4 Noble Truths

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4 Noble Truths

• Dukkha Truth of Suffering
• Samudaya Truth of the Cause of Suffering
• Nirodha Truth of the End of Suffering
• Magga Truth of the Path

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Dukkha

• The Truth of Suffering
• Life is full of sickness and unhappiness
• All pleasures are fleeting (short-lived)

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Samudaya

• The Truth of the Cause of Suffering
• 1 simple reason for suffering
• Desire
• It is never satisfied

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Nirodha

• The End of Suffering
• Becoming aware of those desires so they can be
  stopped

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Magga The Eightfold Path

• Right Understanding Work to understand how your
  mind works
• Right Thought Think kindly and avoid dwelling on
  past or future
• Right Speech Speak kindly and truthfully
• Right Action Act kindly towards all living
  things acting properly is more important than
  the results of the actions

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Magga (contd)

• Right work Choose a line of work that does not
  harm others
• Right effort Be determined to cleanse the mind
  of attachment to material things
• Right mindfulness Pay attention to what you are
  doing,with a concern for others
• Right Concentration meditation,or focus on one
  thing intensely (wholesome thought)

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Buddhism and the Afterlife

• Buddhism originated from Hinduism, and it never
  officially departs from Hinduisms afterlife
  ideas
• Many practicing Buddhists de-emphasize the notion
  of the afterlife
• The concept of hell is transitory (temporary)