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Ambert The Traveller wrote: You might not be aware that the craving for 'what is worth suffering for', is the cause of your suffering.
You seem to accept this, because it seems to allow you to achieve the goal of the craving.
You might not be aware that achieving the goal of the craving will not release you from suffering.
But by promoting the craving to achieve success at all cost, you will likely increase the suffering.
As the success is impermanent, it will only lead to more craving and more suffering.
This path will most certainly not lead you to freedom from suffering, but to it's increase.

This is where the Buddha and I part ways. Buddhism stipulates that we can achieve cessation of suffering. I claim that this is only true for those things that do not truly matter to us. Even after deconstructing all the attachments we build by virtue of our upbringing, experiences, and mismanaged thoughts and emotions, there remains a small but ever-present spark, tucked away in the darkest corners of our being, unquenchable.

You are correct in stating that suffering will increase, but life is short, and suffering for what you truly value is actually a beautiful thing. At least it feels that way for me. I am passionate about my family, and long work hours, huge sacrifices, little sleep, and giving them all my attention even when I feel I can no longer keep on going, is something I would not trade for a hundred lifetimes of "peace". I invite this kind of suffering.

Is there something in your life worth your suffering?

Ambert The Traveller wrote: There are plenty of ways to be successful without lighting fires.

I don't understand. Please clarify.

So as I have read through this I have seen some awesome discussion here and I want to ask, why do we as a general group see these as 2 sides of a coin?

Perhaps, if I may, present it as such. Would you consider these 2 philosophical/spiritual codes to be not sides of the coin but the edge? The faces being the conclusions we choose to draw from them?

just some philosophic rambling

Much Love, respect and Peace,
Kobos

Kobos,

Some would argue that they are not related at all. Not even on the same coin. Lol

It's bad form in debate to misrepresent a quote or anything like that to make it falsely support your argument. If the full information or context contradicts your argument, then you should think better of including it.

That could be very true, touche. But isn't it kind of an underlying theme of the ever present force and one's ability to connect to it a major component of both creeds? I would say this at minimum places us in the same cash drawer

Much Love, Respect and Peace,
Kobos

I see them as both distinct and onto themselves. See it how you like. I only ask if it is working for you to do so. Results do not lie.