Fair enough. The difference is only that his primary teaching (what to do about the problem of suffering) was marketed as being applicable without having to believe in anything or perform any rituals.
You can get rid of unpleasant experiences? Also, I'm skeptical as to whether dukkha shows up on brain scans.
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distress does. Had some 50K monks undergo pain, along with normal people. distress showed up on both. But the normal people had distress after, and when told they had to do it again. The monks didn't.
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I think I know which study you're talking about. Yes, it makes a huge difference to not suffer over things that have happened or are about to happen (or are perceived to be about to happen).
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Note that dukkha needn't manifest as distress. Just means inherently fleeting & unsatisfactory. It's one of the marks of existence. So long as there's existence, there will be the three marks. Of course, you can train your mind to not be bothered by it. But you can't escape it.
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yeah.
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