> > A good distinction, but one still based on "the > > view from outside," not the view from within. The > > world might perceive one's life as suffering, but > > that is no reason that the person experiencing > > that life must perceive it that way... > > Judy wrote: > That was kind of Buddha's point, wasn't it, that > one need not experience life as suffering? His whole > teaching was how to *avoid* experiencing life as > suffering... > The Buddha's point was that we should not strive for what we are not going to get.
To do that entails 'suffering' because goals are not attained. His point was to avoid striving for more enlightenment than you are going to get.
