You know way more about Buddhism than I do, but what I know about it has many parallels in Christianity. My faith teaches me that we can absolutely have joy (vs superficial happiness) in this life, even in suffering and that suffering often delivers us joy. It's fun to talk about the deep stuff :)
As I was reading, I was reminded of what Buddha teaches—life is suffering. Whether we like it or not, it's not always going to be easy.
Thanks for sharing that perspective! It does seem like most of our pain comes from trying to avoid suffering
You got it. That's the premise of Buddhism for sure.
You know way more about Buddhism than I do, but what I know about it has many parallels in Christianity. My faith teaches me that we can absolutely have joy (vs superficial happiness) in this life, even in suffering and that suffering often delivers us joy. It's fun to talk about the deep stuff :)
Ah yes. The beautiful parallels of our great spiritual traditions.