There is a Zen story of two monks who were once traveling together down a muddy road.  A heavy rain was falling.  Coming around a bend, they met a lovely girl in a silk kimono and sash, unable to cross the intersection.  "Come on, girl," said the first monk.  Lifting her in his arms, he carried her over the mud.  The second monk did not speak again until that night when they reached a  lodging temple.  Then he no longer could restrain himself.  "We monks don't go near females,"  he said.  "It is dangerous.  Why did you do that?" 

"I left the girl there," the first monk said. " Are you still carrying her?"

Pain is the reality of the situation around us, but suffering is caused by our relationship to that reality, whether we can let go of the past, and by our attitude.  Where can you let go of the past that is causing current suffering?

This is from Sandi Greenberg, a wonderful local yoga teacher.  For more on what Sandi does, check out her web site: NoPlaceLikeOmYoga.com or 602-741-2828

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