Buddhism: Life is Suffering 

RU-vid is suffering

"RU-vid is suffering" is the perfect shower thought, because the platforms are becoming the literal algorithms of desire, with ads that make profit when they influence our desire. 🤯

Desire is suffering. And we suffer in imaginaition than in reality.

To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering.

As a sort of hedonistic person for most of my life, I’ve had moments of discipline and I know that my life would be “better” if I let go of my addictions and slept right. But during my meditations and my dip into the “Gateway process” (still learning it and studying the declassified files and tapes) I’ve constantly come back to the question of “if I’m here for a short time regardless and tomorrow isn’t promised to have me in it, then why not enjoy as much as I want without hurting others?” And I know that’s just the addiction talking but also why not indulge my body while I’m here? I smoke weed and drink soda, I want to look a certain way and act a certain way, why deny my human form these pleasures? Edit: also I’ve developed my world view to a point where I believe we are just shells, like we are a “VR experience” for our souls, we put on the suit and come into this game we call life, and there’s many many many infinite amounts of possibilities and scenarios that may take place but it’s all just a game, and my only conflict with that view currently is that suffering and pain exist and the people not enjoying their lives would probably say they did not choose to be in pain and or suffering. But I also look at it like this: if you were an infinite cosmic being and you had nothing to do for eternity, at least for me, I’d be doing exactly what Near Death Experience-ers describe the afterlife as, which is that we are all one and we are each just individual souls who recognize they are part of the one but also are their own beings who can make separate free will choices. Part of living forever means you’d eventually be sick and tired of pleasures, you’d want some pain to spice things up and or you’d want to be the bad guy. So idk. It makes sense to me? But also I feel like sometimes I can’t just say that because then people would assume I think ‘it’s fair for those suffering right now to continue doing so’ and I do not think that. Even though it’s a game, we shouldn’t be actively sabotaging or hurting others. I think a goal of the game would be to achieve a good ending. And I believe their may also be universes where we get the bad ending and shit really goes bad, there’s probably realities where I don’t exist or the human race never evolved the way we did to have larger brains and so we died off. I’m just saying I would like to get the good ending, I don’t think anyone should be suffering if we can help them and currently we have a small group of people hoarding the wealth of the planet, we need to make the world a better place and tax the rich more, pay workers fair wages, abolish the police system and start a new system from the ground up, same with our governments, make modern rules that aren’t allowing the same old fucks to continue fucking over the world because they can’t be bothered or they might lose money if they change certain laws

Buddhism could be the solution to fundamental philosophical questions and our mental health issues

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A great teacher on all things Buddhism is the legendary Thich Nhat Hanh in case anyone is searching. His books are really good!

it is not a video, your videos are itself a eye opener

Clear, logical and balanced presentation .👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Thank you from a Catholic brother. God bless all who embrace such a noble goal!😎

"Life is suffering but there's meaning in that suffering"

I came across buddism bc of psychedelics I think it's interesting how the things I've seen on trips and buddism go hand in hand and I've been a Baptist Christian my whole life

Best video you ever made so far. Keep it up.

Im ready to start fresh new friends new job new place new life.

Thanks for making the video ❤

How would you be able to define happiness, beauty, pleasure, good, harmony, peace, bliss, and love without its counterparts. The World is not all 100% only suffering. We suffer more in our minds than in reality. The world has aspects of suffering and aspects of bliss. It is for the most part our reaction to life that can cause suffering. Unless you are seriously physically or mentally injured to the point of not being able to heal, you're not really suffering. Disease, injury, financial hardships, etc...are momentary suffering, not permanent suffering. And, what doesn't kill you, does make you stronger, so in the future, you won't suffer as much or even at all from the same type of hardship. Life is neutral for the most part, it is our choices and actions that can bring in suffering or happiness along the journey.

Have you thought about expanding to other platforms? Like uploading the audio to Spotify.

I love this content

Great job ❤

A few very important corrections here: Buddha did not teach lessons on dharma Buddha taught only and only a technique of meditation called “vipassna” and that’s it. Buddha did not care about philosophy, he was more interested in getting to the awareness than the intellectual entertainment.

I just want u to know that ur death video really helped me calm my fear of death and improve my Christian faith. Keep on making theese videos, they help people❤

I love lamp.

Life is dissatisfying, not being able to enjoy it is suffering.

Background music is amazing

Ater you told me that I wasbreathing manually, I was unable to breath normally for about 30 seconds. Thanks for that.👍

As a Catholic. I respect and enjoy the Buddhist teachings very insightful

You can stretch the interpretation of Buddism to be completely in line with atheistm, reincarnation? That's just components of yourself (particles) being dispersed, Karma? That's just where you spread your presence and particles which determines your future reincarnative externality, etc.

Mistranslation: not "suffering" but, dissatisfaction

Better Help is suffering in the worst way. Disappointing to see them sponsoring this video.

This takes on a whole new meaning becoming freshly Schizophrenic.

Around 15:20 you point out that Buddhists can escape Samsara by accumulating merit (good karma). I’d like to point out that this is not actually true. One can achieve a more favorable rebirth with good karma, but will still be within the cycle of rebirth.

Beware of Betterhelp, they aren't a reputable therapy assocation!

Now I do agree with the example of the pink elephant, that's good stuff.

Why are we still here, just to suffer?

Why do people just come to the comments to whine? @aperture can you make a video on that?😂 If you don't like the content or the sponsors or whatever, keep scrolling and let those of us who enjoy the content do so in peace. No one is forcing you to partake. I, for one, enjoy learning about things in this way and then furthering my knowledge with a deeper dive into topics I find particularly interesting or useful. It's a nice way to gain an introduction to a variety of information that wasn't presented to me in school. ❤

Hey i am from Nepal 😅 didn't know I'd hear about it on this channel.

THE ORIGINAL BUDDHA DOCTRINE. There are 2 words that the average person has misunderstood. DUKA and Dukkha. The Buddha was talking mainly about Dukkha. DUKA is obvious to all, but Dukkha concept needs wisdom. That was what the Buddha was talking about. The Original Buddha Doctrine is different from these " Hindu/Jain" derived concepts, that are being spread all over the world, by people who have not entered the Path. That is why the Buddha reiterated that one should teach only after entering the Path. There is no Maithriya Bodhisatwa nor a Maithriya that is to come down from anywhere, except in the Hindu/Jain hallucinations, now being foisted into the naive people who have been following the Buddha Doctrine. The Path has to be seen through one’s fathom long body. DUKA is suffering which everyone knows about. Whereas DHUKKA is the sequence of events that constitute a thought, cessation of which opens the door to the Path. The Buddha Doctrine was mainly about opening the door to the Path and seeking the contentment and Happiness of Nibbana. This is Cheto VIMUKTHI. Many authors have it wrong. People talk about Duka, but one of the main concerns of the Buddha Doctrine was DHUKKA. The Buddha spoke of ANATTA, which is basic in His Doctrine. It means NO SOUL. No me. No I. Which means there is NO person, except the senses - from smell. Sight. Hearing. Taste. Touch, Mind and memory. In the Dev DAHA Sutta, He Categorically states " If anyone says that, what one endures is a consequence of previous actions " that is NOT the Buddha Doctrine, but is Niganta (Hindu) doctrine. VERY CLEAR. -The Buddha- Bhawa means one thought. PUNAR Bhawa means the next new thought. Therefore it is the thought that follows one after the other. Therefore it is obvious that there is no me/l/ person to be reborn. “ Bhawa niridho nibbanam “ means eradication of the thought process, is the key to enter the Path to nibbana. The thoughts follow in a sequence and there is no KAMMA as described by the Hindu/ Jain faith, where there is reward on one hand and punishment or damnation on the other, as is the case in Christianity. This concept of damnation is questionable and will NOT last with intellectual dialogue. The Original Buddha Doctrine, before it was mixed with the Hindu faith, is Supra-mundane and Supra-cortical. Even the concept of Anicca and Anatta is at the level of Quantum mechanics and sub-atomic particles. When a body or any object is dissected to the last of the material form, it is correctly called Dhamma after which it is a non-material aspect and no form called “ information “. On the contrary, Buddha’s Teachings are correctly called “ Buddha Doctrine “ or Buddha wachanaya or the Buddha’s Teaching. One has to stop the process of Bhawa and Punar Bhawa to enter the Path through Pragna and subsequently reach the stage of Dhamma. Thereafter one sees Buddha and Nibbana. Difficult to fathom, but it is a process believed to follow as steps automatically, after stopping the thought process, after being in a relaxed state. The Buddha spent 6 long years doing meditation and found it to be futile, where he collapsed many times due to starvation and extreme emaciation. He realized that nutrition was important for all mental and physical activities. Thereafter he left the 5 colleagues and did the reverse of meditation, which was not concentrating or being mindful of any thoughts. He left the world of being in the mind and entered the Path. That must be obvious to any intelligent person, as the incessant mental activity is the enemy to the Path of Nibbana. Rebirth of the incessant birth within the mind, is the Sansaric journey, that needs to be arrested. Not these mundane false concepts such as rebirth of the person. Do your research and enter the Path, through " Cheto VIMUKTHI" which one could follow, listening to Dr. Gamini Abhaya MD. FRCP Consultant Physician/Cardiologist with NO fee, through Denageneemen Nivanata via the Internet. Until one enters the Path to Nibbana, by entering the first stage ( Sowahn) it is incorrect to teach or preach, which is like BLIND LEADING THE BLIND. About time people used their own intellect without believing hearsay.

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"We ought to speak truthfully and kindly" . That's a tough one. Believe me. Nobody can handle the truth and nobody likes it. Nobody but me, that is.

Im here

The buddha said 'We suffer because we desire. If you can give up desire, you won't suffer.' But he didn't say that as the last word

Listening to the Click & clicking Noise of typing On ur video is Suffering 2.⁉️

Life is definitely not suffering perhaps for most people or animals but your parents plight is to give you a good life and prepare you for a bright future

Lovely video, my own philosophy is a mix of nietzsches life affirming philosophy and buddhism 🌺

Your videos on this and Stoicism are just 💯🪙, and while I also love Your critical videos, I can't believe people can be dissatisfied with this nice content! Do they just find it too boring or what? Wishing us all many good people and fulfilling happenstances in life! ❤ Must be something else going on? Looking for comments. I think it is the bad sponsors.

Aperture is sufferingly good.

Negative beliefs is the root of all sufferings.

Your work is invalueable. 68% of indian don't understand English. If you could please translate your videos in hindi. it will be very helpful for people and you will crash the internet. By the way I use chunks of your videos to post on insta with my own point of view.

Internet is suffering and social media is suffering

I desperately just want to know WHY we are consciously on this planet and fully aware of the absurdity of our own suffering. I refuse to accept this experience is for no fundamental reason.

I don't understand Buddhism's focus on the negation of Desire when it isn't desiring that causes suffering but rather the attachment to those desires.

Make a video about religions. Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, etc.

Okay even though I don't agree with some of this I would rate this video overall as a useful thing.👍

Can you put location markers on these clips? Some of these locations like at 30:30, would be nice to see where they are located.

Life is levitating

Be aware.. pay attention in present.

I don't know why peoples tend to hate this.

Sadists would disagree

Let the pink elephant fade away... Guys he's talking about Bing Bong!

Death isn’t suffering it’s the end of life as we know it it could be the closest thing to end of suffering

Guys, what are your thoughts on 'Wisdom of insecurity' ...by Alan Watts?

0:35 pc is suffering

Breath in, breath out. Who are you?

My dad used to go to a Buddhist center on Saturday mornings. I can relate to it because I grew up in a wealthy suburban home and experienced suffering because of the wants that I can't have.

Fight club 🎶

Rebirth is too suffering, just the infinite beginning of the cycle. Breaking g the cycle is the one true death in existence.

Many people have anhedonia, they do not want anything, yet they suffer more than those who feel happiness. Explain that

Betrayal is life

You can end suffering by ending pleasure, you will never be low when you were not high in the first place. pain will lead to pleasure, pleasure will lead to pain. Carve out a third path which will make you Bondless🙂

Defeat samsara to achieve nirvana which is brilliant ...so they say 🧘‍♂️

Sit please one video for Hinduism ❤

Watching this video is suffering..

Me myself here is suffering.

I like how the captions stood their ground. He said "BCE" and the captions just did "BC"... like it is supposed to be! BC and AD. Stop the CE mess.

Suffering is the only way to learn life's.

We suffer

"When youve lost everything, there is nothing left to look at but life itself" ~Me

Hi

Are you serious about you’ve been going for therapy or is it just for the ad? I’m genuinely curious

Buddhism is suffering

This channel used to be so good what happened to it?

I love this topic. However, there is one part with Nirvana that does not make sense to me. Why do you have Christian values? Arnt those attachments? I know this might sound bad. But, trying to not cause harm is an attachment. Rather you just let go and be. Whether that causes harm or no harm is irrelevant to Nirvana

awareness sucks.

Indian religion ❤

had so much respect for this channel till the better help ad. way to hop on the bandwagon. #unsubscribed

The important thing to realize is that the suffering is not pointless.

Aperture is suffering

I give up. You built a great channel and now you ruin it. Unsubscribed

Microsoft also suffering😆

I don't agree with the rebirth part, but true it is, life is fookin suffering

4 seconds ago is criminal recors

With all due respect I think the search for Nirvana is a waste of time and life. We will all reach Nirvana (the end of suffering) it is one of the only things that is certain.

Stop letting better help sponsor you! For the love of God is nobody reading the damn news about this company? Stop enabling this company!

Life is suffering and biggest suffering is RU-vid buffering.

I don't need Buddhism or religion to be ethical.

Please invest in a new microphone we are begging you atp 🙏

Bro you're great but please no more betterhelp

i swear people make up any random bs from anything they can find what suffering? it's just entropy life is entropy so just shut up and get yourself enrolled in a physics bachelor's

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I heard Muslims keeo saying Life is Test. That would be an interesting pararel