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RIGHT VIEW Understanding the Noble Truth of the Origin of Suffering What is the origin of suffering? It is craving, which brings renewal of being, is accompanied by delight and lust, and delights in this and that; that is, craving for sensual pleasures, craving for being, and craving for non-being. (MN 9) When one does not know and understand odors as they actually are, then one is attached to odors. When one is attached, one becomes infatuated, and one’s craving increases. One’s bodily and mental troubles increase, and one experiences bodily and mental suffering. (MN 149)

Reflection The classical teaching of the noble truths is described in this text by cycling through all six sense spheres one by one, pointing to how suffering arises and ceases in countless individual experiences. Suffering is not a broad concept, but an intimate and fleeting experience. Every time you are experiencing something and craving it in some way, you are creating a micro-event of suffering. Today we are considering suffering in relation to the sense of smell. Daily Practice Smell is perhaps the least used of all the senses, but it is not to be overlooked as a field for practice. Are you capable of smelling odors without at the same time saying to yourself on some level: “This one is good"; "This one is bad"; "I want more of this one"; "I want this one to go away"? This is the invitation to practice. See if you can experience odors simply as what they are and not in relation to your desire for or against. Tomorrow: Cultivating Compassion One week from today: Understanding the Noble Truth of the Cessation of Suffering Share your thoughts and join the conversation on social media #DhammaWheel Questions? Visit the Dhamma Wheel orientation page.

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PRACTICE PROMPT You don’t need a special experience to become enlightened.   If you truly see that subject and object are inherently one and the same, you can also see that you don’t need a special experience to become enlightened. Whether it is an extraordinary experience or a very mundane one, they are the same, revealing the single seamless field of awareness and world that you already are.

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“Grief hurts and it’s alright. That’s part of our human process. But in the meantime while all that is going on, cultivate that part of you that witnesses the whole process… just notice it, understanding it too will pass… but don’t make it pass too soon.”   Source: Ram Dass – Here and Now – Ep. 84 – Smorgasbord

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