The Noble Truths

The noble truths of life and death are ideas from the OG Bodhi to reflect on— they are not presented as absolute truth.

Experiment with them within your own faith and belief systems and mindfully observe the results in your day-to-day experiences.

Adjust and/or repeat as you see fit.

Only you know what is right for you—#livenoble #livefree

Dukkha—/दुक्ख/

the suffering—discomfort

To Live is to be uncomfortable

• Birth is uncomfortable

• Aging is uncomfortable

• Illness is uncomfortable

• Death is uncomfortable

Understanding that all humans suffer—in a diversity of ways—helps us treat our society members with compassion, respect, and nonjudgement.

Be kind—it doesn’t hurt.

This is A truth of suffering

samudaya /अरियसच्चानि/

the cause of suffering—craving

To crave means to suffer.

Mindlessly clutching to what we want and pushing away what we don’t causes discomfort which can lead to mindless thoughts and actions—causing unnecessary suffering.

This is A truth of the Cause of suffering 

Nirvana /निब्बान/

the end of suffering—balance

There is an end to the cycle of suffering and that is balance.

Letting go of conditioned judgments and staying calm with the present moment—knowing it’s not permanent—can give us a break from suffering and help guide us to balance thru mindful awareness and actions.

This is A truth of the end of suffering

mārga /अरिय अट्ठङगिक मग्गन/

the path—the middle path

Buddha’s middle path has suggested practices to help ease the suffering of life—

the eightfold path

1. noble views

2. noble intention

3. noble speech

4. noble action

5. noble livelihood

6. noble effort

7. noble mindfulness

8. noble focus

This is A truth of the Noble Path