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Bauddha Dharma
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Four Aryasatyas :
Going beyond the bondages of space, time or creed, who does spiritual Sadhana is an ‘Arya' and those things which he follows with honesty(or faith) are termed the 'Aryasatyas'. These are four viz. : (1) There is a misery. (2) The misery has a root (or a cause). (3) It is possible to prevent or oppose misery. (4) There are ways of prevention of miseries also.
The 'Bhikshu should always meditate upon these four noble truths. Here are the details of each Ārya Satya :
There is misery. All the objects of the world are temporary, and full of miseries. The illusory happiness which a person feels at the time of enjoying the objects of desire, is, in the end, painful unhappiness only. To be born, to grow old and to die as well as the disappearance of and separation from our dear ones and company of those whom we hate are miserable episodes in life. Misery also lurks in the acquisition and earnings of wealth, in its protection and even in spending or waste of it ! People are pained constantly with the burns of diverse miseries. There is no happiness (or mental peace) in this worldly life. The circle of coming and going is ceaselessly revolving and one should try to be free from it. Misery does have a root. The roots of Misery lie in the greed or craving. Discontent or 'pining for makes men plunge into a sacrificial pyre of worldly life. It is the greed, the craving that tempt the living beings for pleasures of the senses. Curiously, by having more doses of these pleasures, the more powerfully increase our wants or greed ! They are insatiable. The mind remains worried only
because of the greed. Mental craving is the real bondage. (3) It is possible to prevent miseries. By destruction of greed
