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How Can I Desire Enlightenment?

By brian@brianschell.com, on February 13th, 2024%

Question:

Isn’t trying to reach enlightenment a form of desire? Wouldn’t it therefore contradict the second Noble Truth, and trying to reach it bring suffering?

Answer:

Just to to refresh everyone’s memories, the second Noble Truth says that, “suffering is caused by attachment to desire.” It is also sometimes expanded to include irrational desire or grasping.

The problem isn’t exactly . . . → Read More: How Can I Desire Enlightenment?

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The Four Noble Truths Basics, part 3

By brian@brianschell.com, on February 13th, 2024%

The Four Noble Truths
By Brian Schell

The First Noble Truth

The very foundation of Buddhism is the Four Noble Truths. I can’t think of a better place to start than these ideas. This is really the heart of Buddhism.

The first Noble Truth is that “In life there is much suffering.”

Buddha later explained this to include suffering during birth, . . . → Read More: The Four Noble Truths Basics, part 3

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