Stories about dukkha
2 Buddhist wisdom stories about dukkha from Buddhist teachers, each linked to the original talk.
- Anicca, Dukkha and Anatta walk into a pubJoke · Ajahn Brahm
In brief: Anicca, Dukkha and Anatta walk into a pub. Dukkha says the bar sucks; Anicca says don't worry, it will change; Anatta asks who said that.
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And to lighten things up a bit There is the Anicca, Dukkha Anatta joke Anicca, Dukkha, Anatta walk into a pub All jokes starts with people walking into a bar So Anicca, Dukkha Anatta walks into a pub Dukkha says; as soon as he gets into the pub This bar sucks Anicca says don't worry it will change And Antta said Who said that? who said that? Anicca, Dukkha Anatta Joke Anicca, Dukkha Anatta walking into a bar Dukkha said it sucks Anicca said doesn't matter it wont last And Antta said who said that? I think that's quite good Anicca is impermanence Dukkha is suffering So Dukkha sees suffering, so Dukkha walks into the pub and said this bar sucks, it is a terrible bar it is a horrible pub So that's dukkha, that's what he was saying And Anicca says Everything passes, don't worry it will change And Anatta, non self says Who said that OK I thought that was funny Anyway Anyway I am weird I expect that
- Set the exam so most pass and no one gets 100%Analogy · Ajahn Brahm
In brief: As a school teacher for one year he was taught to set tests so most students get at least 50% but no one gets 100% — too easy wastes time, too hard dispirits. He maps human life…
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I was a school teacher for one year. And when I was setting examinations and tests I was taught if you're going to set a test you want to sort of make sure that most people get at least sort of 50 percent but no one gets 100 percent. If everyone gets 100% that's a waste of time. That's not a good examination. It's just too easy. You know if too many people fail then you actually, you're getting them dispirited. You know it's too hard. You're trying to set that standard so most people pass but a few people fail a couple of questions. So actually they learn just, you know, their weak points so they can get stronger for the next examination. And that's exactly the same with life. You know, you have been examined many times and if life was too easy, if you never had any trouble or trauma, it would be a total waste of time. You wouldn't learn anything. You have a great time but there will be no, no oomph, no essence, no learning. Nothing which really is there for you to grow with. There'll be no spirituality. It's one of the reasons why in traditional Buddhist dogma you can't get enlightened up in heaven. You don't have enough to test you. It's just too fine, too nice. The same if you have too much difficulty. It's just too much pain. There's just too many sort of wrong answers and you just fail too many times. But in this human realm that you most the time you succeed, but a few times you fail. It's just the right level for learn