November 17, 2012

A List Of Negative Experiences That Life Makes Possible

  • discontentment
  • realizing that all the suffering in the world is unnecessary because life is unnecessary
  • recognizing that something unpleasant, bad, or terrible could happen at any moment
  • not liking what it takes to get by or get ahead (e.g., rationalizing, faking, submitting, harming others)
  • uninvited feelings, thoughts, and desires
  • lack of control
  • frustration
  • anger
  • betrayal
  • disappointment
  • regret
  • sorrow
  • depression
  • despair
  • dread
  • anxiety
  • fear
  • loss
  • dying
  • suffering
  • loneliness
  • boredom
  • negative consequences of trying to have excitement
  • physical pain
  • mental pain
  • stress
  • discomfort
  • irritation
  • itching
  • being hot/cold
  • deprivation
  • being tired
  • hunger
  • thirst
  • having to urinate/defecate
  • indignity
  • embarrassment
  • confusion
  • aging
  • reduction/loss of faculties
  • being sick
  • diseases
  • disabilities
  • disfigurements
  • injuries
  • accidents
  • predicaments
  • natural disasters
  • being attacked/eaten by animals
  • panic
  • distress
  • trauma
  • horror
  • disgust
  • awareness of the true nature of life
  • understanding that humans have many false beliefs and the problems that arise as a result
  • being conscious of the selfishness and self-importance of human beings
  • human-caused disasters
  • conflict
  • war
  • being tortured
  • being murdered
  • being raped
  • being used
  • being abused
  • being assaulted
  • being harassed
  • being bullied
  • being robbed
  • injustice
  • being falsely accused/convicted
  • being subject to laws/rules that you disagree with
  • being oppressed
  • being coerced
  • lack of freedom
  • being held captive
  • slavery
  • dependence
  • lack of privacy
  • not having enough personal space/time
  • being rushed
  • waiting
  • being misunderstood
  • being rejected
  • being an outcast
  • being manipulated
  • being lied to
  • being brainwashed
  • being indoctrinated
  • feeling pressured
  • feeling obligated
  • dilemmas
  • work
  • chores
  • body maintenance
  • monotony
  • struggling
  • witnessing others experience any of the above

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