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Contrasting View on Suffering

randomguyrandomguy
edited August 2010 in Buddhism Basics
Could one not argue using exercise as an example that one has to suffer in order to gain the positives of it. In the end those positives are beneficial even though can be viewed as temporary. How could this coincide with Buddhism's view on suffering?

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  • SherabDorjeSherabDorje
    edited August 2010
    randomguy wrote: »
    How could this coincide with Buddhism's view on suffering?

    Very well.
  • ValtielValtiel Veteran
    edited August 2010
    Buddhism isn't just about ending suffering, it's about learning what suffering truly is. What people generally describe as suffering is not what Buddhism calls suffering.
  • DazzleDazzle
    edited August 2010
    randomguy wrote: »
    Could one not argue using exercise as an example that one has to suffer in order to gain the positives of it. In the end those positives are beneficial even though can be viewed as temporary. How could this coincide with Buddhism's view on suffering?


    'Buddhism' is about the investigation and recognition of our habitual thought patterns and emotional reactions, and about using mindfulness and meditation to develop our awareness.

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