Axiomphilosophicalv1
Suffering is an irreducible feature of conscious existence,
Suffering is an irreducible feature of conscious existence, woven into impermanence, the gap between desire and reality, and awareness of mortality.
Why This Is an Axiom
This is a foundational philosophical commitment about the nature of conscious existence. It cannot be derived from other claims - it is a bedrock assumption about what it means to be aware and finite. The curriculum takes this as given rather than deriving it from empirical observation or theoretical frameworks.