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by Sally
Wed Aug 11, 2010 12:09 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Wise Understanding of Dukkha
Replies: 18
Views: 5483

Re: Wise Understanding of Dukkha

Dear Community, Thank you so much for sharing your understanding, experience, and quotes. I am very grateful. In my five years with this community, I was always comfortable with the way that dukkha was discussed. I am very familiar with it arising within me during my meditations, as well, and most o...
by Sally
Tue Aug 10, 2010 5:14 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Wise Understanding of Dukkha
Replies: 18
Views: 5483

Wise Understanding of Dukkha

Hello. I listened to a talk yesterday, and something about the emphasis bothered me. The teacher said that meditation should usually be about finding suffering within, and focusing on it. My understanding of the First Noble Truth is that a fairly correct translation of it is "there is dissatisf...