Telling people that suffering is optional is not only misleading, but it can also hinder the normal healing process.

All suffering is ultimately caused by these human urges. People might suffer because they cannot accept change (viparinama-dukkha) or because they have become attached to possessions or sensation ...

Dukkha refers to the ‘suffering’ or ‘unsatisfactoriness’ of life. A person might temporarily fulfil their desires but suffering – whether physical, emotional or mental – cannot be avoided.

Buddha’s birth and life Siddhartha was born ... Suddhodana sheltered his son from pain and suffering, believing that keeping him isolated would put him on the path to becoming king.

The Hiroshima Daibutsu (big Buddha statue) is currently enshrined ... that saved hibakusha survivors can comfort the world that is suffering from the war in Ukraine and the coronavirus pandemic ...