So, What is a PROBLEM?

A problem is:

1: CONFLICT, STRUGGLE AND RESISTANCE.

2: How does it come about? 

WHEN THERE IS THE BELIEF IN AN "IDEAL" AND A STRUGGLE TOWARDS "WHAT OUGHT TO BE."

There is conflict, struggle and resistance because one is struggling towards an illusion

3: THERE IS NEVER AN ATTEMPT MADE TO SOLVE A PROBLEM. 

4: THE EFFORT IS TO UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM:  THE PROBLEM IS ALWAYS CONFLICT, STRUGGLE, AND RESISTANCE BETWEEN “WHAT IS” AND WHAT THE PERSON SAYS, “OUGHT TO BE,” OR THE “IDEAL.”

You see, everything comes out with a problem or a flaw if one has an ideal. The ideal is not real; it’s an illusion, it is a fantasy.

For full explanation please refer to Science of Man - SOM # 43