Suffering

दुःख

Why does suffering continue even when circumstances improve?

Core answer

A proposal to examine

Suffering in the conscious self continues where contradiction, mistaken evaluation or lack of understanding remains. Changing a circumstance can remove a trigger without resolving the conclusion that gave the trigger its meaning. Relief and resolution are therefore different, and lasting wellbeing depends on examining what the self has accepted as true.

Reflection

After seeking relief, ask what conclusion would still remain if the circumstance changed.