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All suffering occurs in the mind. It's a mental construct/interpretation of physical pain/discomfort. It is craving of sensual pleasure/avoidance of physical discomfort and ignorance of how things tr… (View Post)
(Quote) This is the first thing that came to my mind too. I think he was showing him the similarity between enlightenment and the candle. When you're in the dark and are not able to see, you are afra… (View Post)
I think that at the basic level of all this, what you are describing is doubt (vicikiccha) lack of conviction or trust. More specifically self identity view " the notion that we have a fixed per… (View Post)
(Quote) @zenmyste The whole point of being Buddhist is not to find an escape, it is the exact opposite. The point is not to ignore reality, but to not be ignorant of truth. So, by our practice we are… (View Post)