/lit/ - Literature

People misinterpret Buddhism when they say that desire is the source of suffering.
Buddhism actually meant that it's mental attachments that are the source of the suffering.
Desires are merely a category of the larger concept that are mental attachments.
Let's take the idea of the platonic realm as an example.
Those who are attached to the physical world often fail to see and recognize higher patterns. They live like animals, which makes them miserable.
On the other hand, those who are attached to the platonic realm tend to become disillusioned with abstract concepts and therefore reject the physical world for being dirty and imperfect. They try to pretend that they are not animals, which makes them miserable too.
I think that Buddhism teaches that you should not only detach yourself from both the physical and platonic realms, but also from the very idea of 2 separate realms since it's most likely a false dichotomy.
When I realized that, it made me feel relaxed and somewhat euphoric.
Is this really what Buddhism is or is it what a branch of Buddhism (such as Zen) teaches?

Was this nigga talking about multiple dimensions and the whole "flatliners" thing 2500 years ago?