Four Noble Truths
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The Four Noble Truths are a Buddhist teaching.
[edit] Truths
- The First Noble Truth: Dukkha
- Life is full of suffering. Dukkha usually is translated as suffering.
- The Second Noble Truth: Samudaya
- The cause of suffering is cravings. Wanting something leads to suffering. Wanting life, wanting death, wanting things, wanting pleasure - all lead to suffering.
- The Third Noble Truth: Nirodha
- By stopping the cravings, the suffering is stopped.
- The Fourth Noble Truth: Magga
- The way to ending craving is the Eightfold Path
[edit] The Eightfold Path
Truth is found through the Middle Way by way of the Eightfold Path.
- Right Viewpoint - Realizing the Four Noble Truths (samyag-dṛṣṭi, sammā-diṭṭhi)
- Right Values - Commitment to mental and ethical growth in moderation (samyak-saṃkalpa, sammā-saṅkappa)
- Right Speech - One speaks in a non hurtful, not exaggerated, truthful way (samyag-vāc, sammā-vācā)
- Right Actions - Wholesome action, avoiding action that would do harm (samyak-karmānta, sammā-kammanta)
- Right Livelihood - One's job does not harm in any way oneself or others; directly or indirectly (weapon maker, drug dealer, etc.) (samyag-ājīva, sammā-ājīva}
- Right Effort - One makes an effort to improve (samyag-vyāyāma, sammā-vāyāma)
- Right Mindfulness - Mental ability to see things for what they are with clear consciousness (samyak-smṛti, sammā-sati)
- Right Meditation - State where one reaches enlightenment and the ego has disappeared (samyak-samādhi, sammā-samādhi)
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