7 Things The Buddha Taught Us About Overcoming Suffering

meditating_buddha_by_zigzag097-d4cryvtby Luke Miller

There are very few certainties in life & there are no guarantees that the life we are living today will be the same for us tomorrow.

But one thing that will remain consistent through your life is, you will continually have challenges & problems to overcome & while these challenges will differ from person to person, the solution for any problems can be broken down into 7 key areas for development.

In a sacred text called the Sabbāsava Sutta the Buddha outlines these 7 areas & my interpretation of this text is below. The original text is available to read here in Pāḷi & English 

Knowledge/Insight-

We currently live in an age of information & while this stockpile of knowledge can at times be overwhelming it is very useful for overcoming challenges in your life.

When you have a challenge there is always a solution out there, it’s your job to gather the info, syphon the good from the bad & work out a plan for getting there.

It’s not always easy; in fact it’s usually very difficult & depending on the problem you are facing could take some real trial & error.

But if you are determined to overcome a problem you are facing there will always be a solution out there, you just have to find it!

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