4 Know-Able Truths
I.School
Step:4
Objective: The Four Know-able Truths
To Learn Buddhism’s 4 Noble Truths as: (there are multiple interpretations)
The truth of suffering (dukkha)
The truth of the cause of suffering (samudaya)
The truth of the end of suffering (nirhodha)
The truth of the path that frees us from suffering (magga)
To Re-Learn I.School’s Four Know-able Truths as
Suffering Exists
Suffering is caused by (false) expectations
There is a way through
Follow an 8-Fold Path (recipe)
Notes
I’m imagining students sitting in a classroom right now. If you are not sitting in a class right now, I bet you can still imagine it. Square room, about 30 desks. Flat board to look at, teacher in front.
Procedure
Ask: What are you learning? What do you see? What are you hearing? (Right now)
What are you doing? How invested are you in this learning? How alert are you? (Right now)
Concentrate.
Contemplate or, Reflect.
Congratulations! You just learned the 8-Fold Path! As:
Right Understanding, Right Thought, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness and Right Concentration.
Let us replace the work “right” to True. Yes? I mean, it is right, right? Or, opposite of left? and I don’t even want to get political. It’s just that as a truth seeker, It makes sense that true learning, Honest.
Suggested Readings
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Noble_Truths
Observations:
I call this the four “know-able” truths, because it poses some self-reflective questions:. If you truly begin to understand what I am saying as a truth, that is certainly not going to feel any relief from suffering, in fact, it’s going to hurt. Keep remembering: You are #1. Truth. lets skip that middle part for now, and just 3. Breathe Ah, A-F. (nope I don’t know what happened to E, well actually I do and it get’s back to Grades of milk. (another story).