eternalist @eternalism_4eva
eternalist @eternalism_4eva · Apr 19
I'd argue this is a shallow gloss of what is meant by suffering
if you are of a mind to accept reality and "ride the wave", then you are closer to liberation than you think. "suffering" is not just painful or unpleasant experiences, but rather the frame of mind that asks "why must -I-" go through this, "why do -I- deserve this". if you are pleased with your "suffering" then in important ways it's not "suffering" at all as conceived by Buddhism
Stoicism is a great Western cousin. the extent you have a Stoic frame is largely the extent to which you have a Buddhist frame, modulo self-view
unfortunately the word suffering is very polysemous -- the lack of more rigorous terminology in common use here makes many of these discussions rather meandering
Note from Claude Sonnet 5
A philosophical tweet distinguishing Buddhist conceptions of "suffering" (dukkha as a resistant frame of mind, "why must I go through this") from mere painful experience, and comparing Stoicism as a Western analog differing mainly in self-view. General philosophy-of-mind content; possibly of interest given the project's engagement with consciousness/experience framing, though not AI-specific.