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The Buddha spoke of The Four Noble Truths.
Life means suffering
The origin of suffering is attachment
The cessation of suffering is attainable
The path to the cessation of suffering - The Noble Eightfold Path
Here I am going to touch on "Life means suffering." To some people they believe this means, in essence "life sucks".
That is far from the truth. For me "Life means suffering" does not equate to this life being a bad experience. This existence
can be a very wonderful one. It is not just about, rushing to enlightenment and attaining Nirvana. You can find great joy here,
without creating attachements that lead to suffering.
The challenge is taking what your senses provide, seeing things for what they are, and letting those same
experiences go. If you hold on to everything, you become like a full glass of water, there is no room for
anymore water. If the water just sits there in the glass, it serves no one. It quenches no thirst, but eventually
becomes stagnant and undrinkable. So too are our experiences. If we hold on to them, not only does it make
it harder for us to fully experience new things, but those attachments to old experiences eventually turn into suffering.
Just as a glass of fresh water when imbibed can refresh us and cleanse us, so too can new experiences.
But we must let them flow through us and not hold on to them. It is in this place that we can gain alot of positive out of this life.
Life means suffering
The origin of suffering is attachment
The cessation of suffering is attainable
The path to the cessation of suffering - The Noble Eightfold Path
Here I am going to touch on "Life means suffering." To some people they believe this means, in essence "life sucks".
That is far from the truth. For me "Life means suffering" does not equate to this life being a bad experience. This existence
can be a very wonderful one. It is not just about, rushing to enlightenment and attaining Nirvana. You can find great joy here,
without creating attachements that lead to suffering.
The challenge is taking what your senses provide, seeing things for what they are, and letting those same
experiences go. If you hold on to everything, you become like a full glass of water, there is no room for
anymore water. If the water just sits there in the glass, it serves no one. It quenches no thirst, but eventually
becomes stagnant and undrinkable. So too are our experiences. If we hold on to them, not only does it make
it harder for us to fully experience new things, but those attachments to old experiences eventually turn into suffering.
Just as a glass of fresh water when imbibed can refresh us and cleanse us, so too can new experiences.
But we must let them flow through us and not hold on to them. It is in this place that we can gain alot of positive out of this life.