{"id":13097,"date":"2021-08-14T17:14:43","date_gmt":"2021-08-14T07:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oldsite.buddhistcouncil.org\/?p=13097"},"modified":"2021-08-29T15:12:56","modified_gmt":"2021-08-29T05:12:56","slug":"why-do-i-suffer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oldsite.buddhistcouncil.org\/old\/why-do-i-suffer\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Do I Suffer?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13097\" class=\"elementor elementor-13097\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-adae105 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"adae105\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a0ebd6\" data-id=\"4a0ebd6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff32083 elementor-widget elementor-widget-author-box\" data-id=\"ff32083\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"author-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/www.buddhistcouncil.org\/old\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor-pro\/assets\/css\/widget-theme-elements.min.css\">\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.buddhistcounselling.net\/\" class=\"elementor-author-box__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oldsite.buddhistcouncil.org\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dan-troyak_blog-pic-300x300.png\" alt=\"Daniel Troyak\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.buddhistcounselling.net\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-author-box__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDaniel Troyak\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Australia\u2019s first full-time Buddhist prison chaplain. Daniel also offers Mindfulness-based Therapy sessions from his private counselling practice. For more information, please visit www.BuddhistCounselling.net<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f94b8f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f94b8f9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-978c00f\" data-id=\"978c00f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97dfcff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97dfcff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\">If you know Buddhist psychology, you know the correct statement is \u2018we all suffer\u2019.<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">Suffering isn\u2019t something we want to know, which is why we spend every waking moment avoiding it.<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">Instinctively we look out and believe my problem is \u2018out there\u2019. My partner, my job, the weather. Those are the obstacles to my happiness. That\u2019s what we think.<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">There is no denying the outer world can be a sensitive and painful experience, but what we believe is our problem is merely the trigger. Triggers for emotions we\u2019d rather not feel.<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">Triggers get the most attention because the felt sense experience is uncomfortable. We want to get rid of anything that doesn\u2019t sound, smell, taste, look or feel nice. Therefore, when my partner doesn\u2019t give me what i want, I get angry and hold that anger for a day or two.<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">How we think is paramount to creating happiness and alleviating suffering from our lives.<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">I recall a story of a Buddhist monk who was held hostage and was physically harmed for long periods of time. When he escaped he was asked what he feared the most during that time. He said he feared that he would hate his captors for what they did to him.<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">He understood that suffering comes from the mind. It\u2019s how we think about the world around us. \u2018I hate you\u2019, \u2018I will never forgive you\u2019, is suffering. Even when the event is over and the physical suffering has passed, what is left is our mind. Wherever we go our thoughts go with us.<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">We need to know why we think the way we do and change the thoughts that cause us to suffer. We have the power to change and improve our wellbeing and happiness from the inside out.<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">The Buddha presented a detailed explanation of suffering. His teaching was called the \u2018Four Nobel Truths\u2019.<\/p><p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst\" style=\"text-indent: -18.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->1.<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><!--[endif]-->Suffering (ill-being) exists and you can see it everywhere. It\u2019s in our friends, family, society and even animals.<\/p><p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"text-indent: -18.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->2.<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><!--[endif]-->Suffering (the making of ill-being) comes from the mind and it\u2019s rooted in having the wrong view of how things exist. This affects how we relate to the world around us.<\/p><p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"text-indent: -18.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->3.<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><!--[endif]-->Suffering can cease (ill-being can end) and the Buddha was the example of this.<\/p><p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpLast\" style=\"text-indent: -18.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->4.<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><!--[endif]-->The path to end suffering (the path of well-being). This is holding the right view and the Buddha then presented the Eight-Fold Path to practice for permanent well-being.<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">The only way to find liberation is to understand that I control my body, speech and mind. This includes my emotional wellbeing.<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">Applying the right tools is essential to gaining control of your mind, to overcome negative emotions.<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">The only way to get out of suffering is to know it and to know it well. 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