The Four Noble Truths Research Paper

To achieve the goal of absolute thinking, one must follow Buddha’s teachings. The first teaching is the Four Noble Truths. The Four Noble Truths is a Buddhist teaching that teaches the individual on how to see one’s own suffering, as the authors state, “The Four Noble Truths empower all individuals to analyze the root cause of suffering and to provide their own cure.” The Four Noble Truths enable one to be self-sufficient in changing one’s life. The Four Noble Truths are that one is to experience suffering during one’s life, the cause of suffering is desire, to end suffering means to end desire, and following the Eightfold Path allows for the ceased desire (Brodd). Thus, it seems that the Four Noble Truths allow the individual to seek guidance
The first concept is the view of the God and His teachings. God is has qualities such as being omniscience and omnipotence. God is also able to make goodness and take goodness away. Thus, God created humans and it is His discretion to take life away. Life then, is considered to be sacred and a gift from God. Other Jewish teachings teach that the body that God made is purely rented from Him, and in return, the body is not the human’s property, but is the property of God. Humans then are not able to kill other humans. It can also be stated that humans are prohibited from decreasing one’s life here on earth as well as dictate when one will and should die. The Jewish faith also views others as the protectors of life. In the Jewish faith, the perseveration of life is a cardinal virtue. As defined in the Mitzvot, or commandments, that the human should save others in cases such as personal risk. Thus, the Jewish individual should save other from pain and killing. The second concept is that of the nature of the suicide. The nature of the suicide can be divided into two categories. The first category is the b’daat, or the act of physical and mental facilities. The second concept is suicide due to annuss, or the quick impulse, strain or stress in one’s life. The first option is looked at more sincerely as the individual does not have any control over their emotions. Others assert this notion as well. When an individual is not in the proper state of mind, that individual is then not responsible for their actions. The later action is frowned upon in any given circumstance, because the person has control over the external environment. The third concept is the issue of suicide via martyrdom. The Jewish faith sees suicide via martyrdom as an acceptable form of suicide. In the Jewish teachings there has been three historical Biblical figures who have committed suicide via martyrdom. The historical figures are