When the Fit Hits the Shan! A Deep Dive into the Four Noble Truths in Buddhism

When tragedy strikes, Who ya gonna call? BU-DDHISM! (Sorry, Zoomers. That's a Ghostbusters reference.) Listen! The 4 Noble Truths in Buddhism present the tradition's deepest teachings in the pithiest of packages, and after a recent FLOOD in my girlfriend's apartment...followed by a friend's medical emergency ON THE SAME DAY... I spent some time meditating on the 4 Noble Truths. This video is a deep dive into: 1) There is "Dukkha"/suffering! 2) Suffering arises right alongside craving/"tanha" 3) Wait, you can deal with/manage/"nirodha" suffering?? 4) Yes! With this 8fold path!! Yes, we unpack the Four Noble Truths! Yes, we speak of grass, cows, cud, burgers, and both humankind and humanunkind! Yes, we take a Zen approach to the problem of suffering, and explore how "making relationship" with life as it is, instead of fighting with our circumstances night and day, helps to cultivate what I call openings, or insights into the big picture that put our many problems squarely into perspective. I hope you'll join me for this week's journey into Zen, flooding, heart attacks, and the Four Noble Truths. I offer these videos for free, but you can support my work here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?busine... You can find essays, blogs, and videos here: patreon.com/ShozanJackHaubner And buy my books here: https://www.amazon.com/Shozan-Jack-Ha... Intro: 0:00 My flood, a war story: 1:00 First Noble Truth: 5:15 Second Noble Truth: 8:47 Third Noble Truth: 11:26 Working with Suffering, a Zen Master's Approach: 13:49 Fourth Noble Truth: 17:23 A Few Slightly Speculative, Big Picture Considerations: 19:57