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October 2009 
Do you believe there is value in suffering?
Posted on Jan 13th, 2009
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rugged_gurl1
rugged_gurl1
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for January 11, 2009:
Suffering, I believe is rather ironic. I believe suffering is not necessary good or bad dependent on the situation(s). A good quote I find from The Dalai Lama:
"The basic thing is that everyone wants happiness, no one wants suffering. And happiness mainly comes from our own attitude, rather than from external factors. If your own mental attitude is correct, even if you remain in a hostile atmosphere, you feel happy."
As an example, I find reading self-help books can be useful, but at the same time, as a tool, rather then a follow guide. I believe that when you're suffering, you would like to read self-help books. You would like to end suffering or ask why or wonder why it happens to you. It is part of human nature to ask all these questions.
Another view of suffering, now as the economy are not in favor of anyone now, lots of folks have to sacrifice or to suffer job, house, money loses. We are not prepared to suffer, ever, or should we expect to be. Each day, I only see and hear hopelessness to hope, but I do not see realistic and too truthful(and perhaps it is a tad bit better late than never) true picture of the cycle(s) of our economy. Will the truth ease or alleviate suffering? I am not sure?
"The basic thing is that everyone wants happiness, no one wants suffering. And happiness mainly comes from our own attitude, rather than from external factors. If your own mental attitude is correct, even if you remain in a hostile atmosphere, you feel happy."
As an example, I find reading self-help books can be useful, but at the same time, as a tool, rather then a follow guide. I believe that when you're suffering, you would like to read self-help books. You would like to end suffering or ask why or wonder why it happens to you. It is part of human nature to ask all these questions.
Another view of suffering, now as the economy are not in favor of anyone now, lots of folks have to sacrifice or to suffer job, house, money loses. We are not prepared to suffer, ever, or should we expect to be. Each day, I only see and hear hopelessness to hope, but I do not see realistic and too truthful(and perhaps it is a tad bit better late than never) true picture of the cycle(s) of our economy. Will the truth ease or alleviate suffering? I am not sure?
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