What is the Buddhist response to suffering?

Question

Where does it come from?
How can we cope with it now? What practical tools does Buddhism give me today?
What is the solution?

Answer 1

Suffering is caused by craving or attachment. There is an end to suffering, it is called The Eight Fold Path.

Right Understanding
Right Thoughts
Right Speech
Right Action
Right Livelihood
Right Effort
Right Mindfulness
Right Concentration

Answer 2

Where does it come from?

Buddhism comes from the Buddha? Rather the buddha Sakyamuni teachs buddhism like all buddhas before him. Buddhism is about see the real or original nature of things. You can say it's just there and we tag it.

How can we cope with it now?

Cope with suffering? Find out the causes and reduce them.
What practical tools does Buddhism give me today?

Buddhism enables you to see things in a different perspective. You will have a clearer mind and handle situations in life better. Research had should that buddhists are among the happiest people on earth.

What is the solution?
The real end of suffering is simple. Just ask for a sesame seed from someone who had never suffered since he/she was born and eat it.

Buddhist sees suffering as part of existence. They percieve both suffering and happiness as relative and most important of all impermanent.

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Answer 3

The Buddhist response to suffering is meditation practice.

Before the Buddha began teaching, he engaged in serious meditation practice for many years. Through this effort, he attained enlightenment and transformed his suffering into great joy. After his enlightenment, he began teaching.

Many people are attached to Buddha's teaching words -- the Four Noble Truths, the Three Marks of Existence, and so on. These are wonderful and true words. But these words did not help Buddha, and they won't help us.

What will help us is the same thing that helped Buddha: meditation practice. With committed practice, we will understand the truth of Buddha's teaching for ourselves. Then we will understand where suffering comes from and how to put an end to it.

So I hope you begin a serious meditation practice (or continue with your practice, if you've already started). This is the one proven tool that Buddhism gives us. Good luck!

Answer 4

The Buddhist response to suffering is to exchange self for others, develop bodhicitta and gain insight into the ultimate nature of reality.

Answer 5

The only way to end suffering is, the most obvious answer, to escape reincarnation.

I think both Buddhists and Hindus believe that we are responsible for our actions and improving life. Meditation (balance the mind) and Yoga (balance the Chakras) are also used.

Answer 6

Four Noble Paths. Google it. Suffering comes from attachment to things that are impermanent, and all things are impermanent (You can believe in God and say "except God" here if you like.) It gives you the Eightfold Path which is the fourth noble truth, as a means to free yourself from suffering (dukkha) and achieve freedom from rebirth (moksha).
Namaste

Answer 7

Life IS suffering.

The only way to get out of the viscious cycle is to become selfless.

Answer 8

I believe they generally say it's caused by egoism. You don't eliminate it, but you transcend it by attaining enlightenment, which frees you from egoism.

Answer 9

enlightenment

Answer 10

selflessness.