The Four Noble Truths

Taught by
Geshe Pema Dorjee

Tibet House, US
22 West 15^th Street
NewYork, NY 10011

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May 3, morning (10am-12pm):
The First Noble Truth: the truth of duhkha

• Duhkha refers to unsatisfactory conditions and suffering.
• The 3 types of duhkha:
1. 1. the duhkha of pain
2. 2. the duhkha of change
3. 3. pervasive duhkha of conditioning (especially grasping at inherent existence)

May 3, afternoon (2pm-4pm):
The Second Noble Truth: the origin of duhkha

• The 2 causes of duhkha:
1. 1. disturbing emotions and mental afflictions (especially ignorance
   and craving)
2. 2. polluted actions that result in karma

May 4, morning (10am-12pm):
The Third Noble Truth: cessation of duhkha

• Cessation of afflictions, their origins, and polluted karma.
• Liberation
• Nirvana

May 4, afternoon (2pm-4pm):
The Fourth Noble Truth: the path to cessation of duhkha

• The path emphasizes the Wisdom realizing the Emptiness of “inherent existence” of persons and phenomena.

May 5, evening (6pm-8pm):
How to Apply the Four Noble Truths in Practice
          The Eightfold Noble Path

• right view
• right intention
• right speech
• right action
• right livelihood
• right effort
• right mindfulness
• right concentration

The Three Baskets (Tripitaka)
• Vinaya (discipline): rules for monks
• Sutra (dharma): the teachings of the Buddha
• Abhidharma: philosophical commentaries on the dharma,
• especially Emptiness