Friends:
Actually,
exactly so, invariable, & not otherwise!
The Blessed
Buddha once said this:
Bhikkhus, there are these four things,
that are actually so, invariable,
not otherwise...
What four?
Suffering is
actually so, invariable, not otherwise...
The Cause of Suffering is
actually so, invariable, not otherwise...
The Ending of Suffering
is actually so, invariable, and not otherwise...
The Way to End all Suffering is
actually so, invariable, not otherwise...
These
4 Noble
Truths are actually & exactly so, invariable, & not otherwise...
Therefore, Bhikkhus, an effort
should be dedicated now to really understand:
All this
is Suffering!
An effort should be made much
of to
truly comprehend:
Craving is the Cause of Suffering!
An
effort should be cultivated to
realize:
No Craving is the End of Suffering! Effort
should be made to break through,
reinforce, and develop:
This Noble 8-fold Way, which ceases all Suffering...
Source (edited extract):
The Grouped
Sayings of the Buddha. Samyutta Nikāya. [V:430-1]
section 56: Saccasamyutta. Thread 19: Actually So...
More on these
4 Noble Truths (Cattari Ariya Saccani):
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/IV/Ignorance.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/IV/True_Wisdom.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/IV/Clustered_Truths.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/IV/The_Ultimate_Fact.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/IV/Simple_yet_Complex.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/The_4_Noble_Truths.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/The_1st_Noble_Truth_on_Suffering.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/The_2nd_Noble_Truth_on_The_Cause_of_Suffering.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/The_3rd_Noble_Truth_on_The_Ceasing_of_Suffering.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/The_4th_Noble_Truth_on_The_Way_to_End_Suffering.htm
Actually So!
