The Four Noble Truths
Buddha’s teachings revolve around the concept of ‘Four Noble Truths‘ which are the basics of Buddhism.
First Noble Truth
Buddha explains how to avoid suffering and how can one be truly happy.
Initially, there is hurt or disappointments in our world. following that, the suffering is a result of our yearnings and obliviousness. The suffering is positively due to ourselves. Humans suffer because we do not wholeheartedly understand ourselves. As a lesson from that, if we understand what we are and the mind’s workings we can eliminate this suffering.
Second Noble Truth
Wanting deprives us of happiness and contentment. We can’t expect others to conform to our expectations. This suffering will be put to an end. Awareness of the self leads to the end suffering. Suffering is more like something we cannot separate ourselves from.
Third Noble Truth
True contentment and happiness are possible. One can have the state of nirvana, where one goes beyond the cycle of nature - the life cycle. This is the expectation that Buddha preached to the practitioners.
Fourth Noble Truth
The way to achieve happiness and end suffering is The Noble 8-fold Path.