Samsara, Nirvana and Buddha Nature 09 - Four Attributes of the Second Noble Truth

In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna gives a teaching on the 4 attributes of the Second Noble Truth, as presented in the text “Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature,'' by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Venerable Thubten Chodron. John discusses the various ways ignorance, craving and karma create suffering in our lives. He emphasizes the important point that these conditions are temporary and that we have the ability to change our situation by eliminating the causes for suffering and creating the causes for happiness.  This episode was recorded on May 22nd, 2024.

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