The Four Noble Truths

The Four Noble Truths

The first teaching ever given by the Buddha was to five student monks. The Buddha spoke of the Four Noble Truths he had discovered while struggling for enlightenment. The Four Noble Truths were The Truth of Pain, The Truth of Cause of Pain, the Truth of Cessation of Pain, and the Truth of the Way That Leads to the Cessation of Pain. Each of these truths explains the steps Buddhist used in “understanding the truth about life, the reasons behind those truths, the possibility of change and the way of life that can lead to a life free of suffering (Pannyavaro 2008).” These teachings are known to contain the concentration of the Buddhist path, regardless of the tradition a person may follow.
In the first two Noble Truths he diagnosed the problem (suffering/pain) and identified its cause. During the learning of this First Noble Truth Siddhartha decided to become a monk. The first Noble Truth was The Truth of Pain. The Truth of Pain is stating that life consists on suffering and dissatisfaction. They called this suffering “dukkha.” It was said that “During your lifetime, you have to go through physical suffering such as pain, sickness, injury, tiredness, old age, and eventually death. This is especially true for poor people.” (Kurtus 2013). The Buddha acknowledged that there is both happiness and sorrow in the world, but he taught that even when we have some kind of happiness, it is impermanent and subject to change.
The second Noble Truth is The Truth of Cause of Pain. This noble truth expressed that we will suffer if we expect other people to conform to our expectation, if we want others to like us, if we do not get something we want, etc. In other words, getting what you want does not guarantee happiness. Rather than constantly struggling to get what you want, try to modify your wanting guarantee happiness. By watching people Buddha found out that the causes of pain are craving and desire, and ignorance.
The third noble truth is the truth...