The Central Teaching of Buddhism is Brilliant and Can Help us All…if we Understand it Correctly

It’s about the nature of suffering.

David Gerken
ILLUMINATION
Published in
4 min readMar 30, 2024

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I’m usually reluctant to write about Buddhism. It’s not that I have anything against it (I don’t). My reluctance stems from my lesser familiarity with it compared to many readers out there (I’m thinking of you, Sandra Pawula!).

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David Gerken
ILLUMINATION

Meditation and Mindfulness teacher. Dad of three precious kids. Former writer for THE WEST WING. Follow me at davidgerken.net.