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Teachings – Noble Truths <contd....> |
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Third truth (Nirodha) The truth of the end of suffering, There is an end to suffering. The third truth is that suffering can be overcome and happiness can be attained. True happiness and contentment are possible. If we give up useless craving and learn to live each day at a time (not dwelling in the past or the imagined future) then we can become happy and free. We then have more time and energy to help others. This is Nirvana. The Third Noble Truth, the truth of the end of suffering, has dual meaning, suggesting either the end of suffering in this life, on earth, or in the spiritual life, through achieving Nirvana. When one has achieved Nirvana, which is a transcendent state free from suffering and our worldly cycle of birth and rebirth, spiritual enlightenment has been reached. |
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Forth truth (Magga) The truth of the path to end suffering. Follow the eight-fold path The fourth truth is that the Noble 8-fold Path is the path which leads to the end of suffering. That charts the method for attaining the end of suffering. There are three themes into which the Path is divided:
The steps of the Noble Eightfold Path are
The Four Noble Truths are a contingency plan for dealing with the suffering humanity faces-suffering of a physical kind, or of a mental nature. |
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