Amma says : “A man was out walking when his foot was pricked by a thorn. After that he stepped forward very carefully and thus avoided falling into a deep pit nearby. If the thorn hadn’t pricked him, he wouldn’t have paid as much attention and would have fallen into the pit. So a small amount of suffering can save us from great danger. Those who go forward with perfect attention will transcend all suffering and attain everlasting bliss. Those who know the Infinite, those who have realized the Truth, do not suffer, they experience only bliss. Suffering comes when you think you are the body but if you look upon that same body as the vehicle you use to reach eternal bliss, then there is no problem.”