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Monday, November 11, 2024
Via Dhamma Wheel | Right View: The Noble Truth of the Cessation of Suffering
RIGHT VIEW Understanding the Noble Truth of the Cessation of Suffering
What is the cessation of
suffering? It is the remainderless fading away and ceasing, the giving
up, relinquishing, letting go, and rejecting of craving. (MN 9)
Reflection
Though
suffering is ubiquitous its cause can be identified, and once you know
the cause of something you can bring it to an end by dismantling that
cause. When craving fades away, the suffering it causes also fades, and
when craving is completely eliminated, suffering too is ended forever.
This is what the Buddha accomplished on the night of his awakening.
Daily Practice
Even if we do
not awaken once and for all the way the Buddha did, we have it within
our power to orchestrate moments of awakening—moments devoid of greed,
hatred, and delusion. As an everyday practice, look for ways of “giving
up” craving, of “relinquishing” wanting things to be other than they
are, of “letting go” of constantly favoring some things and opposing
others. Reject craving whenever you can.
Tomorrow: Cultivating Appreciative Joy One week from today: Understanding the Noble Truth of the Way to the Cessation of Suffering
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