The four noble truths originate from Buddha’s religious teachings that he gained from his meditation. The truths are about suffering and Buddha gives a detailed explanation. Researches indicate that after examining the first and second truth Buddha diagnosed the problem of suffering. (BBC, 2017, n.p). To develop a deeper insight, it is of essence to analyzing the four truths independently.
The First Noble Truth on Suffering (Dukkha)
Buddha recognizes that suffering arises in different forms. Buddha when indicated outside his place saw that old age, death, sickness are the obvious forms of misery in the world but in essence there is much more. (BBC, 2017, n.p). Tribulations develops from our desires and expectations that keep on failing, and therefore, even without sickness, death or old age still there is suffering. (BBC, 2017, n.p). Therefore, this the first truth about suffering.
The Second Noble Truth on Suffering (Samudaya)
Though everyday troubles may have recognizable causes and Buddha argues that all suffering originates from three aspects. Buddha indicated that greed, ignorance, and hatred are the root of all miseries in the world. (BBC, 2017, n.p). Unless people develop calmness and positive senses these three aspects are the root cause of all world tribulations.
The Third Noble Truth (Nirodha) Ending Suffering
Buddha acknowledges that individuals only way of ending world troubles is unshackling themselves from attachment. Buddha argues that people should avoid worldly attachment to greed, ignorance, and hatred. (BBC, 2017, n.p). Buddhism acknowledges that by realizing any condition clearly individuals will avoid being misled into world sufferings.
The Third Noble Truth (Magga) Path to Extinguishing Misery
Buddha finally gives a detailed account on how people can realize an end to suffering. Buddha prescribed eight principles commonly called “Eightfold Path” that helps people avoid the three roots of evil. (BBC, 2017, n.p). The eight principles include understanding, intention, speech, action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness, and concentration. When individuals correct undertakes these aspects, they extinguish the attachment to the three causes of world tribulations.
Conclusion
To sum it up, Buddha examined the causes of suffering and noticed that though there are physical problems individuals will always suffer from worldly attachment. Buddha identifies hatred, greed and ignorance as causes of all evil and argues that only through quenching the attachment for these can a person be free. Finally, the eight path principle helps individuals extinguish their attachment from the three causes of suffering.