This was also posted 3 years ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20332953 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20332953 And 9 years ago: https://news.ycom

This was also posted 3 years ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20332953 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20332953 And 9 years ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5162696 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5162696 The idea that Buddhism is pessimistic religion that only sees life as misery and suffering is incorrect and only considers the first 2 of the 4 noble truths. The 3rd and 4th noble truths describe that a cure for this suffering/stress definitely exists and describe the method to follow to reduce/remove this suffering and stress and to increase ones happiness- and a path that ultimately is said to result in nibbāna - the deathless state of infinite possibility & bliss (not the annihilation of self) see: https://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/thanissaro/nibbana.html https://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/thanissaro/nibba...