Is There Anything Beyond That?

He inflicted adversity on himself, because he became ascetic monk. They eat locusts and and leaves. And for several years, he practised extreme deprivations of all sense pleasures. So he knew he needed to experience some beyond. After that, he said, no, this is not the way either. Then he started eating and drinking again. And then he became enlightened. Some people say he realized that adversity, or extreme deprivation or suffering, doesn't get you there. But that's not really true. He had to go through extreme suffering and deprivation, which he inflicted on himself, and then he went he stopped it. There's a paradox here. People have recognized how