Indeed. I mentioned that in the other thread. The Gnostics are AN. Ramana Maharshi, renowned Advaita sage of 20th century, was AN. Jesus was AN. Apostle Paul was AN... A sect of Xtianity in the US called the Shakers are AN...
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Very few can transcend suffering by self realization (even the Bhagavan suffered right up til the day he died of cancer). But one can easily stop causing suffering simply by not procreating it.
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If you want to stop suffering, then you stop creating it. If you don't want to stop suffering, then you keep creating it.
Apparently, people love to create more and more suffering.
Either way, predestined or not, if you want to stop suffering, you stop creating it. If not, then you keep making more suffering.
Creating more suffering & then trying to transcend it is like hitting yourself with a hammer while trying to transcend the pain.