““Conflict and suffering are often caused by a person not wanting to surrender his concepts and ideas of things. In the relationship between a father and a son, for example, or between partners, this happens all the time. It is important to train yourself to let go of your ideas about things. Freedom is cultivated by this practice of letting go. If you look deeply, you may find that you are holding on to a concept that is causing you to suffer a great deal. Are you intelligent enough, are you free enough, to give up this idea?””
![“Physical, emotional, and mental pain are inevitable in life. Suffering is another matter. Suffering is the personalization we bring to our difficulties. [We have no control over the actions of another, but we do have control over our own reactions to them.]” quote by Judith Hanson Lasater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/9fc/judith-hanson-lasater-12396_life_physical-emotional-and-mental-pain-are-i_1708784.jpg)
