Words of Wisdom for March 08, 2026

A lotus can only grow in mud. If there were no mud, there would be no lotus flower. There’s a very close connection between suffering and happiness, just as there is between mud and lotus. Real happiness is possible when we have the right view of suffering and happiness. It’s the same as front and back, right and left. The right cannot exist without the left; the left cannot exist without the right. Happiness cannot exist without suffering.

– Thich Nhat Hanh, Lion’s Roar

May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering!

All my best,

–Jerome