We establish some stability and focus in our mind and see which elements in it lead to greater peace, which to greater suffering. All of it — both the peace and the suffering — happens lawfully. Freedom lies in the wisdom to choose.

Joseph Goldstein

from the book Insight Meditation: The Practice of Freedom

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