The Buddha's method for turning suffering into an ally.
Suffering is not an enemy. It is like soil.
Soil that pushes up a sprout resembles suffering.
Damp soil is heavy, stony soil is hard, and sometimes it wounds the roots.
Yet it is precisely that weight and resistance that gives the sprout strength, allowing it to take firm root and supporting its growth.
The same holds true for life's suffering.
Though it may seem like an obstacle, it strengthens us, supports us, and becomes the nourishment that eventually brings forth blossoms. Suffering is not an enemy; it is the earth that nurtures you.
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