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Poster lesson 07 / 63 · Beginner
The Four Noble Truths
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The Four Noble Truths concern dukkha, its origin, its cessation and the path leading to cessation. Dukkha includes pain and the instability of what we cling to. Craving sustains suffering; its cessation is possible; the Noble Eightfold Path is to be developed. This is not a claim that people cause every hardship by thinking wrongly. Respond to material difficulties with practical help as well as reflection.
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