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Post 1721, Day 243 of 2016
- 2,069 days since I started this blog -
Daily Comment
- 2,069 days since I started this blog -
I have always thought pain and suffering are two different things. Not necessarily unconnected, but different.
Of course, like all things I think, I may be wrong. If I am not, I do have to allow for overlap.
When I stated to a friend (as a matter of intellectual discussion), the Buddhist concept that suffering is caused by attachment, he responded that, no, not all suffering is caused by attachment. As an example, he said, "If I stab you, you will suffer."
I don't agree. I can think of several scenarios to being stabbed that don't involve suffering. The first one that came to mind was dying as a result of being stabbed. That would be an end to suffering as we know it.
If I don't die, I will have pain, but if I get medical attention and pain drugs, I might not suffer. I have some personal experience in this matter (not stabbing, but close).
In 1977, I had my first kidney stone. I was in a lot of pain, and ended up in the hospital, where I was given a morphine drip. Suffering ended, the pain became something detached. I was in for a few days, the stone disappeared. I had a vision.
I think pain and suffering have a similar relationship to each other as feelings and emotions. The former is a transitory experience, the latter, the story we tell that prolongs that transitory experience.
I think, in fact, we are victimized by a Western point-of-view that sees them as being largely equivalent (dictionary definition I looked up when writing this does), where other philosophies allow for separate consideration.
Of course, like all things I think, I may be wrong. If I am not, I do have to allow for overlap.
When I stated to a friend (as a matter of intellectual discussion), the Buddhist concept that suffering is caused by attachment, he responded that, no, not all suffering is caused by attachment. As an example, he said, "If I stab you, you will suffer."
I don't agree. I can think of several scenarios to being stabbed that don't involve suffering. The first one that came to mind was dying as a result of being stabbed. That would be an end to suffering as we know it.
If I don't die, I will have pain, but if I get medical attention and pain drugs, I might not suffer. I have some personal experience in this matter (not stabbing, but close).
In 1977, I had my first kidney stone. I was in a lot of pain, and ended up in the hospital, where I was given a morphine drip. Suffering ended, the pain became something detached. I was in for a few days, the stone disappeared. I had a vision.
I think pain and suffering have a similar relationship to each other as feelings and emotions. The former is a transitory experience, the latter, the story we tell that prolongs that transitory experience.
I think, in fact, we are victimized by a Western point-of-view that sees them as being largely equivalent (dictionary definition I looked up when writing this does), where other philosophies allow for separate consideration.
Food and Diet
Today's Weight: 202.2 lbs.
Diet Comment
Previous Weight (8/29): 203.0 lbs.
Net Loss/Gain: - 0.8 lbs.
Diet Comment
Good for reversing the weekend gain.
Food Log
Breakfast
3:45pm:
Lunch
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| Beef and lentil curry with chia and hemp seeds over steamed cauliflower with sauteed greens. |
6:55pm: A Quest bar.
Dinner
12:05am: Cottage cheese, celery with home-made mayonnaise, and a Quest bar.
Liquid Intake
Espressos: 1; Coffee: 0 oz.; Tea: 0 oz.; Water: 88+ oz.
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