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Avoid that Pain!

The Way out of Suffering

ii.16 Liberation from Dukkha

2.16 Future Karmic Pain can be prevented.

This focuses on the Buddha’s third Noble Truth: the way out of dukkha is possible. This is the diagnosis and it’s a good one. It even holds true for past karma. While the outcome could never be altered, the pain can be alleviated, provided that the yogin/yogini has sufficient bodhi-strength empowering them to overcome the associated karmic factors involved. read more

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