http://www.thatreligiousstudieswebsite.com/Articles/Introduction/buddhist_ethics_intro.html)."
Buddha taught that people are in an almost constant state of dissatisfaction which leads to an almost constant craving for things. Much like an addiction to drugs is described it doesn't matter how much a person acquires there is a craving to have even more with a never ending craving to do so.
This is called the problem of dukkha in the faith of Buddhists.
To address this there are four noble truths of right action that include:
Suffering, which believes that people suffer from the illness of dukkha; that suffering is caused by tanha (desire) and the key to spiritual happiness and success is to accept that there is a cure for that illness. It involves removing all selfish desires and attachments to worldly possessions and goods. In addition the medicine for this illness is in following the Noble Eightfold Pathway which provides the ethical path by which mankind should live(Buddhist Studies http://www.thatreligiousstudieswebsite.com/Articles/Introduction/buddhist_ethics_intro.html).
This pathway to ethically right ways of living can be done with the noble truths and right action. These include:
Meditation, where one contemplates the problem, desires, or issues at hand.
Wisdom: The point where the person gains an understanding of the problem
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