Module 1: Foundations of Buddhist Theory I: An Overview · The Buddha’s Path
The Four Noble Truths: The Truth of Suffering
David Oromith · 80 minutes · recorded October 3, 2023
The session opens with a short guided meditation in which we ground awareness in the body, followed by refuge and bodhicitta. David opens the first noble truth using a doctor's diagnosis as the model, and the story of the nun whose patched robe leads her to a cat, a cow and a field. He sets out the three types of suffering, gross pain, the suffering of change, and pervasive conditioned existence. Questions cover addiction and letting go of attachment to pleasurable moments.
Attachment and craving Death and dying Tantra and Vajrayana The bodhisattva path The four noble truths Bodhicitta practice Mantra