The Dalai Lama In The Four Noble Truths

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Dalai Lama, in The Four Noble Truths states that anyone who can perceive the inter independent nature of reality can see the Dharma, and by seeing the Dharma one can see the Buddha. He strongly believes that anyone who approaches such assertion from the perspective of Nagarjuna's teachings can accomplish the deepest understanding of its inference. With such approach of the Nagarjuna, one can then discover the three levels of purpose.
One sense is understanding the principle of inter independent origination--causality. Nothing has independence, nor permanence existence. All occurrences and conditioned things in the world come into existence as an outcome of the numerous causes and effects. Furthermore, dependent origination also refers to how material objects are composed of parts that create wholeness. Wholeness, however, depends on those parts and without those parts it cannot be created into one. This applies not only to physical objects, but …show more content…

This law describes how our everyday experiences occur as an outcome. Negative behaviors and thoughts resulting in pain and suffering, and positive behaviors and emotions resulting in happiness. Furthermore, such understanding of dependent origination allows one to have a clear understanding of the nature of real life. Once coming to the realization that the things we perceive occur by the causes and conditions, our entire outlook of things will then change, not just mentally, but also physically. Our mind will be enlightened and our outlook of what things really are then what they appear to be will deepen. With such contrast between appearances and the real life of things, one will obtain a perception of how our own personal emotions and consciousness respond. By being able to do so, one can comprehend that the objects that appear to be real are truly only

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