SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 29 days agoEvading suffering is itself a form of sufferingmessage-squaremessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down11
arrow-up13arrow-down1message-squareEvading suffering is itself a form of sufferingSubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 29 days agomessage-square2linkfedilink
minus-squareAcamon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·29 days agoIsn’t that the basic Buddhist / stoic idea? Avoiding suffering entirely isn’t possible, and obsessing about evading it is itself a heavy burden, instead choose to accept and be at peace with the suffering that is beyond your control.
minus-square667@lemmy.radiolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-229 days agoI’ve heard it put as “all life is suffering”. It can be a bit dark, depending on one’s headspace, but liberating if simply accepted.
Isn’t that the basic Buddhist / stoic idea? Avoiding suffering entirely isn’t possible, and obsessing about evading it is itself a heavy burden, instead choose to accept and be at peace with the suffering that is beyond your control.
I’ve heard it put as “all life is suffering”. It can be a bit dark, depending on one’s headspace, but liberating if simply accepted.