Is life suffering? -- Adilbrand Noblesword's Hall of Warriors

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Date Posted: 11:09:06 02/12/02 Tue
Author: mvd
Subject: Is life suffering?

I just finished the book by the Dalai Lama entitled: "An Open Heart, how to be compassionate in everyday existence."

The Lama is a wonderful man, but I am left with some serious questions. To start with, the Lama makes the assumption that all life is suffering. He then goes on to say that our goal in life should be the elimination of suffering within ourselves. He then says we should help others to eliminate their suffering as well.

My real question is this: Is his basic assumption right or wrong? Is life suffering?

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Re: Is life suffering? -- Mt. healthy mountaineer, 15:23:34 02/12/02 Tue
Re: Is life suffering? -- mvd, 10:46:20 02/13/02 Wed
Re: Is life suffering? -- mt. healthy mountaineer, 13:47:45 02/13/02 Wed
Hmmm -- mvd, 14:39:36 02/13/02 Wed
Re: Hmmm -- mt. healthy mountaineer, 07:39:32 02/14/02 Thu
Re: Hmmm -- mvd, 10:30:18 02/14/02 Thu
Re: Hmmm -- mt. healthy mountaineer, 15:27:49 02/14/02 Thu
I'll give you that -- mvd, 10:10:27 02/15/02 Fri
Re: I'll give you that -- mt. healthy mountaineer, 14:41:07 02/15/02 Fri
Btw -- mvd, 13:43:45 02/15/02 Fri
Re: Btw -- mt. healthy mountaineer (i need a shorter name), 14:56:51 02/15/02 Fri
The contradiction: -- mvd, 15:02:01 02/15/02 Fri
Re: The contradiction: -- mt. healthy mountaineer, 15:27:11 02/15/02 Fri
Adilbrand's sites -- mvd, 15:50:21 02/15/02 Fri
Re: Adilbrand's sites -- Adilbrand, 18:25:31 02/15/02 Fri
Re: Adilbrand's sites -- mt. healthy mountaineer, 07:36:44 02/19/02 Tue
Re: Is life suffering? -- Adilbrand, 16:30:06 02/13/02 Wed
Close enough -- mvd, 10:32:34 02/14/02 Thu

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