#### [[notes_Dukkha]] **Creator**:: [[Dr. K]] **Source**:: [[course_Dr. K's Guide to Mental Health]] **Link**:: [Healthy Gamer](https://coaching.healthygamer.gg/guide/lessons/dukkha) #### Terms - [[Dukkha]] - [[Bhagavad Gita]] ## Notes - [[Yoga|Yogic]] answer to [[Dukkha]] or [[suffering]] - We are in the midst of a [[society|societal]] [[Dukkha]] - What is [[Dukkha]] - has to do with attachment - seek out pleasure and avoid [[suffering]] - even if we do this we still feel [[suffering]] - [[peace]] vs [[suffering]] not [[happiness]] vs [[sadness]] - [[Buddha]]'s journey realized that [[humanity]] is entitled to two things [[Dukkha]] and death - [[Buddhism is the study of happiness through detachment]] - [[suffering]] comes from our [[emotional attachment|attachment]] to our expectations - as we grow up we learn to detach our worth from those who are around us - [[success]] can come with [[suffering]] if you are attached to expectations - example bridezilla - people hold on to [[resentment]] for a long time - You can have strong [[emotions]] and still have [[peace]] because you are detached - A parent of a child with cancer needs something really powerful to find [[peace]] - the simplest answer to [[Dukkha]] is [[Dharma]]