{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"THE TRUE LIGHT PROJECT","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.thetruelight.net\/wp","author_name":"Mike Shreve","author_url":"https:\/\/www.thetruelight.net\/wp\/author\/mikeshreve\/","title":"Desire & suffering\u2014Buddhism vs. Christianity | THE TRUE LIGHT PROJECT","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"bwnPYsvPcf\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruelight.net\/wp\/desire-suffering-buddhism-vs-christianity\/\">Desire &#038; suffering\u2014Buddhism vs. Christianity<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thetruelight.net\/wp\/desire-suffering-buddhism-vs-christianity\/embed\/#?secret=bwnPYsvPcf\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Desire &#038; suffering\u2014Buddhism vs. Christianity&#8221; &#8212; THE TRUE LIGHT PROJECT\" data-secret=\"bwnPYsvPcf\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.thetruelight.net\/wp\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.thetruelight.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DESIRE-AND-SUFFERING-PICTURE.jpg","thumbnail_width":1920,"thumbnail_height":1080,"description":"\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Buddha\u2019s main teaching focused on escape from suffering. When he claimed to experience Nirvana, one of the resulting insights was a concept labeled: \u201cThe Four Noble Truths.\u201d These succinctly state that life is inevitably going to include suffering, and the cause of suffering is desire. To overcome suffering, therefore, we must overcome desire. This [&hellip;]"}