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Buddhism and Suffering

Buddhism and Suffering. Watch Video life of Buddha. http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZQ9OZ_JACA 3 mins. The Buddha’s life. Born in Nepal he grew up in a palace with luxury Predicted he would be a great king or a great holy man Once out of the palace he saw four sights that changed his life.

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Buddhism and Suffering

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  1. Buddhism and Suffering

  2. Watch Video life of Buddha • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZQ9OZ_JACA • 3 mins

  3. The Buddha’s life • Born in Nepal he grew up in a palace with luxury • Predicted he would be a great king or a great holy man • Once out of the palace he saw four sights that changed his life

  4. Sights – Sick, Old, Dead, Holy man

  5. Four Sights • These sights made him consider a simple fact of life • Everything Changes and dies • No longer satisfied with his palace life he went to live as a holy man

  6. Enlightenment • He trained himself to go without food and water • One night in deep meditation the Buddha faced all his fears and demons • He saw that the suffering was caused by desire

  7. The three Universal Truths • 1. Everything Changes • 2. All People change • 3. As a result there is suffering

  8. The four Noble Truths • 1. All Life involves suffering • 2. The reason for suffering is craving • 3. If the craving stops – so will the suffering • 4. The Middle way

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