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![“This [worldly suffering] is indeed the result of a flawed-vision. When this flawed-vision goes away, the world will be seen “As it is”. By sitting with the ‘Experienced Person’ whose flawed-vision is gone, our flawed-vision will go away. Nothing else will make it go away.” quote by Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef3/dada-bhagwan-31_spiritual_this-worldly-suffering-is-indeed-the-res_795148.jpg)
![“Pain is inevitable; lives come with pain. Suffering is not inevitable. If suffering is what happens when we struggle with our experience because of our inability to accept it, then suffering is an optional extra [p. 19].” quote by Sylvia Boorstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/618/sylvia-boorstein-7241_pain_pain-is-inevitable-lives-come-with-pain_2405745.png)
