Guru Nanak Said “Nanak Dukhiya Saab Samsara” [This world is in state of suffering]. Lord Buddha said pretty much the same – There is suffering & it can be overcome! Several scholars have explained the nature of suffering – with its origin in the very basis of our perception – we tend to associate our selves with this mind-body complex.
Feelings associated with suffering can include [alphabetically]: anger, directionless- ness, depression, desperation, fear, frustration, helplessness, isolation, loneliness, meaninglessness, restlessness, rootless-ness, etc
It seems, it’s thru suffering we (have to) achieve our real Self. As Andrew Matthew says – tough times actually help us develop.
The ultimate goal appears to be: Desirelessness, Nothingness, Fearlessness, and Feeling of “Got there” (not getting there!)
As the couplet goes: Dard Jab Teri Atta hai too gilaa kiss say karain [When suffering identifies You – whom can I complain to!]
It seems Kunti in Mahabharata, asked Lord Krishna for suffering – so that she was bound to remember Him all the time! It’s our inner resilience that gets strength & shape thru suffering!
Tags: Desirelessness, Liberation, Suffering
