Q: What is the best course to follow when one encounters suffering.
Bhagavan, please also give us more clarity on what is running away from
suffering.

Sri Bhagavan: Well! There is no need to give clarity on running away from
suffering, because you are doing it all the time. Whenever you say I am
suffering, it means you are running away from suffering. Because if you
could turn around and confront the suffering, soak in it, embrace it,
fall in love with it, be with it, accept it, do all these things. Then, see
for yourself what happens!