Secular Buddhism

122 - Stop Trying to Eliminate Suffering

Feb 9, 2020 · 28 min · 41.5 MB
0:00-28:47

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What if the problem with suffering is the idea we have that we shouldn't suffer? Suffering is a word that has become synonymous with the core Buddhist teachings of the 4 Noble Truths. What if our understanding of those teachings has been tainted because of our views of what it means to suffer? In this episode, I will talk about suffering and unsatisfactoriness and how the latter makes more sense to me in terms of Buddhist practice.

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