Rainn Wilson
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
That's the number one truth.
Life is suffering.
It's interesting because in Sanskrit, the word is actually dukkha.
I don't know if I'm pronouncing it right, but dukkha means suffering.
dissatisfaction.
It means, it means struggle, conflict, overwhelm, light pain.
It's like the, it's just the pain of being alive.
So I would interpret it as saying like life is about the pain of being alive.
And when you know that, I find that very helpful.
When I, when I come back to that, I'm like, I'm struggling.
I'm disappointed here.
I wish this outcome had been different.
Oh, I didn't get that job.
And then, but when I can come back to like, oh, but that's what life's all about.
So what do I do now?
Like, oh.
Am I clutching?
Am I grasping?
Am I wanting to control outcomes?
And am I wanting people to like me?