In Buddhism, desire and ignorance lie at the root of suffering. By desire, Buddhists refer to craving pleasure, material goods, and immortality, all of which are wants that can never be satisfied. As a result, desiring them can only bring suffering.
In Buddhism, desire and ignorance lie at the root of suffering. By desire, Buddhists refer to craving pleasure, material goods, and immortality, all of which are wants that can never be satisfied. As a result, desiring them can only bring suffering.
Hey I’m Buddhist too but there is some callousness in your response that negates the suffering of others. It isn’t just about pretending it’s all in our heads, but an acceptance of the things we can and can not change with the right movement to improve.
There is a reason the 8 fold path isn’t just, ignore it, ignore it harder, etc. attitude is but a single focus on the greater wheel.
I have been homeless, 4 separate times, it is not something to brag about or wish upon others.
And our world is having issues as people do not like to look at it clearly and do not think to check the harm they do to it.
Humans are unique, we are the only species that can truly change our environment and our world to fit our needs, what we should do is recognize that ability and help to slow the cycle of suffering, do not get stuck on just changing the mind and nothing else.