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Theme: Fear

Suttas on fear and anxiety: meet uncertainty, calm worry, and return to what is here with steadier perspective.

Start here when the mind spirals: come back to the present and the next small step.

The Two Arrows in Buddhism: Hurt Once or Suffer Twice? (SN 36.6)

“Chibi Buddha shows the Two Arrows: one crying in pain, one calm with an arrow.”

Pain is part of life.

Suffering often comes from what the mind adds next.

SN 36.6 – The Two Arrows explains the difference, and why learning to stop at one changes everything.

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