The Four Noble Truths In Buddhism And The Teachings Of Buddhism

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The Four Holy Truths in Buddhism are key components to the understanding of Buddhism and the teachings of Buddha. They are four very simple rules that provide a broad explanation on how to obtain a more positive, and stress free life. They represent the beginning of a long journey to inner peace, happiness, and most importantly an end to suffering. The four noble truths that Buddha taught are: Dukkha, Samudaya, Nirodha, and the elements of the Eightfold Path. The first noble truth is that life contains unavoidable suffering or dukkha. This truth came into fruition when the Buddha left his palace, and he saw an old man, a diseased or sick man, and a decaying corpse. From then on he realized that all of our lives include struggle, anguish, …show more content…

This suffering stems from the greed, ignorance, and hatred that arise in the minds of people. Buddha believed that you should not want to avoid these difficulties that life throws at you, because doing so will cause more suffering. The noble truth Samudaya basically states that should enjoy pleasant experiences, and let them pass rather than clinging to them, because that will also cause suffering. Nothing on this earth is permanent, so people should not be too clingy to things on this earth because those things will inevitably leave you one day. A real life example of this would be having a pet dog. Buddha would believe that you shouldn’t get too attached to the pet dog, because one day it will die, and if you are too attached to the dog you’ll only go through grief and …show more content…

This corresponds with the second noble truth that stated that clinging causes suffering. Buddha believed that if we stopped clinging to impermanent things, we would be much happier because cravings for things we cannot get and clinging to things we cannot keep brings us unhappiness. When we let go of the same wanting and clinging, we let go of the problem, which in turn stops the suffering from occurring. This truth can be demonstrated by real life experiences that we have all been through. Think about times when you have let something go, or when a situation changed and that you no longer worry about an issue. You feel like you have released a heavy burden off of your shoulders, and no longer have to trouble over that task, or

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