Wednesday, September 2, 2015

The Four Noble Truths


There is discomfort in life. It is stressful and filled with anxiety.

There is a cause for the stress: desire born out of hatred (anger), greed (desire). and delusion (ignorance).

There is freed from the stress and anxiety.

The freedom is found by follow the path of understanding the teachings, the intention to observe and understand the stress, using language to help oneself and others, acting in accord with compassion and wisdom, finding a means of supporting oneself and family that is harmful to no one or no thing, applying oneself with wisdom and compassion to the teachings, being always aware of one's actions, and being centered.

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