Suffering

Brief Review of the Initial Scope We have been speaking about a person of the initial level of motivation. The verse in the text is: (3) Anyone who takes keen interest in himself or herself (achieving), by some means, merely the happiness of uncontrollably recurring samsara is...

The true causes of our true sufferings are our belief in a false reality and unawareness that it is mere fantasy, plus the disturbing emotions and compulsive behavior that they generate.

Our lives are sometimes so busy with meetings, work, holidays and other distractions, that it’s easy to forget the Dharma among the highs and lows. Whatever the situation we find ourselves in, the lam-rim indicates four points that we can contemplate to ground ourselves, bring...

With a true cessation of the true causes of true sufferings, none of the true sufferings can ever recur again.

The way to avoid suffering is to hold ourselves back from acting out of ignorance, anger or greed.

People look to Buddhism to find methods for dealing with difficulties in their lives.

Nagarjuna wrote this poem as a letter to his friend, King Gautamiputra, as advice on the practice of the entire Buddhist path leading to liberation for both householders and monastics.

Buddhist methods for developing compassion, the beneficial state of mind wishing for others to be free of their suffering.

An introduction to the Four Noble Truths, Buddha’s unique approach to the problem of suffering, and how it can be solved.

The path to lasting happiness avoids the pitfalls of acting out of ignorance and eliminates instead the confusion causing all our suffering.