Our intentions control whether or not we suffer right now

"We do have the power to exert control over our intentions right now. And our intentions do shape our experience of the world around us, the world inside us, at least to some extent: enough to make the difference between suffering and not suffering."

~ Thanissaro Bhikkhu "The Limits of Control"

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