Four Noble Truths: The Cessation of Suffering (nirodha dukkha)

Part 6: Four Noble Truths: The Third Noble Truth - The Cessation of Suffering.
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The third noble truth is the truth of the cessation of suffering. The term “cessation” here doesn’t refer to the fact that suffering, once it arises, ordinarily has to pass away. Instead, it denotes the absolute ending of any and all stress and suffering that arises from craving.
The way the Buddha defines this truth points out the basic strategy for how this cessation is brought about. You attack the problem at the cause. It’s like going into a house and seeing that it’s full of smoke. Instead of trying to put out the smoke, you try to find the fire causing the smoke, and you put that out. The smoke will then dissipate on its own.
In fact, this third noble truth is defined in a way that shows that it’s identical with the act of fulfilling the duty with regard to the second noble truth.
It’s “the remainderless cessation through dispassion, giving away, giving back, release, and letting go of that very craving.”
There is no phenomenon higher than this.
In this sequence of terms, dispassion, virāga, can also mean “fading.” Suffering ceases when passion for the chain of events causing it fades from the mind.
The terms for “giving away,” “giving back,” and “release”-cāga, paṭinissaga, and mutti-refer to the fact that the mind, in acting on craving, lays possessive claim to it. To abandon craving, it has to abandon its claim and return it to nature. You see that even your cravings aren’t worth viewing as yours, so you give them their freedom.
The final term in the sequence-letting go (anālaya)-also carries the connotation that you let go with no sense of nostalgia for your cravings. You cut off the relationship entirely, with no lingering regret for what has ended.
Other passages in the Canon describe the dispassion and cessation of the third noble truth as the foremost phenomenon that can be experienced. There is no phenomenon higher than this (Iti 90).
Your duty with regard to this truth is to realize it. In other words, you not only abandon craving, but you’re also fully aware of how you do it, and of the results that come when you do.

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countrysides, people would gain inconceivable benefits .
The land and people would be enveloped in peace.
The sun and moon would shine clear and bright. Wind and rain would appear accordingly and there would be no disasters.
Nations would be prosperous and there would be no use for soldiers or weapons.
People would abide by morality and accord with laws .
They would be courteous and humble, and everyone would be content without injustices.
There would be no thefts or violence. The strong would not dominate the weak and everyone would get
their fair share.
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To be honest, we are lucky to have a figure like Buddha. His life story teaches that money is not the most important thing; seeking peace is not easy because, by nature, we have many problems. His teachings show us how to solve these problems. I know money is very important, and once you have it, many small problems will be solved, but we will still suffer.
I really don’t know the true path of life; even my past generations didn’t know. They gave me life, told me to do whatever I love, have a good job, and a good family, but is this our only destination?

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