Lotus Link Dharma Class ~ The Suffering of Birth

On 24 March, Venerable Miao Yu led 4 members of the Lotus Link Humanistic Buddhism to explore the first of the eight kinds of suffering; the suffering of birth. Although we have forgotten the pain of being born, the pain during the labor was still remembered by two members who have children. Venerable Miao Yu told the members that the fetus is very uncomfortable in the mother’s womb and they survive on the nutrients the mother consumes, even though the food taken by the mother might not be healthy. During birth, the difference in temperature of the womb and the outside environment make the baby cry. Amazingly, two thousand five hundred years ago, The Buddha explicitly explained the hardship during pregnancy and the deep kindness of parents and the difficulty of repaying it. The members were very touched and gained a deeper insight to the suffering of birth.