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Nibbana – The Third Noble Truth
The third noble truth is: You can cease
all suffering by stopping all desiring. Now
leave me alone, I’m trying to sleep.
Once you’ve achieved
this, you have attained
Nibbana.
Remember, if you cling
to the idea of Nibbana
and crave it then you
will never achieve
it...you must cultivate
non-attachment!
Non-Attachment
What’s important is to rid yourself
of all your attachments. If there
is anything that you still have a
Tanha for you will not attain
Nibbana.
This is you. Draw this picture and attach as
many things as possible that YOU are
attached to that would stop you attaining
Nibbana
Once you have gotten rid of your Tanha for all
these things, you will be a Buddha, an
enlightened one. You will have attained Nibbana.
However there are different types of
Buddhism and each type has a different
understanding of how to rid yourself of all
Tanha. This is what we are going to look at
next.
Questions:
1. Why do you think Nibbana is difficult to describe?
2. What metaphors are used to describe Nibbana?
Describe one of them in details.
3. Do you think the analogies are useful? Explain
your view.
4. Explain 3 differences between the Buddhist idea
of Nibbana and the Christian idea of heaven.
5. Which were the main events in the Buddha’s life
which led to his enlightenment?
6. “Most people would find Nibbana difficult to
achieve” How far do you agree with this? Explain.
7. Do you think you have to be religious to believe in
Nibbana? Explain your answer.