How do Buddhist deal with pain?
by Emily
(Garfield hts Ohio)
How do Japanese Buddhist deal with pain?
my answer
For Buddhists in general, pain and suffering are illusions brought to us through the 5 skandhas, or 5 gateways to our existence.
This reality is actually not real and we live an illusion. Just like in the movie The Matrix.
This does not prevent the pain from feeling real of course. I am just telling you what is suffering in Buddhism.
The way to get rid of suffering is the Noble Eightfold path.
Now, Buddhist will often meditate or, in the case of the Pure Land Buddhists, chant mantras.
This has been proven to lessen pain and make it easier to live with the remaining pain.
If you are suffering, in your soul or body, why don’t you try meditation or chanting?
In compassion,
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