Suffering

Nurturing the basic human values, assisted with the use of intelligence, is the way to lead a meaningful life.

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.

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

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

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.

The human condition has been the same throughout time. Buddhism has something to offer for everyone and is relevant in all times.

A Q&A with Dr. Berzin’s students about various aspects of our daily lives and how Buddhism addresses them.

The all-pervasive suffering refers to the five tainted aggregates which are the basis for the experience of the suffering of suffering and the suffering of change.

By applying methods for developing patience, we can avoid the problems that anger causes.

With far-reaching patience, we endure all the difficulties in helping others and attaining enlightenment.