A personal blog by a graying (mostly Anglo with light African-American roots) gay leftist leaning liberal progressive fit married college-educated former Baha'i NPR-listening Professor Emeritus now following the Dharma from California to Minas Gerais, Brasil.
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Via Tricycle Daily Dharma
Tricycle Daily Dharma December 4, 2013
Noble Truths
Of
all the amazing things the Buddha could have reported from his
awakening, this is what he chose to focus on: what exactly suffering is,
how it’s caused, and how to put an end to it. This indicates that these
truths deserve to be placed before all others.
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- Thanissaro Bhikkhu, "What's Noble about the Four Noble Truths?"
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