The Four Noble Truths are key components to the understanding of Buddhism and the Buddha's teaching. The first noble truth is suffering, or Dukkha, the personal experience that every human being endures through out their life time. The second noble truth is craving, or Tanha, this offers an explanation about the suffering. The third noble truth is Nibbana, the ultimate goal of Buddhism. This is where you reach the state of Nirvana. It indicates the end of craving, and therefore the end of suffering all together. You reach this pinnacle in your life as a Buddhist by the fourth noble truth, the Noble Eightfold Path. The Four Noble Truths are the foundation of Buddha's teaching and they unite the different schools of Buddhism and their differing practices. To comprehend these basic principals of Buddhism we will examine them in more detail to get a better understanding of the religion.
             The first noble truth is suffering. There should be a genuine acceptance of suffering as a fact inseparable to life (Humphreys 53). All human beings experience some form of suffering during their life. We all experience different forms of suffering whether it is physical, mental or emotional. We all suffer in a variety of ways. It is very rare that one can go through a day and not experience some sort of suffering. It could be mental, becoming frustrated with a certain circumstance. The suffering could be physical; one could experience an injury of some sort. Birth is suffering, old age is suffering, sickness and death is suffering, the world is a place of suffering. All of these situations are forms of suffering that can't be escaped from. Life is short and constantly changing, and the happiness that we enjoy is unstable. Although there are different degrees of suffering there are also positive experience in life that we perceive as the opposite of suffering, such as comfort, joy, and happiness. However, because...