• @ArcaneGadget
    link
    744 months ago

    “Just stop being sad!”

    If only it was that easy…

    • @ChicoSuave
      link
      264 months ago

      Buddhism teaches that wanting causes suffering. Happiness can be achieved when we stop wanting and start existing as we are.

      The comic punchline is that by getting rid of “want” then all we are left with is happiness.

      • @Zorque
        link
        English
        154 months ago

        I want to eat

        I want to have shelter

        You know… I don’t think it really works for all things.

          • @Zorque
            link
            English
            94 months ago

            No, but they do have an effect on emotional states.

            • Vanshaj
              link
              24 months ago

              Food and shelter are the basic need for survival, what Buddhism teaches about is the life after survival, which is far longer for humans than any other animal on earth, because of their high intelligence.

    • @HeyThisIsntTheYMCA
      link
      English
      104 months ago

      If it were so easy as the comic suggests to rid ourselves of desire, we’d all be in nirvana already.

      • @[email protected]
        link
        fedilink
        64 months ago

        Almost a direct quote from Siddhartha Gautama except he was making fun of the people who thought the whole ritual was shaving your head and wearing a robe.

        Funny how someone will always be around to claim it’s as easy as just doing it. While likely not even achieving it themselves. Humans really never change.