On the rest, you’re absolutely right. The 8 path factors of Buddhism are designed to end human suffering - and some of the big ones include the 3 you list here: letting go of attachment, practicing loving kindness, and living in the moment :)

as far as I understood the Bible, Jesus did not die. He resurrected. (Sorry, might not be the correct term.)

I don’t agree that life is ultimately unsatisfactory. My experience is that the deeper I’m in love with everything, the less I stick to things and people - the less I suffer something is gone.

I’ve heard quite some reports from people who lost dear ones and didn’t feel sorry at all - they simply knew and felt that they were not gone. The looked at the corpse and saw that it was just some physical remainder, they felt the peace.

I’d say: do not focus on suffering, focus on love. Love makes suffering melt like hot water melts ice. It might feel cold at first because of the cold water which starts to flow again, but it’ll get comfortable again very quickly.

I like the picture of the different Daniels… I’d say they’re still within you, part of you, not really gone.

Peace.

Tino.