Well, the Buddha taught that this misconception is actually the primary cause of our suffering, and keeps us from finding lasting contentment. He laid out a path to overcome this ignorance, and see ourselves and the world more and more for what they actually are.

Seeing things more clearly brings about “insight”, and these insights change us.

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Jesus’s admonition to be “in this world but not of it.”

Due to ignorance, we wander in endless saṁsāra, becoming extroverted and making efforts, believing that attaining worldly pleasures is the way to happiness. However, worldly pleasures do not give unalloyed happiness.