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The sufferings and burdens of existence. This is what the Buddha meant when he said that "life is suffering" (the first noble truth). There are the burdens of survival or having to support one's family; cares such as illness, old age, and the inevitability of death; also the frustration of desires: having to do things you don't want and not being able to do things you want. The deeper meaning is that living in ignorance of life's true meaning makes life inherently unsatisfactory.

The phrase "this life" in your question could imply that there is another life, the "next life," which in some religions means the afterlife, when one hopes to be relieved of the cares of this life. Different religions teach different ways of overcoming the cares of this life, but usually they involve doing meritorious actions such as helping others

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