does anyone else who just read "the four noble truths" reel back in shock?

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does anyone else who just read "the four noble truths" reel back in shock?

yikes, in a nation (USA) ran by consumerism and christianity, how foreign is this? yet it appeals to me if I want to clean out my house of clutter that seems to trap me

http://www.thebigview.com/buddhism/fourtruths.html

1. Life means suffering.

2. The origin of suffering is attachment.

3. The cessation of suffering is attainable.

4. The path to the cessation of suffering. - you have to read the explanation

2007-09-22 05:19:43 · 2 answers · asked by voice_of_reason 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality

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I love the four noble truths, I'm just not attached to them ;^)

2007-09-22 05:27:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋

There IS alot of truth in those statements... cool, huh?

2007-09-22 05:28:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋