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The Four Noble Truths
Buddha Shakyamuni's way to presence was through the question of suffering. What is it? How does it arise? Can it be ended? How do we end it? When other spiritual teachers and philosophers asked Buddha Shakyamuni to describe his teaching, he usually answered, "I teach one thing and one thing only, suffering and the end of suffering." In his first teaching, he formulated his understanding as the four noble truths:
- Suffering
- The origin of suffering
- The cessation of suffering
- The path to cessation
Stated baldly, the four truths seem a bit enigmatic. They are, in fact, based on a simple problem-solving model, a model that dates far back in Indian philosophy and medicine.
- What is the problem?
- What is the root of the problem?
- Is there a solution?
- How do you put the solution into effect?
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The information on these pages is excerpted from Ken McLeod's book, Wake Up To Your Life.