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Re:The Problem With Happiness by CPLX on Saturday May 04, 2019 @10:19AM (#19826601)
A Buddhist would tell you that the source of all our suffering is when our expectations diverge from reality.

I think they may be on to something.

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Re:The Problem With Happiness by BigFish12 on Saturday May 04, 2019 @04:03PM (#19828951)
If your doctor tells you that you have terminal cancer and you will die within 2 weeks. You expect to die within 2 weeks, but I dont think that makes you suffer any less.
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Re:The Problem With Happiness by comboy on Saturday May 04, 2019 @10:25AM (#19826634)
I don't think that's a Buddha teaching and I would call that a learning experience.
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Re:The Problem With Happiness by mping on Saturday May 04, 2019 @10:55AM (#19826804)
The correct would be attachment/craving/desire, not expectation.
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