The Noble Truths
The Four Noble Truths
- Dukkha - Suffering exists: Life involves dissatisfaction, pain, and impermanence
- Samudaya - Suffering has a cause: Craving, attachment, and ignorance create suffering
- Nirodha - Suffering can end: Liberation (nirvana) and peace are possible through letting go
- Magga - There is a path to end suffering: Follow the Noble Eightfold Path of wisdom, ethics, and mental discipline