Walk 3

• Bliss or joy is absence of pain, joy does not exist as such.
• Cessation or reduction of pain is the objective of any action at any given point of time.
• Desire to cease or reduce pain is cause of desire for action.
• Choice of action, and the perception of choice itself, is free will.
• Ability to act and choose an action, defines the identity within. That identity is my ego.
• Sometimes, we create pain to know that we are alive. Some pains are pre-programmed and form the basis of our primal existence like hunger, urge to procreate etc., and even senses like feelings in a mother towards its offspring.
• Cessation of pain through sleep or death is not considered a solution.
• Sleep is broken intermittently, thankfully, and we are programmed to avoid death. I just want to exist without pain. Every waking moment is defined by existence of some kind of pain, the perception of that pain, and a sense to get rid of that pain.
• Complete and permanent cessation of all pain together with continued existence of self is liberation and freedom.
• Complete cessation of pain is the ultimate objective, or want, of life. The promise or hope of cessation  of this pain is the primary reason for any individual submitting to any kind of doctrine whatsoever.