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Hi, it's my host Dora. Hi, it's me, your host Dora.

Welcome back to Radio Head Space, and to Wednesday.

Today we're exploring the wisdom of sadness.

When I think about sadness, I'm reminded of how transformative deep despair can be.

Sadness can serve as a way to awaken compassion in ourselves and others.

So here's a story about Buddha and a mustard seed that reflects this truth. But before I share this story I do want to acknowledge that this story discusses child loss so for listeners sensitive to this topic, please listen at your own discretion.

So during Buddha's time, there lived a woman named Kisa Gautami. She married young and gave birth to a son. One day the baby

fell sick and passed away soon after. Kisa loved her son greatly and refused to

believe that her son was dead.

She carried the body of her son around her village asking if there was anyone who could

bring her son back to life. A village elder took pity on her and said,

Kisa, we cannot help you, but you should go to the Buddha.

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