In many cases, The Teachings of The Buddha are exactly the opposite of everything you have ever thought of or learned, in your entire life.
That is the mind's lack of wisdom, misunderstanding, confusion, unknowing of true reality, oftentimes referred to as ignorance, that it needs to overcome through the cultivation of wisdom.
This is the "better way of life" that you are able to walk towards and experience, eliminating 100% of all discontentedness, if you cultivate the wisdom and practice that wisdom through your decision making.
— Teacher David Roylance