The Four Noble Truths of the Four Noble Truths - The Buddha's First Teaching.
The Four Noble Truths are the Buddha's first teachings to his students. The Buddha talked about the Four Noble Truths he discovered while fighting for enlightenment, which are important teachings of Buddhism. It was the Buddha's first perception that life brought with it illness, age, suffering and death, led him to seek a deeper understanding of how we live and how to put an end to it. suffering .
The Four Noble Truths of the Four Noble Truths
The first sermon of the Buddha after enlightenment describes the Four Noble Truths or the Four Noble Truths of life that bring suffering, and suffering is a part of life, that suffering can end and There is a path leading to the end of suffering. These ideas are incorporated into the key teachings of Buddhism .
- The truth about suffering (dukkha)
- Cause of suffering (samudaya)
- The end of suffering comes with the cessation of craving (nirhodha)
- The way to free us from suffering (magga)
The Buddha is often compared to a doctor. In the first two truths, he diagnose the problem (suffering) and determine its cause. The third truth is realization that there is a remedy to stop it. The Fourth Noble Truth, in which the Buddha gives the Noble Eightfold Path, is a prescription drug, a way to free oneself from suffering.
The First Truth - The Truth of Suffering (Dukkha)
Suffering has many forms. The three types of suffering clearly correspond to the first three sightings the Buddha saw in his first journey outside his palace: old age, illness and death.
But according to Shakyamuni , the problem of suffering goes much deeper. Life is not always rosy and it often does not meet our expectations.
Humans suffer from desires and cravings, but even when we can satisfy those desires, satisfaction is only temporary. Joy does not last long or if it does, it becomes monotonous. Then we become discouraged when the world does not behave as we think and our lives do not fit our expectations.
Even if we do not suffer from external causes such as illness or loss, we are not yet finished, not satisfied. We can understand that life is impermanent and we too! The Buddha taught that before we can understand life and death, we must understand ourselves.
Some people when reading this lecture may find pessimistic. Fortunately, the Buddha's teaching does not end with suffering. Instead, he tells us what we can do with it and how to end it.
The Second Noble Truth - The Cause of Suffering (Samudaya)
Our everyday troubles seem to have obvious causes: illness, traumatic pain, loss of lover ... However, in the second paragraph of our noble truth, The Buddha declares that he has found the cause of all suffering and that it is deeper than our immediate concerns.
The Buddha taught that the source of all suffering is desire (tanha). There are three types, which he describes as the Three Essentials of Evil, the Three Flames, or the Three Wits.
Three roots of evil
- Greed and hunger, represented in art by a rooster
- Ignorance or illusion, represented by a pig
- Hate and sabotage, represented by a snake
We are constantly looking for something outside to make us happy. But no matter how successful we are, we are never satisfied.
This desire develops from the ignorance of oneself . We go through life just to get a sense of security for ourselves. We stick with not only the body but also the ideas and views about ourselves and the world around us. What we gain, fame, money, and values leave us delusions of an "eternal self" from which we plunge into those goals.
If those things are not accomplished, or taken by someone, then we will be depressed and appear negative, negative thoughts will lead to negative actions. At that time, hatred began to appear and followed bad actions.
The doctrine of impermanence , selflessness and the law of cause and effect are closely related to this truth.
The third truth - We can end suffering (Nirhodha)
The Buddha taught that the way to quench our desires causes pain, we must liberate oneself from attachment. This is the third truth - liberation.
The Buddha's teachings on the Four Noble Truths are sometimes compared to a doctor diagnosing and prescribing treatment. First, he tells us what the disease is, and secondly tells us the cause of the disease. The third truth opens the door to hope for healing.
The Buddha taught that by practicing diligence we can end the suffering . Ending the cycle of suffering after enlightenment (bodhi, "awakening"). The enlightened ones exist in a state called nirvana .
Nibbana means to extinguish. To attain enlightenment means to extinguish the Three Greed of Fire, illusion and hatred. Nirvana is understood as a state of mind that man can attain. It is a state of deep spiritual joy, with no negative emotions and fear.
Fourth Noble Truth - The Path to End suffering (Magga)
The Buddha is the doctor who prescribes our cure: The Ultimate Truth is the perfect method for the cessation of suffering. This is a set of principles known as the Noble Eightfold Path.
Eightfold Path is also called the Middle Way: It avoids the desire and ascetic that the Buddha has realized in seeking enlightenment. Eight stages are not performed in sequence but are supportive and mutually reinforcing. It can be grouped into Wisdom (right understanding and righteous thoughts), moral behavior (righteousness, action and livelihood) and meditation practice (right way, mindfulness and concentration).
The Buddha describes the Noble Eightfold Path as a means of enlightenment, like a river raft. Once you reach the opposite side, people no longer need rafts and can leave it behind.
Each lesson explains the important steps in Buddhism to understand the truth of life, the reasons behind the truths, the possibilities of change and the way of life that can lead to a life without suffering. All Buddhists study, practice meditation, think and act in ways designed to help them better understand the Four Noble Truths and on the path the Buddha taught will lead them to peace and happiness. lasting.END=NAM MO SAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH CHAN TANH.THE MIND OF ENLIGHTENMENT.VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.19/2/2018.
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