Dukkha
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We are usually taught that the Four Noble Truths are Buddhism’s starting point – a compact diagnosis of the human condition outlining dissatisfaction/suffering (dukkha), its causes (samudaya), its cessation (nirodha), and the path forward (magga). But I am not interested in defending their metaphysical status or rehearsing old doctrinal explanations. What matters to me is how they…
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A while ago, I asked Google Gemini (AI) about the easiest way to grasp Buddhism’s Three Marks of Existence. The answer started well, ‘a way of looking at reality exactly as it is, without illusions’, and then all seemed to go downhill, and rapidly. Perhaps I had hoped for some deep and profound insight into…
