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minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·1 year agoSo if you get a disease and suffer, it’s because you were desiring something?
minus-squareDadifer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoYou desired health and did not accept sickness as a natural part of life.
minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoAnd that caused the sickness?
minus-squarerestingcarcass@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoOf course not. The sickness was caused by external factors; your suffering from the sickness was caused by your desire for health.
minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI don’t think you get to choose whether or not your illness is suffering at that point.
So if you get a disease and suffer, it’s because you were desiring something?
I desire to not suffer
How dare you!
You desired health and did not accept sickness as a natural part of life.
And that caused the sickness?
Of course not. The sickness was caused by external factors; your suffering from the sickness was caused by your desire for health.
I don’t think you get to choose whether or not your illness is suffering at that point.