joe..i never had the opportunity to have a bicycle as a kiddy..the rage was homemade billy carts from wooden fruit boxes..so where does that leave me? in a canoe with out a paddle 300 miles from shore?..merle 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..
