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The Four Noble Truths

The fundamental teaching of the Buddha is his teaching on the Four Noble Truths:

1)  That there is suffering; 2) that suffering has cause; 3) that there is cessation of suffering; and 4) that there is a path to such freedom.

The underlying principle of this teaching is the universal principle of causality.

What becomes important in the understanding of this basic teaching is a genuine awareness of one’s own potentials and the need to utilize them to their fullest.

Seen in this light, every human action becomes significant.

-The Dalai Lama

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