The 4 Noble Truths
1) 'There is suffering' (Dukkha-Understanding that all life involves suffering)
2) 'Suffering has an origin' (Samudaya-Finding out where the suffering has come from)
3) 'Suffering can cease' (Nirodha-People need to understand that life can be enjoyed without craving things; finding a cure for the suffering)
4) 'There is a path out of suffering' (Magga-Living the 'Middle Way' which involves not living a life of luxury nor a life of poverty; living this way if the treatment for sufering)
Tahna
Tahna means ambition, craving, restlessness or thirst. It is the feeling of wanting more and links to suffering and the desire for things which are not necessarily needed.
NB) Linked to the 3 poisons and 4 noble truths.
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