Merle,
Yet, this is what the Buddha discovered, and what the Buddha taught.
I think it's true that pain is guaranteed in life. It starts at birth. But
Agony is optional. The difference is stark, and very, very real.
I don't blame you, questioning what the Buddha taught. The only way to
convince yourself of the truth of it is to practice. I bet you never thought
you'd ever be able to stay on a bicycle the first time you tried to ride one!
And I bet you got the hang of it, and can make it go down the road pretty
straight.
--Joe
> Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@...> wrote:
>
> my understanding is suffering cannot be eliminated..how the hell can that
> come about..the very nature of life is suffering...
> point to me who does not what does not..be it animal mineral or vegetable..
> the notion of happy happy is absurd..
> we can come to terms with suffering
> we can embrace and realise that compassion and eternal universal love can
> lift us from suffering and soar us high above the treetops to the heavens
> above just as the eagle flies we too can fly..
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