We created the problem that we are trying to solve - The chronic frustration and dissatisfaction that runs in our lives
We created the problem that we are trying to solve -
The chronic frustration and dissatisfaction that runs in our lives
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Finding Freedom in Realization
In our daily lives, many of us find ourselves locked in a cycle of frustration, dissatisfaction, and striving. We wake up with a to-do list that never ends, chase achievements that don’t fully satisfy, and compare ourselves to ideals that constantly move further away. And then, we wonder—why do we feel so incomplete?
The answer might be simpler and more profound than we expect: we have created the very problem we are trying to solve.
This chronic dissatisfaction is not a new phenomenon. In fact, it echoes what the Buddha described over 2,500 years ago in his First Noble Truth: dukkha, often translated as suffering, stress, or discontent. The feeling that something is missing. That we are not enough. That life should be somehow different from what it is.
What’s striking is that this suffering isn’t necessarily imposed from the outside. Much of it is self-created—by our own minds. We construct an internal world of expectations, judgments, and comparisons. We set standards for happiness and success that are unreachable or ever-changing. And then we suffer when reality fails to conform.
But here's the empowering truth: once we realize that the suffering is largely created by our own mental patterns, we gain the freedom to step outside of it.
We are not broken. We are not incomplete. Beneath the noise of our minds, there is a natural sense of completeness already present within us. This doesn’t mean we stop growing, dreaming, or striving. In fact, from this space of inner wholeness, those efforts become more joyful and less burdensome.
Self-improvement and lofty goals are not the enemy. They only become a source of pain when we pursue them from a place of lack, believing that we need to “fix” ourselves to be whole. But when we know, deeply, that we are already complete, our ambitions transform. They become expressions of love, curiosity, and creativity—rather than desperate attempts to fill a void.
And from this realization, a richer, fuller life naturally emerges. We start living more consciously, more lightly, and more joyfully.
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Namaste!
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-Neel / Nilanjan
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