Isn’t that the basic Buddhist / stoic idea? Avoiding suffering entirely isn’t possible, and obsessing about evading it is itself a heavy burden, instead choose to accept and be at peace with the suffering that is beyond your control.
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I don’t believe that “be[ing] at peace with suffering” is core to Buddhism. The ending of suffering is.
I’ve come to the conclusion that suffering is really just anything that invades your focus without your desire for it to happen.
Thinking about anything you would rather not think about is suffering. You get cut and your brain constantly reminds you of it because evolution is a bitch. Hatred, envy, anger, intrusive thoughts, headaches, itchy clothes, annoying noises in your environment, etc. Anything that steals your attention without your consent is suffering.
So if you’re so focused on avoiding suffering you aren’t able to focus on doing what you want then yep, suffering.
anything that invades your focus without your desire for it to happen.
i guess some call that “harassment”
and i guess it’s that much of a problem in today’s time because people are simply exposed to too many signals. that makes signals too much and unfavorable, which we call harassment.
so, in a certain way, the fact that we perceive things as “harassment” is due to the internet, since that’s where the majority of signals come from these days.
I mean, I think you may be overselling the word “suffering.” I wouldn’t put “working so I don’t starve” in the same category as “starving to death.”
If “suffering” just means “anything I don’t 100% love,” then it’s effectively meaningless, no?
I meant it more in the context of mental health
