discussion;

I think there is no right or wrong in the situation, a quote is interpreted differently from person to person and can apply to more than one explanation

 

I'll play the opposition

I believe this quote is correct but only as consequence of something else entirely.

I'll elaborate when I have better internet service.

 

I can oppose opinions, too.

 

I'm not opposing you Jo. Just the Dalai Lama 

 

I agree with the quote, Cherry. ️

 

Nobody cared enough to ask what I was talking about  Guess ima just go now

 

Ain't nobody got time to read all of DAT shat.


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I don't think half the people who commented care.






Just saying', don't get pissy.










You Mad Bro?








That's what the library's for.

 

Oh.

 

I apologise in advance for this essay 

I don't necessarily agree with this.

I think we have to remember that we are human beings. We aren't machines programmed to act and feel a certain way. Our emotions towards something or someone can't always be controlled. Perhaps attachments, anger and hatred aren't good for our soul, but I think it's an important factor in our growth. If we never experienced the emotions of attachment, how would we understand the concept of loss or how would we understand that too much love and or obsession is not good for us. Being a human is all about learning and growing.

I think to have positive emotions one must also have negative emotions. How would you ever differentiate between love and hate? There is a thin line between love and hate (so sorry for using a cliche ). I can say honestly, that some of the people I have the most love for, I once hated (strong dislike, really), but that was all a part of my growth process.

I understand what The Dalai Lama is trying to convey to society; focus on positive emotions such as love, happiness and peace. I think he's got it all wrong though. You can't embrace all these positives without some negatives. We need these emotions to balance ourselves out.

Honestly, is being greedy all that bad?
I know a lot of people who have used greed and revenge as motivating factors to turn their lives around, to better themselves. I don't think a little bit of greed is bad. If we never were greedy for 'money' and never tried to get that promotion at work, how would our lives function. Personally, I think being greedy and having certain goals I want to achieve has made me a better person. I've improved myself, maybe in vain, but I think it's been important. Otherwise, I probably would be dead in some ditch. I don't think we would ever understand the concept of being generous and striving to help others out too, if we never experienced the 'negative' emotion of greed.

And honestly, I think sometimes it's good that we've suffered in a way. I think it proves that we've grown as a human being, and been able to overcome something that is much greater than us.

I haven't read all the other pages so, sorry if someone has already mentioned all this.

 

? Im not human I'm Ricecakes.. I was just born jerk.

 

Just now getting some time to type this.

I think that you could somehow manage to fit the original quote into mine in some way but I have something different to say. This post is one that made me think when I read it and I've come up with my own way to explain human action.

Basically, I came up with three things that cause people to suffer when they are combined and three different combinations of these three things that can all result in the same suffering.

Thinking about it, the root of strife comes in some form in all situations where people, things, and impossibility meet.

The most basic ways I can explain it is with the human will, the human want, and the human worry.

The human will causes strife when people want to do a thing that we cannot do. The human want causes strife when people want to have things they cannot obtain. The human worry causes strife when people want to retain a thing they cannot keep. These three scenarios work on their own in some situations and together with each other in others. Think of anything that causes you pain and suffering. I'm betting you'll be able to apply one or more of those three situations to explain why you are in pain and suffering.

Why I say the original quote can be applied to this is because you can say that it isn't really the situation but the reaction to it that causes us pain but I'm not going to dive into that pool 

I believe the happiest people have control over what they want, what their goals are, and what causes them to worry. The only question I have unanswered is whether or not we can live a life free of these things or if happiness is found in the balance of them.

Anyone feel free to destroy my theory  I just thought of this on the drive home from work.

 

I agree with that quote. Even the worst of problems, ones that can't be helped and would destroy most people, can be seen as not a big deal. With the right attitude, nothing is a problem. Not even dying or almost dying. If you're at peace with what's happening, it's not a problem. That's what I think.

Of course, this would be very difficult to achieve. It's hard not to have negative emotions as a reaction to some problems. I even think it's healthy to react negatively — some stress is good. It keeps you on track in life, striving to be the best. But those negative feelings could be the reason why there's a problem. If they didn't exist, the problem wouldn't either.

Someone trained to be calm and happy, no matter what happens, would essentially have no problems. I don't know if it would be a very good life — the person would have basically no humanity — but I think it could happen.

The reason why something is perceived as a problem is because of the negative emotions attached to it. If those were gone, it wouldn't really matter anymore.

 

That's assuming emotional reaction is not mandatory

 

In almost all cases it is. But I believe that with enough mental training, time, and possibly some traumatic events that make everything else seem not as bad, someone could have no emotional reaction. To anything.

 

Nah. I have a high pain tolerance. That doesn't mean I don't feel anything, just that I'm good at not showing it.

 

That's just you. Someone out there could be truly impervious to any pain, emotional and physical. It would be very rare and very difficult. However, theoretically speaking, it's possible.

 

I think this all comes down to a key point the quote said which is "extreme emotions".

One I really don't think walking around having almost no emotion is gd. Bcuz at some point emotions are needed. If not at some point it will even cut out the basic emotion to care for ppl. Maybe a person w.o. emotions will not care for a child or if someone is hurt.

The greed thing I think was taken wrongly. It is one thing to better ones self but different to create issues over greed. Like you see ppl killing for money even a few 100 dollars even less.

Think it all comes down to the difference of ppls wants and needs. But also how far they go with it. So the question becomes when do you think something is too much and crosses that line.