The Four Noble Truths

The Four Noble Truths

Siddhartha, after meditating under the pipal tree, described enlightenment as having four noble truths: Dukkha, the noble truth of suffering; Samudaya, the noble truth of the origin of suffering; Nibbana, the noble truth of the cessation of suffering; and Marga, the noble truth of the way leading to the cessation of suffering. All, obviously, inextricably entwined, they show a path that leads to enlightenment, and to the true value of the human. Siddhartha, after reaching enlightenment determined that suffering was a psychological dissonance, meaning he believed it was just a mind confused as to what it actually wanted. Siddhartha, acknowledged as the first and highest Buddha, believed that the practice of the Eightfold path could lead to the end of suffering, a human condition. While his views are not widely understood or even considered feasible, Buddhism has withstood the test of time, and has shown that the four noble truths may contain the truth Buddhists believe they do.

Dukkha, the noble truth of suffering is the most obvious and understandable suffering humans encounter.