Most of us will do whatever we can to avoid suffering. We don’t like the idea of it. We don’t much like even the word. Whether it’s trivial inconvenience or major life-changing suffering we want no part of it. But the reality is that for much of our lives we experience some level of dissatisfaction. This was Buddha’s first ‘Noble Truth’ – or as The Dalai Lama puts it, his first ‘fact of life.’
For me, when I am in the midst of being miserable about something, suffering , I also try to remember that nothing is permanent. Everything changes. So, my suffering too will change.
For me, when I am in the midst of being miserable about something, suffering , I also try to remember that nothing is permanent. Everything changes. So, my suffering too will change.
Did I interpret that right? 🙏
Thank you for your teachings.