The predicament of suffering
The predicament of suffering - main topics
Why do I feel like something is missing?
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You might be feeling like something is missing in your life. You can’t put your finger on it. Maybe according to expected measures you’re doing fine.
Seemingly, you should be happy and feeling peaceful and content. And yet you are not. something is clearly missing, something essential.
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Why are you feeling that way when there’s no apparent reason for it?
What is the ego?
From the book: All Is Well
Is the mind your enemy? Not at all.
The mind is a brilliant and invaluable function of reflection and action, and the mental voice is its natural processing tool. This voice is how it thinks.
The problem is formed when we consider this function to be who we are rather than our tool. That is the birth of the ego and of the lifelong pathological condition of suffering.
How to deal with problems?
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every person is faced with numerous problems in their life. Some problems are more gentle, just annoying, and some problems feel so big that they pose a threat to your life in one way or another.
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the question is how to deal with problems in life? How to better react to them when they appear?