🧠 WRQ3 – QUIZ FOR WHEN YOU SUFFER BECAUSE OF YOUR BODY

❌ Not quite right.
Frustration arises from resisting the body as it is.
📜 “Suffering begins from resisting what is.”
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❌ Not quite right.
Enduring is not the same as letting go – it is still rooted in ignorance.
📜 “The deluded cling – the awakened release.”
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❌ Not enough.
Getting used to suffering doesn’t mean it’s gone – it’s resignation.
📜 “Those used to chains may not know the value of freedom.”
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✅ Correct.
Accepting the body as it is – this is the first step toward inner freedom.
📜 “One who sees form as illusion – is liberated.”

❌ Not quite right.
Frequent discomfort reflects strong identification with body and sensations.
📜 “Those who think the body is ‘me’ – carry suffering every day.”
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❌ Not quite right.
Fluctuating with conditions shows the mind still clings and hasn’t seen suffering clearly.
📜 “It’s not the situation that causes suffering – it’s the attachment of the mind.”
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✅ Correct.
A mind less occupied with the body is a sign of letting go and awareness.
📜 “One who lives without centering around the body – is mindful.”

❌ Not quite right.
This vagueness indicates ignorance – not yet illuminating sensations.
📜 “Ignorance is the root of saṃsāra.”
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❌ Not quite right.
Loss of confidence shows attachment to form.
📜 “There is nothing that can be called ‘self’ – not even this body.”
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❌ Not quite right.
The body may tire – but a calm mind can still work with awareness.
📜 “When the mind is steady, the world doesn’t shake it.”
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✅ Correct.
Physical pain directly affects sensations – and these must be clearly observed to transform.
📜 “Seeing sensations clearly – is the path to wisdom.”

❌ Not quite right.
When suffering seems to affect everything, the mind is exaggerating it.
📜 “The mind projects suffering onto the whole world – even from a single wound.”
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✅ Correct.
When you return to the body in mindfulness, you begin to release suffering.
📜 “Contemplating the body in the body – is the gateway to mindfulness.”

❌ Not quite right.
Hiding is avoidance – not understanding or transformation.
📜 “Repression is not letting go.”
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❌ Not enough.
Giving up changes nothing – it draws the mind into ignorance.
📜 “Letting go without awareness – is falling into saṃsāra.”
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❌ Not quite right.
Emotional reaction only adds more suffering.
📜 “It’s not the pain that hurts – it’s the mind’s reaction to pain.”
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❌ Not enough.
Illness is a condition – but true suffering comes from how the mind reacts.
📜 “It’s not the pain that causes suffering – it’s the craving, aversion, and delusion toward the pain.”
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❌ Not quite right.
Shame is a symptom – not the root. The deeper root is attachment to the body.
📜 “One who sees form as self – has not seen the Dhamma.”
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❌ Not quite right.
Comparison is a consequence – the root lies in clinging to physical form.
📜 “No one suffers because of a mirror – but because the mind resists the truth.”
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✅ Correct!
When you believe “I am this body,” every change in the body becomes suffering.
📜 “One who sees the body as not-self – no longer fears.”

❌ Not quite right.
Though society influences us, if your mind doesn’t cling, those ideals lose power.
📜 “No one can make you suffer – except yourself.”
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✅ Correct!
Suffering comes from internal expectations built over the years.
📜 “The one who blinds himself – suffers himself.”
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❌ Not quite right.
Others may sow the seed – but you are the one who waters and keeps it alive.
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❌ Not yet mindful.
This vagueness reveals unconscious conditioning – you need to look deeper.
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✅ Correct!
Expecting the body to be unchanging is the root of physical suffering – for it never stands still.
📜 “Nothing can be held onto forever – not even this body.”

❌ Not quite right.
Clinging to beauty leads to deeper suffering, especially when it fades.
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The body is impermanent by nature – expecting it to be constantly healthy contradicts truth.
📜 “Whatever is born – will decay.”
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❌ Not clear enough.
You are living with a vague mind – the very ground of ignorance.
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❌ Not quite right.
Hatred is self-attack – and it doubles the suffering.
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❌ Not quite right.
Avoidance is a suppressed form of attachment – not true freedom.
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❌ Not quite right.
Complaining reflects a mind not yet in harmony with Dhamma.
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✅ Correct!
Acceptance is the first step to compassion and liberation.
📜 “To know the body is imperfect – is to understand the truth of impermanence.”

❌ Not quite right.
Your worth doesn’t lie in productivity – that’s an illusion of the performance ego.
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❌ Not quite right.
If you fear being abandoned – ask yourself: are you abandoning yourself?
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❌ Not quite right.
“Useless” and “ugly” are mental labels – not truth.
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✅ Correct!
Seeing your fear without running from it is the first step toward awareness.
📜 “Fear exists – and to see it is to know you are alive.”

❌ Not quite right.
This reflects self-judgment and insecurity – it may not be true.
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✅ Correct!
Turning your mind inward to healing and mindfulness is the path to freedom.
📜 “The one who sees their own mind – ends suffering.”

❌ Not quite right.
What causes suffering is not others’ indifference – but your expectation of how they should care.
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❌ Not quite right.
You wish to be understood – but the nature of suffering is that no one can fully understand you.
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❌ Not quite right.
Wishing the body were different is a rejection of the present – the root of suffering.
📜 “One who doesn’t accept the body – feeds suffering daily.”
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❌ Not enough.
“If only…” reveals a mind lost in fantasy – not yet seeing clearly.
📜 “Where imagination arises – suffering follows.”
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❌ Not quite right.
Vagueness is a sign of ignorance – the root of all suffering.
📜 “Without clarity – there is no liberation.”
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✅ Correct!
Accepting the body as it is – is the foundation for walking the path.
📜 “Contemplate the body as body – not as self.”

✅ Correct!
Clinging to the body is clinging to the illusion of self – the root of all suffering.
📜 “Seeing the body is not self – one steps out of saṃsāra.”

❌ Not enough.
Autonomy comes from the mind – not from the body, which is impermanent.
📜 “One who believes the body is a solid base – has not yet understood the Four Foundations of Mindfulness.”
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❌ Not quite right.
Your self-image is an illusion of the ego – not the truth.
📜 “Those who see themselves clearly – see themselves as empty.”
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❌ Not quite right.
Looks are only surface – what you truly miss is the imagined ‘self.’
📜 “This body is a shadow – with no true owner.”
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❌ Not quite right.
Helplessness is just a feeling – the suffering comes from the idea that “I” am losing value.
📜 “Nothing is broken – it’s only the mind clinging to a form.”
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❌ Not enough.
Worry is the result – the root is clinging to permanence.
📜 “To see impermanence – is to see the path to freedom.”
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❌ Not quite right.
Value does not lie in the body – suffering comes from mistaking the body as your worth.
📜 “One who sees value in the Dhamma – no longer measures life by the body.”
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✅ Correct!
The thought “I’m falling apart” shows clear identification with the body.
📜 “One who clings to the body as self – suffers loss when it changes.”

❌ Not quite right.
Pain is just a sensation – fear arises from clinging to it, not from the sensation itself.
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✅ Correct!
This is a mindful heart. When you’ve lived rightly – there’s nothing to regret.
📜 “The one who knows how to live – no longer fears death.”

❌ Not quite right.
Fear of being forgotten is a shadow of ego and the craving for reputation.
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❌ Not quite right.
The “I” you’re trying to hold onto – does it really exist?
Fear of losing yourself comes from not knowing who you truly are.
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❌ Not enough.
Knowing about karma is a start, but if you still say “this is mine,” you’re still clinging to the body.
📜 “It is by clinging to ‘this body is mine’ that suffering arises.”
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❌ Not quite right.
Blaming the body is resistance to reality – which deepens suffering.
📜 “It’s not the body that causes pain – it’s the mind that refuses to accept it.”
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✅ Correct!
Not choosing, yet accepting – that’s a deep inner transformation.
📜 “Those who see the body as body – are no longer bound by it.”
🌿 You’ve begun the practice of letting go.

✅ Also correct.
The body is just one component – seeing it as impermanent and not-self is seeing Dhamma.
📜 “Form is impermanent and not-self – it should not be clung to.”
🌼 A farther-reaching insight into non-self – wonderful if you’ve arrived here.

❌ Not quite right.
Confusion and regret mean you’re still attached to the illusion that the body should stay the same.
📜 “No one can avoid the decay of this body.”
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❌ Not enough.
Trying to preserve the past is resisting the present – and that leads to suffering.
📜 “Clinging to the past is binding yourself to suffering.”
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✅ Correct!
Gradually learning acceptance is a sign that wisdom is sprouting.
📜 “One who sees change – sees the Dhamma.”
🌿 Don’t rush – acceptance is a process.

✅ Also correct.
Clearly seeing the body’s impermanence is the first glimpse of truth.
📜 “What is impermanent is suffering; what is suffering is not self.”
🌼 Congratulations – you’re beginning to understand the body more deeply.

✅ Correct!
Many people lose confidence when their appearance changes – but it’s just perception, not truth.
📜 “The wise do not judge the body – they observe the heart and actions.”
🌿 Recognizing the fear is the first step toward liberation.

❌ Not quite right.
If you let others determine your worth – you will suffer endlessly.
📜 “Value does not lie in the eyes of others – but in your own insight.”
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❌ Not enough.
Health may limit action – but the mind determines direction.
📜 “One with willpower can rise above even illness.”
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❌ Not entirely accurate.
Seeing impermanence is right – but denying the sense of loss may mean you’re avoiding the truth.
📜 “Knowing impermanence is not enough – live fully in every change.”
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❌ Not quite right.
Sadness means you’re still clinging to youth and form.
📜 “Suffering arises from trying to hold what cannot be held.”
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❌ Not enough.
Understanding impermanence is the beginning – but deeper reflection is needed to truly let go.
📜 “Seeing impermanence while still clinging – is still ignorance.”
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✅ Correct!
Accepting impermanence brings ease – because you stop fighting reality.
📜 “To see impermanence is to see the Dhamma.”

❌ Not quite right.
That sense of emptiness is ego reacting – confusing the body with “me.”
📜 “Form is emptiness, and emptiness is form – knowing this brings freedom.”
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✅ Correct!
Letting go of craving doesn’t mean giving up – it means living fully in the present.
📜 “Letting go is not abandoning – it’s feeling enough with what is.”

❌ Not quite right.
Letting go is not neglect – that’s a misunderstanding.
📜 “One who understands the Dhamma still takes care of the body with mindfulness.”
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❌ Not enough.
Uncertainty often comes from fear of facing it – only through practice can you see clearly.
📜 “Without practice, there’s no insight – and without insight, no letting go.”
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❌ Not quite right.
Irresponsibility comes from apathy – not from mindful detachment.
📜 “Mindfulness protects the body – it doesn’t cling to it.”
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❌ Not enough.
Doctors and medicine help the body – but don’t reach the loneliness of the heart.
📜 “Suffering is not only in the body – the greater suffering is an unsettled mind.”
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❌ Not enough.
Loved ones may comfort you – but they cannot replace your inner stability.
📜 “Each being must rely on themselves – not on another.”
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✅ Correct!
A quiet, present companion – sometimes that’s the greatest medicine.
📜 “True presence is the greatest gift.”

✅ Also correct!
True peace comes not from others – but from inner training.
📜 “Be your own refuge – do not rely on anyone else.”

❌ Not enough.
Not reflecting on impermanence is still a form of delusion.
📜 “To see but not practice – is like reaching into fire after knowing it burns.”
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❌ Not quite right.
Fear is the ego’s reaction to confronting reality.
📜 “Without understanding impermanence – you’ll fear loss.”
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✅ Correct!
Awakening through impermanence reduces clinging – and deepens life.
📜 “One who sees aging – is not infatuated with youth.”

❌ Not quite right.
Appearance may last longer – but impermanence cannot be avoided.
📜 “The body is empty – without inherent essence.”
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❌ Not quite right.
Memory and fame are worldly – they do not belong to your true essence.
📜 “What belongs to the world – goes with the world.”
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✅ Correct!
Character and presence reflect the depth of your practice and how you’ve lived.
📜 “The mind is the root – actions are the fruit.”

❌ Not enough.
Regret shows something still held onto – revisit what you haven’t let go.
📜 “Regret is a shadow of the past – not of the present.”
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✅ Also correct!
The awakened mind remains after all else fades – it is your true nature.
📜 “When the body breaks – the mind does not.”

❌ Not correct.
The concept of an eternal soul is not what the Pāli Canon teaches.
📜 “There is no permanent self — only the functioning of aggregates.”
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❌ Not sufficient.
Karma is part of the picture — but blaming it alone misses the present.
📜 “The past is gone — the present is the place for practice.”
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✅ Correct!
It is the present mind-consciousness that drives this body — that’s where mindfulness operates.
📜 “Mindfulness is the one steering the ship of the body.”

❌ Not correct.
The idea of “I” is a mental construct — there is no real self using the body.
📜 “The ‘I’ is imagined — what truly exists are the conditioned phenomena at work.”
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❌ Not correct.
Feeling burdened is a matter of attitude — not the body itself.
📜 “It’s not the body that causes pain — it’s the mind that cannot accept it.”
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❌ Not sufficient.
Comparing one’s body to others is the root of inferiority and resentment.
📜 “The wise do not compare — they observe and practise.”
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❌ Not correct.
Seeing the body as suffering means missing the opportunity for cultivation.
📜 “This body is fertile soil — if one knows how to plant the right seeds.”
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✅ Correct!
The body is a place of practice — not an obstacle.
📜 “See the body as it is — and live each day with awareness.”

❌ Not quite.
Improvement is good, but if driven by self-rejection, it causes more pressure.
📜 “Don’t fix to imitate others – understand the body to live rightly.”
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❌ Incorrect.
Hiding the body reflects shame – it feeds the darkness within.
📜 “Mindfulness doesn’t reject – it sees clearly and embraces gently.”
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✅ That’s right.
Loving the imperfect body is the first step to true compassion.
📜 “Practice starts with the body – observe it as it is – no hatred, no attachment.”

❌ Incorrect.
Neglecting the body goes against the Path – the body is our foundation for practice.
📜 “A monk cares for the body as one would guard a precious vessel.”
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✅ That’s right.
Letting go of expectations helps the body suffer without the mind suffering too.
📜 “One who doesn’t expect the body to always be strong – escapes suffering from illness.”

❌ Incorrect.
The urge to control stems from fear – it leads to deeper unrest.
📜 “Mindful practitioners don’t control – they observe.”
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❌ Not enough.
Escaping weakness doesn’t help overcome it – it dims awareness.
📜 “See suffering – don’t run from it – that’s the path to freedom.”
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❌ Incorrect.
Relying on others shows inner instability.
📜 “No one can save another – only you can save yourself.”
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✅ That’s right.
The mind is the root of all phenomena – caring for it is the root of the Path.
📜 “Mind is the forerunner of all things – it leads, it shapes, it creates.”

❌ Incorrect.
Reputation doesn’t last – it changes with the wind of the world.
📜 “The wise seek no permanence in impermanence.”
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❌ Not quite.
Relationships can heal – but without Right Mind, they bind us.
📜 “Love without mindfulness is the root of bondage.”
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❌ Incorrect.
Image is an illusion – chasing it will make you lose your true self.
📜 “He who chases shadows forgets the light within.”
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