Four Noble Truths: His journey to find the meaning of life had concluded. The Buddha realized that life is ruled by Four Noble Truths:
Life is filled with suffering Suffering is caused by people's wants. Suffering can be ended if people stop wanting things, like more pleasure or more power. To stop wanting things, people must follow 8 basic laws, called the Eightfold Path. The Middle Way
When the Buddha renounced his princely world he became an Ascetic. He gave up food and drink and became very thin. Eventually he realised that his approach was wrong he determined that the best path was one of moderation... A middle-way between indulgence and abstinence. He is said to have drawn a metaphor between the way we think and act and a bow string on a musical instrument. If a bow string is too taught it will snap when played; if it is too loose it will produce an inferior tone. Likewise, said the Buddha, we should walk the middle path to achieve optimum results
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Abstinence – Weak, unhealthy, exhaustion
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