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THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS

THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS. Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha. The Four Stages. “blissful stage of meditation” “beyond reasoning” “attentive & conscious, with equal mind to joy or aversion” “beyond pain & pleasure, with equal mind to joy and aversion”. THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS.

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THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS

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  1. THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha

  2. The Four Stages • “blissful stage of meditation” • “beyond reasoning” • “attentive & conscious, with equal mind to joy or aversion” • “beyond pain & pleasure, with equal mind to joy and aversion”

  3. THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS • The Noble Truth of Pain • Birth, age, sickness, death, sorrow & despair are painful. • The Noble Truth of the Cause of Pain • It is craving, which leads to rebirth, pleasure & passion, existence & non-existence.

  4. THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS • The Noble Truth of the Cessation of Pain • It is the cessation of craving without remainder, forsaking detachment and release from it. • The Noble Truth that of the Way that leads to the Cessation of Pain • It is the Noble Eightfold Path

  5. The Noble Eightfold Path • Right Views • Give the knowledge of Pain, its Cause, Cessation & the Path • Right Motive • Gives aspiration to renunciation & benevolence • Right Speech • Abstains from lies and slander • Right Action • Abstains from stealing, killing & self-indulgence.

  6. The Noble Eightfold Path • Right Livelihood • Follows right pursuits • Right Effort • Turns against evil states and towards good • Right Mindfulness • Looks on mind & body with self-control • Right Contemplation • Rises above evil and abides in equanimity & bliss

  7. “I have found the deathless and teach the truth …” • Why is the body not the soul? • Because it is subject to sickness • It is the same with the feelings, perception, elements & consciousness. • Because they are impermanent & painful

  8. The Buddha does not a teach a dogma to follow … • The religious life does not depend on dogmas concerning whether the world is or is not eternal. Or finite – or infinite. Why not? • Because birth, old age, death, sorrow, lamentation, misery and despair still exist. • These are what the Buddha is addressing. • “Bear in mind what I have not explained and what I have explained.” • The questions you ask lead away from the path.

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