Exploring the Buddha’s teaching on the cause of suffering (Dukkha) — craving (Tanha) — and how the Noble Eightfold Path with Right View leads to the end of suffering.
On January
15, 2015, at the Dhammahadaya Retreat in Naula Lenadora, I had the
opportunity to record this invaluable Dhamma sermon delivered by the Most
Venerable Mankadawala Sudassana Thero. Later, I decided to prepare it as a
written article, keeping his words exactly as they were spoken, without editing
a single letter.
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Buddha teachings on suffering
Then the Buddha said that if there is any suffering, whether
in this world or the next, from the very beginning to old age and death, if
there is any suffering, the Buddha showed that this suffering is justified and
has a cause. The cause of suffering is craving, the fundamental craving and the
craving for material possessions. Or, the craving that arises in the next birth
and the craving that arises when using institutions have brought suffering into
our lives, namely the suffering of life and the suffering of goals.
Cause of suffering craving
Even if we do not suffer from the objects, the very
existence of life is suffering. The cause of suffering such as illness, old
age, death is the craving that has led to rebirth. It is the basic craving for
lust, for existence, for existence. Then we suffer because of the objects, such
as losing children, breaking houses, losing money. After birth, apart from the
suffering associated with this body, there is suffering that comes from the
objects that come to the mind. That suffering is called the craving for form,
the craving for sound, the craving for smell, the craving for taste, the
craving for food, and the craving for the Dhamma.
Four Noble Truths, Buddhism
Suffering arises because of craving. If craving is eliminated, suffering ceases. But the Buddha showed that theory. He showed the Dhamma. He showed the truth of the Dhamma, how suffering arises and how suffering ceases. That is the truth of the Dhamma. Having shown it, the Tathagata never asked, so if suffering arises because of craving, is there anywhere in the scriptures that says to eliminate craving? No. He did not ask for a precept to eliminate craving. Suffering arises because of craving. If craving is eliminated, suffering ceases, to eliminate suffering, what other method did he show for the precept of eliminating suffering? The eight factors that are the primary concern of right view. Why is that? Because it is impossible to eliminate craving by focusing on craving.
End of suffering Buddha Dhamma
If a child develops craving, you cannot eliminate craving by
telling him to run away from home. Therefore, the cause of suffering is
craving, if craving disappears, suffering disappears, the way to eliminate
suffering is right view. Seeing as it really is. Then where should we see as it
really is?? What should we see as it really is?? Wherever craving arises, where
craving exists, that is where we should see as it really is. The cause of
suffering is craving, if craving disappears, suffering disappears, to eliminate
suffering, we should see as it really is, right view, seeing as it really is.
What?? We should see as it really is in what the eye says. We should see as it
really is in what the eye sees. There are sixty (60) things that cause us
suffering. There are sixty things that create the cause of suffering. What do
we call the cause of suffering? Craving. There are sixty things that arise and
exist in that craving, and we have ten piles of six. It is in the Satipatthana
Sutta.
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