{"id":39,"date":"2008-09-05T11:22:59","date_gmt":"2008-09-05T18:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dharmarealm.com\/?p=39"},"modified":"2012-03-25T21:57:11","modified_gmt":"2012-03-26T04:57:11","slug":"suffering-part-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.dharmarealm.com\/?p=39","title":{"rendered":"Suffering: part one"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re back! And we&#8217;re talking about suffering! We start with the problem of translation \u2014 duhkha as suffering, unrest, un- or dis-satisfactoriness, and so forth. Basically, something&#8217;s not quite right. How does this fit in with the Four Noble Truths? What is the cause of suffering? What are the different types of suffering? Today we talk about this &#8220;basic&#8221; Buddhist doctrine that is, at the same time, an extremely high level teaching that points to the fundamental existential problem of human life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Books mentioned in this episode:<\/strong><br \/>\nWalpola Rahula, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/What-Buddha-Taught-Expanded-Dhammapada\/dp\/0802130313\/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1220638589&amp;sr=8-1\">What the Buddha Taught<\/a><br \/>\nRon Epstien, ed., <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Buddhism-Z-Ronald-B-Epstein\/dp\/0881393533\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1220638599&amp;sr=8-1\">Buddhism A to Z<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_867\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-39-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/dharmarealm\/www.dharmarealm.com\/podcast\/episode_eleven.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/dharmarealm\/www.dharmarealm.com\/podcast\/episode_eleven.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/dharmarealm\/www.dharmarealm.com\/podcast\/episode_eleven.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/dharmarealm\/www.dharmarealm.com\/podcast\/episode_eleven.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/www.dharmarealm.com\/?powerpress_pinw=39-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/dharmarealm\/www.dharmarealm.com\/podcast\/episode_eleven.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"episode_eleven.mp3\">Download<\/a> (29.7MB) | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('39-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_39-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_39-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;div class=&quot;powerpress_player&quot; id=&quot;powerpress_player_868&quot;&gt;&lt;audio class=&quot;wp-audio-shortcode&quot; id=&quot;audio-39-2&quot; preload=&quot;none&quot; style=&quot;width: 100%;&quot; controls=&quot;controls&quot;&gt;&lt;source type=&quot;audio\/mpeg&quot; src=&quot;http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/dharmarealm\/www.dharmarealm.com\/podcast\/episode_eleven.mp3?_=2&quot; \/&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/dharmarealm\/www.dharmarealm.com\/podcast\/episode_eleven.mp3&quot;&gt;http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/dharmarealm\/www.dharmarealm.com\/podcast\/episode_eleven.mp3&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/audio&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" onclick=\"javascript: this.select();\" onfocus=\"javascript: this.select();\" style=\"width: 70%;\" readOnly><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/podcast\/the-dharmarealm\/id276896060?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dharmarealm.com%2F%3Fp%3D39\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dharmarealm.com\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re back! And we&#8217;re talking about suffering! We start with the problem of translation \u2014 duhkha as suffering, unrest, un- or dis-satisfactoriness, and so forth. Basically, something&#8217;s not quite right. How does this fit in with the Four Noble Truths? What is the cause of suffering? What are the different types of suffering? Today we&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dharmarealm.com\/?p=39\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Suffering: part one<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_871\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-39-5\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/dharmarealm\/www.dharmarealm.com\/podcast\/episode_eleven.mp3?_=5\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/dharmarealm\/www.dharmarealm.com\/podcast\/episode_eleven.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/dharmarealm\/www.dharmarealm.com\/podcast\/episode_eleven.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/dharmarealm\/www.dharmarealm.com\/podcast\/episode_eleven.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/www.dharmarealm.com\/?powerpress_pinw=39-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/dharmarealm\/www.dharmarealm.com\/podcast\/episode_eleven.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"episode_eleven.mp3\">Download<\/a> (29.7MB) | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('39-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_39-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_39-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;div class=&quot;powerpress_player&quot; 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