my version of the four noble truths
Posted by Randomguru | Filed under Zen Musings
In Buddhism, there are the Four Noble Truths:
(1) There is suffering. Suffering is an intrinsic part of life also experienced as dissatisfaction, discontent, unhappiness, impermanence.
(2) There is a cause of suffering, which is attachment and desire (tanha).
(3) There is a way out of suffering, which is to eliminate attachment and desire.
(4) The path that leads out of suffering is called the Noble Eightfold Path.
My version:
(1) Life sucks… because it does.
(2) We make life suck… because we want things to go our way.
(3) Life can cease to suck… if we can find a way out.
(4) The way out of a sucky life is to follow the Noble Eightfold Path.
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Please note: I have a sucky life… read previous entry.
Carlos is a professional musician living in the San Diego area. He specializes in drums & piano, and loves to perform Jazz and songs from The Great American Songbook.