Bluddism and 'Groundhog Day'

       Buddha teaches from the Dharma of the Four Noble Truths. These truths are listed as; the truth of suffering, the truth of the origin of suffering, the truth of the stopping of suffering, and the truth of the path to the stopping of suffering. When starting the film, Groundhog Day, it's clear that Phil Connors is upset and frustrated constantly. This is Phil's spiritual suffering.

       He feels constantly weighted down by the stupidity of others and his own infatuated superiority. He goes as far as to tell the police man that he alone, "makes the weather." To stop his suffering, he is taken to the quaint town of Punxsutawney. There he is forced to face the same day over and over. From there he realized his suffering was something he personally created. His suffering was his way of treating others and how he was treated in return.

        Phil begins to understand the stopping of his suffering when he acts kindly to the townspeople he once viewed as bothersome. The path to this end of suffering is through kind deeds and polite conversation. Through the end of his suffering, he finds a reward in the lovely relationship formed with Rita. Only then did he get entirely free of his suffering.

Phil Connors