Have you ever had a tough time making a choice?
I have and I’m sure you have as well. Making choices is something we do everyday, but there are times when making them is tough going.
I’m reading Buddhism Plain and Simple by Steve Hagen on my Amazon Kindle 2 and was struck by this quote about choice:
The Germans have an expression, “Whoever has choice, has torment.”
Hagen is making the broader point that choices represent the potential for further confusion, one of the possible means behind the Sanskrit word, ‘duhkha.’
Duhkah is the pain and suffering many reference works on Buddhism cite as how the Buddha described the human condition.
In reading this book, I was reminded of several experiences that underscored how choice often results in paralysis or difficulty in making a choice.
