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2nd Noble Truth Seems Pretty Simple

SimplifySimplify Veteran
edited November 2009 in Buddhism Basics
Craving. Not only does it cause pain (not getting what one wants, the impermaneance of it if we do get it), but it distorts our view of reality.

That's about it for the 2nd noble truth, right?

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  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator
    edited November 2009
    Pretty much.
    Although I'm sure eminent Buddhist scholars, teachers and Gurus might like to consider it slightly more thought-worthy than that.....
  • uzebuzeb
    edited November 2009
    The Buddha said, "Whoever in this world overcomes this craving so hard to transcend will find that suffering falls away like drops of water falling from a flower."
  • SimplifySimplify Veteran
    edited November 2009
    And the third Noble Truth would be that the cessation of craving ends suffering.

    The first three Noble Truth's are much more simple than I would have expected. Of course the fourth more than makes up for that.
  • SimonthepilgrimSimonthepilgrim Veteran
    edited November 2009
    Why should you imagine that truth has to be complicated or difficult to grasp?
  • SimplifySimplify Veteran
    edited November 2009
    Well my imagination is that it's simple, but the eightfold path appears complex. For example there are 71 paragraphs on 'right view' http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.009.ntbb.html
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