Impermanence and the Four Noble Truths

In the first sermon after enlightenment, the Buddha made a statement on the teaching of the Four Noble Truths, he said that life is suffering.

Dukkha a noun can not be accurately translated into English. But sometimes described to show a "stress", "dissatisfaction" or "suffering." It is fundamental, life is full of craving and desire that we never know satisfaction. The craving nature stems from a lack of understanding about the nature of things.

We see ourselves as a permanent person, separate from everything else. This is a fundamental lack of understanding of the third and the first major rise toxic contaminants, is greed and hatred. We go through life associated with things and want to extend them forever. But they do not last long, and this makes us sad. We've all experienced jealousy and anger, and even become violent with others because we cling to a misconception about impermanence.

Intellectual understanding of that particular illusion is a mistake, because eternity is an illusion. Even so I often think that we are also eternal illusion. If you are a student of Buddhism, initially this does not mean much. The notion of impermanence awareness is the key to happiness is not very meaningful. It is not something that can be understood by the intellect of the individual.

However, the Four Noble Truths is a practice through the Eightfold Path we can realize and experience the truth of impermanence and escaped the deleterious effects of the three poisons. When understanding the causes of anger and greed are the illusions, anger and greed and the cause of their suffering, they will not. END=NAM MO AMITABHA BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH GIAC TAM.THE MIND OF ENLIGHTENMENT.VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN AMITABHA PURELAND=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.11/11/2016.