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**P3bWjm1j** · 07-30-2012, 08:28 AM

Buddhism is about ending mental suffering not physical suffering, physical suffering can't be avoided even for those of us who are pretty healthy but mental suffering is optional. The Buddha got sick, and died, just like everyone else.

There is the physical suffering, and then there is the mental reaction to it, the later tends to get out of control and compound itself if wisdom is not present, pretty soon everything is a whole lot worse.

It might be difficult at first but try to view your physical suffering as an opportunity, an opportunity to learn to face up to that which is unpleasant and learn to be with it without reactivity.

Avoiding the unpleasant and experiencing the pleasant is not what's important, what is important is being fully awake and aware of those experiences.

07-30-2012, 08:28 AM	#2
P3bWjm1j Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 426 Senior Member	Buddhism is about ending mental suffering not physical suffering, physical suffering can't be avoided even for those of us who are pretty healthy but mental suffering is optional. The Buddha got sick, and died, just like everyone else. There is the physical suffering, and then there is the mental reaction to it, the later tends to get out of control and compound itself if wisdom is not present, pretty soon everything is a whole lot worse. It might be difficult at first but try to view your physical suffering as an opportunity, an opportunity to learn to face up to that which is unpleasant and learn to be with it without reactivity. Avoiding the unpleasant and experiencing the pleasant is not what's important, what is important is being fully awake and aware of those experiences.
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