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**hojutok** · 06-22-2012, 04:36 AM

Not true, IMO. I hope you already have a meaning? Mine is to be as happy as possible, to make my loved ones as happy as possible, and to leave as great an impact upon the world as is possible.

What if you fail in your objectives, is that Dukkha?

What if you achieve your objectives, is that still Dukkha?

What if your loved ones or the world don't appreciate your efforts, is that Dukkha?

What if your circumstances change or you realise you need to modify your objectives is that Dukkha?

When we give meaning to that which is impermanent, unsatisfactory, and not self it's a bit precarious, there is a tension there, because we are trying to appreciate it in terms of what it could be rather than what is.

We can still work towards your objectives with less Dukkha by appreciating the process, what is here and now, more than the goals or the meaning we assign to them.

To me a large cause of Dukkha is the idea that "there must be more to life than this", realising that this is not the case and there is actually less, and it's the ideas and expectations we add to life that contribute to cause Dukkha is a huge relief.

06-22-2012, 04:36 AM	#20
hojutok Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 516 Senior Member	Not true, IMO. I hope you already have a meaning? Mine is to be as happy as possible, to make my loved ones as happy as possible, and to leave as great an impact upon the world as is possible. What if you fail in your objectives, is that Dukkha? What if you achieve your objectives, is that still Dukkha? What if your loved ones or the world don't appreciate your efforts, is that Dukkha? What if your circumstances change or you realise you need to modify your objectives is that Dukkha? When we give meaning to that which is impermanent, unsatisfactory, and not self it's a bit precarious, there is a tension there, because we are trying to appreciate it in terms of what it could be rather than what is. We can still work towards your objectives with less Dukkha by appreciating the process, what is here and now, more than the goals or the meaning we assign to them. To me a large cause of Dukkha is the idea that "there must be more to life than this", realising that this is not the case and there is actually less, and it's the ideas and expectations we add to life that contribute to cause Dukkha is a huge relief.
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