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Astral Chat => Welcome to Astral Chat! => Topic started by: Targett on October 14, 2005, 07:37:58

Title: Suffering!
Post by: Targett on October 14, 2005, 07:37:58
OK guys I just want to create this topic to get an idea of what you all define as suffering.

Can you all write in this post exactly what your idea of suffering is.

Ta
Title: Suffering!
Post by: Neutrino4344 on October 22, 2005, 15:06:38
an unpleasant experience that causes perseverance
Title: Suffering
Post by: MindFreak on October 22, 2005, 15:24:32
Birth, ageing, and death is suffering; sorrow, lamentation, pain, distress, & despair are suffering; association with those (people or things) one dislikes is suffering; separation from those (people or things) one likes is suffering; not getting what one wants is suffering.
In short, clinging to the five aggregates is suffering.
Title: Suffering!
Post by: jub jub on October 25, 2005, 15:14:41
Dying of cancer with no pain medication.