You people are arguing the impossible. I'll believe it when I see it. But seriously, what's so bad about just living out life? Why invest all this effort into some sort of hypothetical spiritual enlightenment? If you believe it exists, then you likely also believe in some version of the afterlife. You've got 75 years to be human. Take the good with the bad and have fun. As spockman said, happiness is the goal, not the end of suffering. So reduce it as best you can, sure, but don't strive for some unobtainable perfection.