Four noble truths

What is the Fourth Noble Truth of Buddhism? We'll look at this truth of "magga" or "the Path" through a dive into the Buddha's definition of it in his first sermon. NOTE: Kwok Wai points out in the comments that the quote about stimulus…

What is the Third Noble Truth of Buddhism? We'll look at this truth of "nirodha" through a dive into the Buddha's definition of it in his first sermon.

What is the Second Noble Truth of Buddhism? We'll look at this truth of samudaya through a dive into the Buddha's definition of it in his first sermon.

The Four Noble Truths lie at the heart of Buddhist teachings. We'll discuss how they should also be seen as practices we undertake rather than just truths in which we believe.

It may surprise us with today's "life is good" mindset, but the First Noble Truth can be liberating. Yes, it can be helpful and stress-reducing to consider that life is not ultimately satisfactory. We'll consider that conundrum, with a…

Fourth and last of the foundations of mindfulness is Mindfulness of Dharmas. In this second half of our introduction, we will continue going through the practices involved in this foundation. In particular we will go through mindfulness…

Wow, it's hard to believe a year has already passed since publishing my first video on YouTube! In the interim we've had a busy time going through some of the dharma of early Buddhism, with a focus on contemporary practice and experience.…

The Four Noble Truths are the heart of Buddhist philosophy, but they wouldn't have been the first thing we encountered when learning the teaching. We will look at where they fit into the path, then each of the truths in turn, and finish…