The Harsh Truth About Having a Body, a Buddhist Perspective

We'll surely encounter them: pain, illness, and aging. How do we deal with such difficulties? We'll look to some early Buddhist practices for clues. 🧡 If you find this material useful, check out my Patreon page and get fun benefits like exclusive videos, audio-only versions, and extensive show notes: https://www.patreon.com/dougsseculardharma 🧡 You can also make donations through: https://paypal.me/dougsdharma 📙 Check out my book, A Handbook of Early Buddhist Wisdom, with a Foreword by Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi: https://books2read.com/buddhisthandbook ☸️ Free mini-course at the Online Dharma Institute: onlinedharma.org. 🎙Check out my podcast with Jon Aaron, Diggin' the Dharma: https://digginthedharma.com/ ✅ Videos mentioned: Is Meditation Dangerous? -- https://youtu.be/h1A7GwrvaGw Did the Buddha Feel Pain? -- https://youtu.be/t7IML62w668 Buddha's Surprising Views on Old Age -- https://youtu.be/MCraeWrkRk4 The First Noble Truth is Liberating: the Story of Kisa Gotami -- https://youtu.be/9wI6QcDqHtc ✅ Suttas, commentary mentioned: https://suttacentral.net/sn36.6/en/sujato https://suttacentral.net/sn22.1/en/sujato https://www.accesstoinsight.org/noncanon/comy/thiga-10-01-ao0.html Webpage: https://www.dougsdharma.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/onlinedharmainstitute/ Mastodon: https://mindly.social/@dougsdharma Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dougsdharma/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@dougsdharma Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/dougsdharma.bsky.social ❤️ Thanks to Patreon Patrons: Anonymous (4) Omar John Oborne Debbie Mattison Ron Peat Michael S. Kearns Anne Matthew Smith Shantha Wengappuli Karma_CAC Jorge Seguel Christopher Apostolof GailJM David Bell T Pham VCR Upayadhi Andi and Erik Michael Scherrer khobe schofield Alex Perdomo Benji Forsyth Sonny Flink Steve Marlor Joy L Lee Andrew Tom Anthony Tucker Karlee R Ethan M Billy in Singapore Olivia Otter Carl Lennartson xiao mao Jeff Harvey Andrew Ingrouille Kenneth Grandchamp Rene Gariepy Russell Needham Smoggyrob Mac Roja Clémence Ortega Dou