Not only can a big problem become a doorway into transcendence, it is a doorway of transcendence. The issue is whether or not I go through it. Transcendence is in going through it gracefully. Grace is the attributes or gifts that are part of me that I can use to suffer problems efficiently. Suffering is the way a person carries and deals with a difficulty or pain. In dealing with difficult realities, grace I found is ability to be in the present, persistence and courage. Thoughts, worries, and problems constantly come and go, and what helps me deepen in inner freedom is to be in the present and to remind myself to stay present. Also, when I feel passive, down, troubled, what helps me is to hear those as signals and incentives to be present which is to be free and active.
On Dec 23, 2023 David Doane wrote :