The 2nd
Noble Truth: Craving is the Cause of Suffering!
The blessed Buddha once said:
One should dwell reflecting on all phenomena as mental states in the light
of these 4 Noble Truths. How does one do so? Here, one sees, understands,
and knows this, as it verily is:
All this and all such is
suffering!
Craving is the cause and origin
of all that suffering!
Absence of craving is the complete ceasing of
all suffering!
The
Noble 8-fold Way is the method to eradicate all suffering!
And what, monks, is the 2nd Noble Truth on the Cause of
Suffering?
It is that
Craving, which gives rise to rebirth, drenched with lust and
greed,
finding fresh attraction first here, then there: that is to say sensual
craving,
craving for becoming into existence, & craving for non-becoming
of any being.
And where does this craving arise and manifest itself?
Wherever in the world there is anything attractive and pleasant, it is right
there & then, on the very spot, that this craving arises and manifests itself...
And what is there, in this world, that is
attractive and pleasant?
The eye, in this world, is attractive and pleasant, the ear, nose, the
tongue,
the body, and the mind are attractive and pleasant, and there this craving arises
& puts down its roots. Sights, sounds, smells, tastes, touches, & mental states
is attractive and amusing, and there craving emerges & establishes
itself.
Visual consciousness, auditory consciousness, olfactory consciousness,
taste
consciousness, body consciousness, and mental consciousness in this
world are
attractive &
alluring, and there this craving comes up and implants itself.
Eye-contact,
ear-contact, nose-contact, tongue-contact, body-contact,
mental-contact in this world is attractive and tempting, & here this craving
begins and reveals itself. Any
feeling born
of
eye-contact, ear-contact,
nose-contact, tongue- contact, body-contact, mind-contact in the world
are
appealing & fascinating, and
right there this craving occurs & installs itself.
The perception and experience of any sights,
sounds, smells, tastes, tangibles,
& thoughts are quite interesting and captivating,
and there this craving arises
&
imbibes itself.
Intention, wishing, wanting and
hoping for certain sights,
sounds, smells,
tastes, touches,
thoughts, and mental ideas are enthralling &
intriguing, and there
this craving arises and
substantiates itself.
The craving itself, the
drive, the push & rush for
various sights, sounds, smells,
tastes, tangibles, and many mental-objects
in this world is attractive and
seductive, and there this craving also arises and consolidates itself.
Thinking of any sights, sounds, smells,
tastes, tangibles, and mental-objects
in this world is attractive & tantalizing, & craving arises & manifests itself.
Prolonged pondering on certain sights, sounds, smells, tastes, tangibles and
the manifold diversity of mental
objects in this world are indeed attractive
and enticing, and therefore this craving also arises,
manifests, establishes
enhances, habituates, engraves and reinforces itself...
And all that, is called the 2nd
Noble Truth on the Cause of Suffering...
More on the 2nd Noble Truth: Craving of the Cause
of Suffering!
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/Cut_Craving.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/Craving_is_Pain.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/IV/Craving_is_Cause.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/IV/How_to_cure_Greed.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/IV/Origin_of_Suffering.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/IV/Craving_is_Catastrophic.htm
Source (edited extract):
The Long Speeches of the Buddha.
Digha Nikāya. Book II
[306-314]
Thread: The Foundations of Awareness. Mahāsatipatthāna
Sutta 22.
http://www.pariyatti.com/book.cgi?prod_id=251033
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/digha/index.html
