The first thing we have to do is to know the root cause of suffering, if we know the root cause of suffering, then we will know what we can do next. If we set off on the wrong foot from the very beginning, the expected end result will definitely not take place, this is why it is necessary for us to think in this direction.
Teacher tells us that we really need to think about why we are still suffering and why we are not able to find happiness even though we are actually trying to do that everyday. We are so busy everyday trying to find happiness and to remove suffering, yet we didn’t get it. What’s wrong? Is it because the cause is wrong? If it is, even as the first step, the place that we are looking for the cause of suffering and happiness is wrong, if we keep on working in that direction, then of course we will never solve the problem.