Why do People Suffer ?

Why do people suffer ?

Suffering can be either physical or mental.

Physical suffering can vary from minor to major. Such as those caused by minor illnesses,injuries to those caused by major illeness such as incurable diseases,serious accidents.

Mental suffering are those caused by emotional stresses and strains,worries, tension,relationship failures,issues related to divorces, mis behaviour of children and the like.
The list of suffering by human eings can be endless.

Analysis of suffering by some ancient sages resulted in the
theory and/or hypothesis that suffering of the human beings is brought upon themselves by their own actions or Karma.( Action or Karma here implies Thought,Word and Deed).
That is every thought of yours,every word uttered by you and every deed done by you is an action( karma) by you.

These actions or Karma are of three types.

1.Sanchitha Karma...those actions that you have already performed ,the result ( reaction ) of which you have already encountered and are in the process of facing.

2.Prarabdha karma...those actions that you are performing currently ( including the reading of this blog ) the
result and reaction of which you will have to go through
in the future.

3.Agamika Karma...those actions which you are yet to perform,will be forced to perform in future by the
resultant of various energies and force fields through which destiny will take your life.

The theory of karma envisages that every karma/action will bring you a result on which you have no control.
Whether positive or negative you must invariably experience it.

That is how and why suffering is caused.Due to some unknown,long forgotten karma,most likely bad, ( thought,word or deed ) that you have performed, suffering comes.Normally it has been avowed that the intent of suffering is purification of the human body and mind.How ?OK.MORE OF THIS LATER.