The Four Enemies: Understanding Suffering
…istraction. Aging
is like the second of the enemies who comes and beats us
until we have no further strength, leaving no part of our
body unaffected, our eyes become clouded, our ears deaf,
our teeth are knoc…
This text discusses the metaphor of four enemies that represent the sufferings inherent in human existence: birth, aging, illness, and death. Birth is akin to the first enemy, seducing us into life, w