buddhist
Well-Known Member
... instead of uprooting suffering itself?
I would daresay that all activities which mankind engages in, from things as mundane as eating, not eating, sleeping, waking, drinking, not drinking, sex, celibacy, pursuing entertainment or education, to things like worship, seeking a savior, a god, etc., are all ways of relieving the symptoms of suffering/dukkha.
We go to sleep, in order to relieve the suffering of tiredness (a suffering). We wake up, in order to relieve the suffering of too much sleep. We eat, to relieve hunger (a suffering). We stop eating, to relieve overeating (a suffering). Etc. The cycle of suffering in samsara is endless.
I would daresay that all activities which mankind engages in, from things as mundane as eating, not eating, sleeping, waking, drinking, not drinking, sex, celibacy, pursuing entertainment or education, to things like worship, seeking a savior, a god, etc., are all ways of relieving the symptoms of suffering/dukkha.
We go to sleep, in order to relieve the suffering of tiredness (a suffering). We wake up, in order to relieve the suffering of too much sleep. We eat, to relieve hunger (a suffering). We stop eating, to relieve overeating (a suffering). Etc. The cycle of suffering in samsara is endless.