Heres that story of Siddhartha Gautamas life that introduces some basic elements of Buddhist philosophy. Remember: the Christian response to suffering is not to remove yourself from the situation, but to affirm the reality of the terribleness (because you are a valuable person whose suffering really matters) and offer comfort. Instead, Christianity offers the hope of ultimate satisfaction in God. In a way, we can actually agree with three of the four Noble Truths: Life involves suffering because we do desire impermanent things, but that desire is satisfied when we find our rest in God (to quote St. Augustine).
Posted on: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 01:51:13 +0000