Four Noble Truths

An uncommon explanation of the four noble truths as what Buddha taught to counter two sets of reversed, mistaken views.

We need to develop a deeper understanding of the four noble truths by understanding its sixteen aspects.

The lam-rim, or graded stages of the Buddhist path, take us from an ordinary limited being to a fully enlightened Buddha.

The true suffering in life that we all face is that, with the types of limited bodies and minds that we have, we perpetuate our problems.

Shakyamuni Buddha first taught the four noble truths: true sufferings, true origins or causes of sufferings, true stoppings or cessations of suffering and its causes, and the true pathway mind that will lead to these stoppings.

Mahamudra is a system of meditation that concerns the two natures of mental activity: what it is and how it exists. As with most topics in Buddhism, it is helpful to understand it in terms of the four noble truths.

An explanation on how the four noble truths are understood at initial, intermediate and advanced levels.

The four noble truths have sixteen aspects, four to each of the truths, a topic that is the main focus of meditation on the path that leads to both liberation and enlightenment.

The true causes of our true sufferings are our belief in a false reality and unawareness that it is mere fantasy, plus the disturbing emotions and compulsive behavior that they generate.

An introduction to the Four Noble Truths, Buddha’s unique approach to the problem of suffering, and how it can be solved.