Suffering comes from the gap between your desire and the situation. To fix this, sometimes we place the burden on your desire (Anxiety flying on airplanes? Go to therapy), and sometimes we place the burden on the situation (Get assaulted? Prosecute the assaulter). (cont.)
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A thing that helps a lot is to articulate one's desires as precisely as possible, and troubleshoot that by repeatedly asking why, to what extent, to what end, why, etc. This helps surface a lot of assumptions that might be unhelpful, subconscious, inherited, etc
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"how to be more satisfied with the present" I think is easier framed in the negative – ie how to remove dissatisfaction with the present. So you list all the ways in which you find yourself dissatisfied, then troubleshoot that. also, gratitude exercises are known+proven to work
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I agree; I'm generally interested in the path of least resistance, not about sticking to ideas about morality, nature, or "strength of character".
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My view is that suffering occurs in the gap between desire and belief. To wit, http://pangrammaticon.blogspot.dk/2018/05/think-before-you-act.html …
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Our society still itself through needless perpetuation of various anxieties of being able to afford basic needs (food, shelter, medical, etc.) and this is becoming more and more difficult to sustain even for able bodied and minded consistently employed productive people.
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This is happening despite the fact that our food production is at an all time high and done more cheaply than ever, tons of homes sit vacant, and medical science is better than ever... all of these things keep costing more and wages haven't kept anywhere near pace with them.
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If I had insurance, and actually wished to be robbed so I could buy a fancier phone, I'd be glad instead. Facts themselves don't bother us; our interpretation of them does. I'm not endorsing apathy but a look from above (context, causes, implications) then responding accordingly.
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Buddhism (only being half-sarcastic here).
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In other words, how can we get people to lower their expectations. Am I characterizing that correctly?
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