When we face difficulty or suffering, maybe we should consider whether such difficulty or suffering is advice from the Buddha calling for our reflection. Could such difficulty or suffering be an advance warning to avoid a major incident? Is this a hurdle to overcome on the road to self-improvement or development? Is this experience needed to make us examine our lives more deeply? In any event, this is a compassionate test given by the Buddha to us to improve ourselves.
Buddha Seed: Understanding the Odaimoku