Topic > The Four Nobel Truths of Buddhism - 1200

If you were learning about Buddhism and all the conceptualities of Buddhism, the one concept to remember is the idea of ​​impermanence. Impermanence is one of the main concepts of Buddhism as it plays a major role in Buddhist thoughts on life, spiritual practice, death and karma. The idea of ​​impermanence is rooted in every concept of Buddhism and especially in the Four Nobel Truths that guide a Buddhist. Every Buddhist must accept and believe the truths to become a Buddhist. So why is the idea of ​​impermanence so important? Is impermanence real? In today's culture people don't see impermanence and everything lasts forever. For many people, friendships are forever, love is forever, the house we live in is forever, and Buddhists believe that the cause of human suffering is caused by their attachment to objects and ideas. Human beings force themselves and get attached to things that do not give them lasting happiness because everything they get attached to will change, disappear, break or go away. The purpose in the belief of impermanence for a Buddhist is to end suffering. With faith and acceptance of impermanence one can free oneself from attachment and thus free oneself from the suffering that is attached to the attachment. The Four Nobel Truths of Buddhism, which concern impermanence, are one of the aspects that define the main concepts. The Four Nobel Truths are as follows. One: “All life is marked by suffering,” two: “Suffering can be stopped,” three, “Suffering is caused by desire and attachment,” and four, “The way to end suffering is to follow the Noble Eightfold Path. " (Anonymous) The end result of the Four Nobel Truths is the end of suffering and rebirth in a better realm. The hope of a Buddhist is to be enlightened and escape the cycle of rebirth in the realms and be born in the Buddha Fields. However, this is a lucky rebirth and does not happen to all Buddhists. The next highly desired rebirth is the hope of being reborn in the human realm since it is in this realm that one has the best chance of achieving enlightenment, the ultimate goal of a Buddhist's life is to be enlightened and this is For Buddhists, death is not the end, rather it is a new beginning. Buddhists believe in reincarnation and the cycle of rebirth. You can be reborn in one of the six realms, heaven as god, the human, the asura as demigod, the realm of hungry ghosts, the animal realm, and hell. The realm in which one is reborn depends on one's karmic actions. Buddhists believe in facing death and living. accept it from the beginning of life as it can happen at any time. It is a tradition for Buddhists to meditate with a dying body. This is important because it teaches a lesson, which is that of the impermanence of life and the “changing nature of reality”. (Final link) It also teaches how to "overcome the fear of dying and experience the dissolution of the ego." (End link) Buddhists believe in preparing for death by freeing the mind from strong attachments that cause suffering. With the release of attachments it is believed that the transition from this life to the next will be more peaceful. With belief in karma, Buddhists believe that all the good karma they accumulate and the desire for enlightenment will result in rebirth into a better life.