Q: What are these truths?
A: They are: the truth of suffering; the truth of
regarding the cause of suffering; the truth regarding the cessation
of suffering; and the path, the way leading to the cessation of
that suffering.
We suffer when life does not go our way, when our hopes are dashed,
and when disappointment or tragedy strikes. We also suffered when
life does go our way. Why? Becausewe fear loss - loss of pleasure,
wealth, family or friends. This is the truth of suffering.
Wishing, wanting, and desiring are the cause of suffering. We
produce our own suffering by the way we think and act.
Because we produce our own suffering, it is within our power not to
produce it, and not to suffer. This is the truth regarding the
cessation of suffering.
The way of life which does not cause suffering is the path; it is
the way of harmlessness, wishlessness, selflessness.