Some examples of Suffering: the feeling of fear, anger, jealousy, dissatisfaction, discontent, irritation, dis-ease, etc. and much more.

One simple example: I want X but you give me Y. I am angry.

Where is the suffering?

Is it because of:

A. “you”

B. X

C. Y

D. Anger

Can you see that usually we blame “you” or X or Y? But the actual felt experience of suffering is the anger. OK, now, one needs to continue to practice to find out what is anger, where the anger comes from and why it happens, until one day you will find out the root, the nature of the suffering.

Do you have suffering? Sure? Ask yourself the following questions:

v Are you ever afraid? Do you experience fear?

v Are you ever disappointed? Do you experience disappointment?

v Are you ever angry? Do you experience anger?

v Are you ever sad? Do you experience sadness?

v Are you ever lonely? Do you experience loneliness?

v Do you ever feel hopeless? Do you experience hopelessness?

v Are you ever jealous? Do you experience jealousy?

v Are you ever irritated? Do you experience irritation?

v Are you ever worried? Do you experience worry?

v Are you ever anxious? Do you experience anxiety?

v Do you ever have discontent inside or with others despite your intentions to be peaceful?

v Do you feel frustrated when you continue to repeat a habit that brings unpleasant outcomes?

These are examples of suffering. How many of them do you have? Do you want to continue to live like that? Do you want to end them? Many people believe that suffering is a normal, unchangeable fact of life. But did you know that it is actually possible to end suffering? The choice is yours.