we are all experiencing it nearly every moment of our lives. This first truth helps us identify the problem that affects almost every human being, it also allows us to understand the significance of what we face. After we have realized the extent of this misery we can begin to look at its causes, which bring us to the Second Noble Truth. This Truth identifies the origin of dukkha as the craving for pleasure and for being. One must realize that we suffer because we become tangled in a web of our own attachments. When we take pleasure from something it is in our nature to grow attached to it. The more we indulge in a particular pleasure, the more the attachment grows and even the possibility of separation form the pleasure results in suffering and misery. In essence, suffering is the longing for something e do not poses. The key to Nirvana, in a manner of speaking, is finding pleasure in detachment from pleasure and from personal attachment. The last two truths are not important to this discussion, in fact in discussing the previous two I have drawn plenty of references to the for the reader to grasp their meaning. However, what is of particular importance is the understanding of the Noble Eightfold Path. Leading this path is understanding the Four Noble Truths and adjusting ones life in accordance. To follow the Noble Eightfold Path is to lead a full, peaceful and productive life.Many theologians consider St. Augustines Confessions to be the fundamental nature of Christianity. In The Confessions, St. Augustine addressed himself eloquently and passionately to the enduring spiritual questions that have stirred the minds and hearts of thoughtful men since time began. It is a history of a youths fierce struggle to overcome his sinful ways and achieve a life of spiritual grace. The essence to Augustines message is that to be a Christian means to move your spirit from the old will towards the new will, to channel your life from...
