[Buddha-l] Being in Love

[Piya Tan]

The Pali Canon has no mention that the Buddha (Siddhattha) ever deserted
"his
wife" or "son". The Ariyapariyesana Sutta (M 26) for example simply says
that
he left home (like many other young seekers) before his weeping parents.

I suppose not many of us could see through the veneer of comfort, pleasure
and
success, with what really lies underneath it all. Of course, we could live
in constant
denial that everything will be all right, or better everything is beautiful
and God will
take care of everything.

Piya Tan

On Feb 20, 2008 2:49 AM, <Jackhat1 at aol.com> wrote:

>
>
> In a message dated 2/19/2008 12:35:27 P.M. Central Standard Time,
> stefandetrez at hotmail.com writes:
>
> > My  wife and I will celebrate our 40th anniversary this year, and if
> >  Buddhism did not affirm those 40 years (which have been wonderful and
> >  not-to-be-missed), then so much the worse for Buddhism.
>
> Studying  cannonical texts, I sometimes get the impression that as a
> person
> the Buddha  must have been quite emotionally unstable. His story of going
> forth
> in  particular is exemplary of someone not being able to cope with life's
> less  beautiful aspects as death and disease. Eventhough the abandoning of
> his
> wife  was regarded as a religious ideal, the case of the Buddha seems to
> be one
> of  someone's incapacity to deal with emotional turmoil. Life has
> beautiful
> things  and ugly things, but why throw away the whole world to avoid
> emotional
> distress for me is one bridge too far.
> ===
> Exactly. The Buddha's inability to deal with life's problems prompted him
>  to
> find an answer, which he did. That's the whole point.Only after he
>  learned
> the answer could he fully enter into life's 10,000 joys and 10,000
>  sorrows. To
> me, this is a religious ideal.
>
> Jack
>
>
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