So what do you do? You don't overcome or surpass suffering. You simply get on with the day.
You persevere, but not out of some mystical attainment - simply because that's the only option in the face of such a hopeless state of affairs.
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And so suffering is a fact of life, yes. It's ugly, yes.
But it's not worth obsessing over. You just do you, and do it as well as you can.
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Okay - inserting some basic self-awareness - that's pretty close to how I live my own life, actually.
It's also extremely perverse to inflict on others. My life has arguably been made much worse for it.
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Continuing my tipsiness-fuelled confession, I'm the sort of guy who can't let it go when I see someone else suffer. I get obsessive about that shit.
That's a demonstrably terrible way to live life. I've not only harmed myself doing that, but often also the people I tried to help
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Not just in Buddhism, but everywhere in life, the people who do the most harm to others are often the self-professed healers - those who believe they can "fix" others.
Distancing myself from that identity is a work in progress. It's difficult, but probably worthwhile.
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I find the whole idea hilarious. How many people have they actually enlightened? And did that actually help others?
I wouldn't be so cynical about it if they didn't keep demonstrating how fatuous and narcissistic it can get.
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Out of curiousty - what do you think about it? Does the idea hold merit to you? If so, how?`
Genuinely curious to hear a different perspective that isn't just laced in Mahayana mythology.
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(Excuse the typos - daddy life has rendered my alcohol tolerance very close to nil, I'm afraid.)