| | There's a lot to be said here, as suffering is a main theme of theravadan Buddhism so I'll try to be brief and give you a few pointers:
1. Suffering is one translation of the pali word Dukkha, it is one that works some of the time but not always. In the Buddha's teaching of the 4 noble truths, suffering is a mostly adequate translation of dukkha but when talking about the three characteristics, I find that translating dukkha as 'unsatisfactoriness' is more helpful.
2. Exploring what leads to aversion is interesting. Similarly what leads to craving, the difference between experiences that lead to craving and to aversion.
3. Exploring what comes after aversion (and craving) is also interesting. This may take more detailed exploration on your side so don't feel like you have to crack it right now.
4. It's been my experience that seeing the illusion of duality more clearly and seeing the pain that is causes can take a while so, again, don't think you have to see it all or understand it all right now. For now, noticing the aversion might be enough.
Is any of this helpful? Eran. |