stress management,” but the best cure for stress is not learning how to “manage” it, but to learn how to reframe events so that they are no longer causing stress.
— As written by Lance Secretan, The Foundation
A Buddhist parable tells the story of a monk confronted by a fierce tiger while on a quiet walk:
The monk becomes very still.
He knows that just beyond him is a cliff and just below that cliff are the rocky shoreline and the turbulent sea.
The monk is caught between the tiger and the sea, and so he chooses to lower himself over the cliff.
Holding onto a thick vine, he is filled with gratitude that the vine sustains his weight.
During his prayer, the monk notices a bright red, juicy strawberry growing on the cliff face.
Looking up, the tiger is snarling at him. Looking down, the waves are crashing and pounding onto the rocks below.
The monk breathes a breath of deep gratitude and plucks the strawberry from its vine and, putting it into his mouth, savors the moment.