Source: Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place
“Buddha did not ignore suffering or try to explain it away as an unfortunate side effect of a divine plan or cosmic order. Suffering was, for him, the central issue.”
Wake Up To Your Life. (2002) pg. 23. (Topic: Life)
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