The Four Noble Truths
The truth about suffering is that it exists. Life is suffering. Birth, aging and dying is suffering. Our reaching into the world of dreams, our desire to fulfill what cannot be fulfilled is what brings us our suffering. Only when we have broken the mirrors of illusion can we end our suffering.
I have been able to gather that my dreams and passions cause suffering. Desire, thought, and individuality cause suffering. I could live restraining myself and staying pure, but that takes away from the creativity and spirit that makes and drives me.
Question: The path of suffering, or the path of Buddha?
I have been able to gather that my dreams and passions cause suffering. Desire, thought, and individuality cause suffering. I could live restraining myself and staying pure, but that takes away from the creativity and spirit that makes and drives me.
Question: The path of suffering, or the path of Buddha?