9 - Carrots & Sticks
Secular Buddhism
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The Multiple Arrows of Suffering
Buddhism is saying suffering is universal. Everyone's going to experience it, and there is no way to end that. That's because it's part of life. So when you recognize that, then what's the point if i'm just going to suffer? No, what buddhism is trying to teach is that this concept of the multiple arrows, that first arrow, you cannot help it. Life is going to throw arrows at you. It's everything that you add to that that you can control.
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