Buddhism Purpose of Life: The Buddha's Teaching (Not Just Being Happy)
Discover the Buddha’s teaching on the real purpose of life: not chasing happiness, but ending suffering through the Noble Eightfold Path in daily life.
📌 TL;DR — Buddha's Teaching on Life's Purpose
The Buddha taught that life's purpose isn't happiness but liberation from suffering through understanding. Key insights: suffering comes from attachment and craving, happiness is impermanent (chasing it creates more suffering), and the path is the Middle Way—neither extreme pleasure nor asceticism. True peace comes from presence and non-attachment, not from acquiring what you want.
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