The Root of Human Suffering
The root of human suffering is this
we punish ourselves
according to the evil that we see
when we have suffered enough
we say, i have suffered enough
now i can be happy
or now i will allow myself to be happy
allow
which is to say that
happiness is our natural state
so then what is this evil we see?
obviously confusion
unnatural yes violence yes
these things exist
but evil, in and of its own right
no
that is a lie, a misperception of the truth
and what is the truth
open your eyes
we punish ourselves according to the evil we see.
according to our confusion until we are clear
this is freedom from suffering.
Copyright © Daire Willow Kia | Year Posted 2017
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