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The first noble truth of Gotama Buddha - universal suffering - often sounds too harsh for our modern ears. Few people will come to agree that they are 'suffering', which is often associated with physical pain. But a stubborn resistance, a like or dislike, an inability to accept a situation as it is, is enough to feel persistently unhappy. The first noble truth establishes the fact that nothing will always go the way we want. This recognization is the basis for taking the next steps towards lasting joy and happiness ... the other three noble truths 😉
The first noble truth of Gotama Buddha - universal suffering - often sounds too harsh for our modern ears. Few people will come to agree that they are 'suffering', which is often associated with physical pain. But a stubborn resistance, a like or dislike, an inability to accept a situation as it is, is enough to feel persistently unhappy. The first noble truth establishes the fact that nothing will always go the way we want. This recognization is the basis for taking the next steps towards lasting joy and happiness ... the other three noble truths 😉
quoting nevent1q…76d4“The first noble truth says that it’s part of being human to feel discomfort. We don’t even have to call it suffering anymore, we don’t even have to call it discomfort. It’s simply coming to know the fieriness of fire, the wildness of wind, the turbulence of water, the upheaval of earth, as well as the warmth of fire, the coolness and smoothness of water, the gentleness of the breezes, and the goodness, solidness, and dependability of earth. Nothing in its essence is one way or the other.
The four elements take on different qualities; they’re like magicians. Sometimes they manifest in one form and sometimes in another. If we feel that that’s a problem, we resist it. The first noble truth recognizes that we also change like the weather, we ebb and flow like the tides, we wax and wane like the moon.”
― Pema Chödrön
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